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Cancel your health care card

How to cancel AHCIP coverage if you move outside Alberta or if an Alberta resident dies.

Moving out of Alberta

If you are leaving Alberta permanently, you must cancel your Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP) coverage. You can:

When you move to another province or territory, you are covered by the AHCIP for the month you leave and for the next 2 months.

You should apply for coverage in your new province or territory as soon as possible as most health insurance plans require a 3-month residency waiting period.

Death

Inform the AHCIP office of a death of a family member who was registered with the AHCIP if they died outside of Alberta.

You will need to provide their full name, date of birth and date of death:

After you have notified us, the personal health care card of a deceased person should be discarded or destroyed in a secure manner.