Resources for people without immigration status

The Health Network for Uninsured Clients has a resource page for front-line workers working with people without immigration status. The network is focused on the Greater Toronto Area, but most of the information applies across Ontario.

The page explains the legal rights of people without status and the services available to them. It also includes tools to help them access those services. One tool aims to help parents without status get the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) for their newborn child. 

Toolkit to help newcomer youth get health care

The National Newcomer Navigation Network has created Navigating the Ontario Healthcare System, a toolkit for youth in Ontario. The toolkit explains how they can access OHIP and the Interim Federal Health program. It has a template letter and card that youth can give to health care providers to help them access care and ask for an interpreter. 

Canada Dental Care Plan information sheet

Connecting Ottawa has an information sheet on the Canada Dental Care Plan. It explains how the Plan works and how it’s linked to dental benefits in other Ontario plans, such as Healthy Smiles Ontario, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), and Ontario Works (OW). 

Steps to Justice also has information on the Canada Dental Care Plan. Read more in Am I eligible for the Canadian Dental Care Plan?