Obtain a new health insurance card

It is possible to renew your Ontario health card online by presenting a valid driver's license as proof of identity and current Ontario residency. If your driver's license is also due for renewal, you can take care of that business at the same time.

Your health care card may be renewed online if you are eligible.

Be sure you have:

1. current medical identification card
2. driver's license that is currently valid (not revoked, suspended, or expired).
3. a credit or debit card (Visa, Mastercard, or Interac® Online) for the renewal fee (if you're also renewing your driver's license).
4. equipment for printing out short-term records

Submit a valid driver's license for renewal.

Please remember to get the temporary document(s) from the website, print them out, and keep them on you at all times.

Renew with your Ontario Identification Card photo.

An Ontario Photo Card is required to renew your health card online.

The renewal of your health care card may be done online if you first verify your eligibility.

Be sure you have:

1. current copy of your medical insurance card
2. your valid (not canceled) Ontario photo ID card at the moment.
3. printing equipment for your makeshift document

Validate your Ontario Photo Card renewal online.

Keep in mind that you must save the temporary document to your computer, print it out, and keep it on you at all times.

Take the following with you to the center:

If your Ontario health card is already expired and/or you have been out of the province for more than 7 months in the last 12-month period, you may be asked to provide additional documentation to prove Ontario is your primary place of residence.

Seek out a ServiceOntario location near you.

It's possible that you could schedule a visit in advance.

Incomplete signatures or those that include "add-on statements" or illustrations will not be honored. Your new health card will not be issued until your signature is verified as valid.

Add-ons like the ones listed below are not permitted.

• Hereby I attest to the accuracy of the following..."
• Lacking bias,..."
• "No license granted pursuant to..."
• "Land Liberator"
• Members of a "Sovereign Citizenry"
• ©
• ®
• ♥

It costs nothing to renew an Ontario health card.

In about four to six weeks, we'll send you a freshly renewed card in the mail.

It is possible to renew your child's health card by mail if they are under the age of 15 and 12. Your next steps will be outlined in the renewal notice you recently received in the mail.

Personal Renewal is Required

Please bring three original documents from the Ontario Health Coverage Document List if your child's renewal notice instructs you to do so:

• new evidence of your child's citizenship or immigration status (like an Ontario birth certificate).
• one to show proof of Ontario residency (like a driver's license)
• an identifying one (like a credit card)

A full inventory of all acceptable documentation is provided below.

Please keep in mind that your kid can be left at home.  

Neglected to Remind Renewing

Reprints of the renewal form can be printed if you've misplaced the original.

Send a replacement copy of the form in a plain envelope to the following address if your original return envelope was misplaced:

ServiceOntario
PO Box 48
K7L 5J3 Kingston, Ontario

If you are over 15 and a half years old, you must renew your Ontario health card in person.

Those interested in Ontario health coverage should bring in two original documents to a ServiceOntario location, including:

• one to show that you're a legal resident of Ontario (like a driver's license from that province).
• one that can be used to establish your identity (like a credit card)

The most up-to-date proof of Canadian citizenship or immigration status, if any, must also be presented when updating a Canadian health care card.

Health insurance card renewals are typically handled through the mail. If this choice is still open to you, the renewal notice will let you know what to do next.

In-Person Renewal is Preferred.

Those whose renewal notices instruct them to do so must do so in person at a ServiceOntario location.

Please bring in two originals, selected from the following Ontario Health Coverage Document List items:

• one to show that you are a legal resident of Ontario (like a driver's license).
• something to establish your identity (like a credit card).

Also, remember to bring your most up-to-date proof of Canadian citizenship or immigration status if it has changed since you last renewed your health card.

Absent a nagging reminder to renew

Reprints of the renewal form can be printed if you've misplaced your original.

You may also send a replacement copy of the form in a plain envelope if the original return envelope is misplaced.

ServiceOntario
PO Box 48
Postal Code: K7L 5J3 Kingston, Ontario