CCRA - OHIP

canuck2007 · Post by **canuck2007** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:35 am

Thanks again for your reply.

a) Does the 150 day OHIP requirement go by any 12 month term say Sep 1, 2007 to Sep 1, 2008 or is it by calendar year (Jan 1- Dec 31)......

b)Is residency from CCRA's perspectie same as the residency from OHIP's perspective?....what I mean is, if I choose to pay canadian taxes (and hence claim resident status), wouldn't I automatically qualify for OHIP?
If I pay the $750 - OHIP tax every year, I would think I should be able to use my OHIP privileges, otherwise why bother paying that amount in taxes.

canuck2007 · Post by **canuck2007** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:37 am

This is in continuation to the other discussion. I didn't mean to post this message as a new thread.

nelsona · Post by **nelsona** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:45 am

For OHIP, physical presence is what counts for the 150 days (where you lay your head at night) and is not related to CCRA residency.

The 150 day requirement is a 'rolling' period. In other words, the instant you have been out of the country for 210 of the last 365, roughly, you have failed your OHIP requirements.

You should be looking this up on the OHIP website.

As to paying a tax that you derive no benefit from -- what's your point?

canuck2007 · Post by **canuck2007** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:33 am

well the point I am trying to make is - why are the OHIP requirements different from CCRA. If I pay taxes to a country, I should be able to avail the benefits of that country (in this case OHIP). Otherwise I shouldn't bother paying taxes. So, if I pay the $750 OHIP tax every year on top of my regular canadian taxes (eventhough I might be living in US but CCRA still considers me a tax resident due to family ties), I should be able to use the OHIP services.

Do I make sense?

nelsona · Post by **nelsona** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:32 pm

There is no OHIP tax, there is an Ontario Health Premium, which, if you pay, you are doing to help support ALL Ontarians, including your wife and kids. Besides, all it is is another TAX, dressed up with a new name.

Do you actually think that you get dollar for dollar return from any government service? Some you get more, some you get less. Its called society.

I've already explained how you can avail yourself of OHIP in your situation.