[JohnnyB]

After more than a decade abroad I'm now preparing to move home to Canada for an extended period. Neither my wife nor I will be covered by our current insurance when we move to Canada and I understand it will take 3 months of residence before I'm eligible to be back on provincial health insurance in BC. Furthermore, my wife is not Canadian and we expect it to be a good half-year at least before she gets permanent residency or eligibility for provincial health coverage. Needless to say, we're looking for private health insurance for the periods we need coverage.

Anyone been through a similar situation before and have recommendations on best insurers/policies or other clever bits of relevant info?


EDIT: Also, should we be thinking about pet insurance? Is that a thing people do or consider necessary in Canada?