Health Benefits

The Student Association offers health and dental plans for full-time domestic and international students enrolled in a post-secondary or ESL program at George Brown College. The deadlines to opt-in/out or add family coverage are: • Students starting in September: Thursday, October 7, 2021 (Students starting in September will not be able to make any changes to their plan in the Winter Term) • Students starting in January: Thursday, February 3, 2022 Those deadlines are not for international students in ESL program. Please contact any Student Association Office each time, during the first week of your session.

Opt-out

If you are a domestic student who already has an alternative plan and do not require any additional coverage, you can opt-out from the Extended Health and Dental plan by the deadlines listed above. The plan for international students is mandatory and you cannot opt-out unless you are under a Canadian federal or provincial health plan (OHIP) or study outside Canada.

Adding Family

If you are covered under our student plan, you can add dependents; spouse, common law partner and children, under your plan before the deadlines listed above.

Opt-in

For More Information

Students who have previously opted-out Students who have opted-out from our plan in the past are not automatically eligible for the Extended Health and Dental plan. If you need our plan now, you will need to contact the Student Association Health Benefits Office, via email, phone or livechat, during the first week of the initial semester of your academic year or within 31 days of the loss of your alternative coverage. Students registered under Accessible Learning Services Students registered with GBC’s Accessible Learning Services with a reduced course load might not be initially eligible for the Extended Health and Dental plan. If you need coverage, please contact the Student Association Health Benefits Office, via email, phone or livechat, by the opt-in deadlines. Transitions to Post-Secondary Education program students Students in the Transition to Post-Secondary Education (TPE) program are not automatically eligible for the extended health and dental plan. If you are interested in our coverage, please contact the Student Association Health Benefits Office, via email, phone or livechat. Domestic co-op students in the initial semester of your academic year Domestic students in a co-op placement in the initial semester of their academic year are not automatically eligible for the extended health and dental plan. If you are interested in our coverage during your co-op term, please contact the Student Association Health Benefits Office, via email, phone or livechat, by the opt-in deadlines.

What do your health benefits cover?

• Dental • Prescription Drugs • Vision • Chiropractor • Physio • Massage Therapy • Psychotherapy • And More!

416.415.5000 Ext. 2443 healthbenefits@sagbc.ca