International student health insurance is available for students who are studying away from their home country, and offers them access to health care and facilities. It makes it much easier to receive quality health care and benefits from legitimate insurance providers, and can help save thousands of dollars in case of an emergency or illness.

The most regular expenses that are covered by supplemental insurance are prescription drugs and trips to the dentist. It is important to visit the dentist for cleanings and a check-up every nine months. Moreover, as a student, you are no doubt involved in various activities including sports; consequently, your chances of injury are higher. So are your chances of picking up a sickness due to a virus that is sweeping through the school. Unexpected medical bills added to school costs can entail financial stress for you and your parents.

Private medical insurance is a fact of daily life in many parts of the world; there is no International Health Service. So as you embark on your foreign travels, are you sure you have adequate cover for those unexpected mishaps that seem to happen to students abroad?

An independent health insurance policy usually covers the student year-round and not just during the school semester. Also, an independent individual health insurance policy for college and university students will likely offer more coverage options then the policy offered by the school.All students are responsible for providing their own health care insurance and covering their own medical costs including ambulance transportation except when students suffer from an injury as defined by CIP.  Students should have their own provincial health care insurance card and keep it with them at all times.

* Students attending Olds College from another country as part of an international department for less than 12 months will have external international health insurance.

* International Students in Alberta for over one year can apply for Alberta Health Care.

* International Students at Olds College independently should ensure they have adequate health care insurance.

If you have further query please contact Canada Insurance Plan.