DCIS provides health insurance for UBC international students, returning Canadian students, faculty & staff, and other official affiliates (for example: visiting scholars and people doing a post-doctorate fellowship).

Please Note that your affiliation status at UBC will determine your eligibility for one of the following plans:

1. Health Insurance for New International Students
   
   Most new international students who register for classes at UBC will be automatically enrolled for iMED Health Insurance for New International Students. In this case the premium is a part of your student fees. Please visit the iMED Website for more information.
   
   
2. Global Campus Health Plan & other interim medical insurance options
   
   UBC students who have Permanent Resident status or Canadian citizenship do not qualify for the iMED Plan, and returning international students also do not get iMED.  Students who are new to BC and who need temporary* medical insurance please contact DCIS for alternative health insurance options.   
   
   Full-time students who need interim insurance please visit the Global Campus Health Plan website for information and application forms. 
   
   *Students who will reside in BC for six months or longer and who qualify for the BC Medical Services Plan (MSP) should apply for  MSP promptly after arrival, and should purchase interim health insurance for the 3-month MSP waiting period.
   
   
3. UBC faculty, staff, and visiting researchers (including people conducting a post doctorate fellowship) who are NOT registered as students at UBC, and who need temporary medical insurance may apply for a Non-Student medical plan.  DCIS offers a range of plans.
   
   For more information, and to apply for coverage please contact DCIS, or call at 604-228-8816 or at 1-800-818-3188 (toll free in Canada and the U.S.A.).
   
   David Cummings Insurance Services