Proof of Funds and Initial Health Insurance

The Landing Experience
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Hi,

We (my family) are planning to arrive in Canada as a COPR coming March. I need help on two queries immediately:

  1. Proof of funds:

I read the information provided here - http://settlement.org/ontario/immigration-citizenship/landing-and-leaving/landing-in-canada/how-do-i-bring-money-into-canada-proof-of-funds/

I got to know from here that:

You can bring money into Canada in the form of:

My question here is, during my CIIP MAP session, I asked from CIIP officer if I can bring a letter from my Indian bank stating how much funds I have in my account and the corresponding linked debit card - which has access to all international (including Canadian) ATMs, will that be okay? Though CIIP officer responded in affirmation, but can you please clarify this as well?

I am planning to use my debit card for initial expenses.

  1. Initial 3 months health insurance:

While booking my tickets, my travel agent told me that travel insurance can be bought which includes medical coverage for as much as 6 months. Will that be sufficient to for initial health insurance till I get my OHIP card?

Regards,
Paras

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I think you need to bring a bank draft as a proof of fund. That’s what I did when I landed. Yes, you can buy travel insurance after you arrived here. It takes 3 months to get OHIP card, so you will need to buy for the first three months before you get health card.