The Canadian health care system differs from private systems ... Apply for a health insurance card as soon as you arrive in Canada. Forms can be found at doctor’s offices, hospitals, pharmacies ...

Paper health cards continue to be valid and accepted at health-care facilities ... And they’re Canadian made. “The cards are produced in Canada by a Canadian company,” the government ...

More than 200,000 Manitobans have applied for the province's new colourful plastic health card ... Requests for the new cards, which are produced in Canada by a Canadian company, began Jan ...