Health and Dental Plan Coverage for prescription drugs, dental care, health services, and more, helping with costs your provincial health plan doesn’t cover.
Provide coverage for prescription drugs in the appropriate generic category.
Provide coverage for vision care, paramedical practitioners, mental health care, medical equipment and supplies, ambulance, and more.
Provide coverage for oral examination, x-rays, scaling, polish, fillings, extraction, endodontic and periodontic services.
Provide additional coverages for emergency travel assistance, dental accident, tutorial insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment.
Winter students! If you missed the winter deadline, your next opportunity to apply will be next fall term. The winter opt-out period was from the date that you were assessed the fees to January 31st, 2025 and the family add-on and enroll period was from January 20th to 31st, 2025.
Fall 2025: The family Add-On and Enroll Applications will open on September 16th, 2025, and the application deadline is September 29th, 2025. The Opt-Out deadline is September 30th, 2025 and must be submitted thought your Douglas College myAccount. This deadline is for all eligible students.
The fall deadline to submit family add-on or enroll applications is September 29th, 2025 at 4:00 pm and the fall deadline to submit opt-out applications is September 30th.
Withdraw from the Student Benefits Plan if you already have health and dental coverage.
Extend your Student Benefits Plan to include your dependents, providing them with the same Health and Dental benefits. Additional charges must be paid using a VISA or Mastercard credit card or a VISA Debit card.
Re-enroll in the Student Benefits Plan if you previously opted out OR Opt-In to the Student Benefits Plan If you are a non-automatically eligible student taking more than 3 credits.
To correctly use your Student Benefits Plan, you must follow these steps:
Review your student account fee statement and search for the health and dental insurance fees to confirm you are covered by the Student Benefits Plan.
Read and understand your coverage details and limits before you begin using your drug, health, dental or other benefits.
With the GSC everywhere Online Tool, you can access your plan anytime, anywhere, and enjoy various features such as submitting claims, checking the balance of benefits, confirming coverage and more.
The faster and easier way to use your benefits without completing claims forms and waiting for cheques in your mail or direct deposit in your bank account.
Book an appointment and present your Benefit Cards to get immediate coverage, only paying for the portion not covered.
If your service provider is not set up for direct billing, the online claims process is the quickest and easiest way to get reimbursed for eligible expenses.
The effective date of your plan is the first day of the month in which your program begins. However, There is up to a 60-day period from the beginning of the term for new enrollments. During this time, you pay out of pocket for all eligible expenses and keep the receipts to submit your claims once the validation period is complete.
Learn how coordination of benefits works when you have multiple health and dental insurance plans and find out how to determine which plan pays first and how claims are reimbursed.
The following online tools help you to manage your plan and save money by visiting our selected providers.
Register via a web browser or the mobile app to submit claims, check claim status, and review benefit balances.
Access exclusive discounts on treatments, eyewear, and dispensing fees by visiting one of our members near you.
No worries! Visit our frequently asked questions section, contact your Benefits Plan Office, use our Contact Centre or Live Chat.
My personal insurance solutions fit the needs of students who are not eligible for the Student Benefits Plan and need Health and Dental benefits.
Falll Deadline Submit your online Family Add-On or Opt-In applications by September 29th, and Opt-Out applications by September 30, th, 2025
Plan Card Registration Form Register for your Plan Card and use it where direct billing to Green Shield Canada is available.
Your Benefits Find out what your plan covers
Booklet The booklet provides a summary of your benefits under your benefit plan.
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