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ISS is available virtually and in-person Mondays-Fridays during business hours.

Please note, our office and phonelines will be closed May 19th, 2025 due to Victoria Day.

Exemptions

Students who meet certain criteria may be eligible for an exemption from °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê's International Health Insurance plan. The list of exemption categories can be found under Eligibility for Exemption. Please noteÌýthat students covered by private health insurance are not exempt from the °Ä¿Í¾º²Ê plan.

Exemption requests must be done on Minerva by specified deadlines.

To request an exemption, please access Minerva ⇒ Student⇒ International Health Insurance Coverage Form=>Confirm IHI coverageÌýand selectÌýRequest an exemptionÌýfrom the default coverage from the drop-down list. Next, please select the exemption category that applies to your situation. Please do not select "Termination of Insurance", "Reassessment" or "Not exempt".

Please your supporting document(s) to support your exemption in the followingÌýformats: tagged image format (.tif, .tiff for scanned images) orÌýstandard PDF (.pdf) -Ìýencrypted PDFs are not accepted.

Exemptions are valid for one academic year only and must be renewed each subsequent year.

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In addition to the information above, please also review ISS' FAQs page.

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