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January 10, 2005

Health Card and Library Card

All long-term resident of Canada must pay into the Alberta Health Care system. There with working holiday visa or a also use Alberta Health Care,. The fee is $44 per month and covers most ordinary medical situation . Students must have medical insurance coverage before they arrive. There is a plan available that through one of the ESL schools which is $2 per day. If you have no medical insurance you would have to pay very high prices for medical treatment and we recommend that you have some sort of medical insurance.

The libraries are available for use free of charge for reading and studying as long as you do not take anything out. You can only take out books, CDs etc, if you have a library card. You also need a library card for internet access to use the productivity computers.There are 2 types of library card - one for residents or long term visitors(over 6months) the fee is $10 per year, and one for visitors which is $20 for 3 months.

Posted by arie at January 10, 2005 09:45 AM