We’ve included new questions and added clarifications to reflect common questions we’ve been receiving including:
Booster doses: For details, see the “COVID-19: Travel Medical for Vaccinated Canadians” section below.
Quarantine: For details, see the “COVID-19: Trip Cancellation & Trip Interruption” and “COVID-19: Claims” sections below.
Cancel for Any Reason: For details, please see the “COVID-19: Trip Cancellation & Trip Interruption” section below.
With the Canadian government’s reinstatement of the level 3 "avoid non-essential travel" advisory, we’d like to reassure you that this announcement won’t impact TuGo’s COVID-19 coverage. As of November 30, 2021:
Emergency Medical Insurance for Canadians: TuGo provides COVID-19 coverage under our Emergency Medical Insurance plans for vaccinated Canadians, up to the policy limit. We now provide coverage to travellers regardless of travel advisory levels issued by the Canadian government.
Trip Cancellation & Trip Interruption Insurance: We provide coverage if you must cancel or interrupt your trip due to a medical condition related to COVID-19. Cancel for Any Reason Coverage can be added to Trip Cancellation & Trip Interruption policies, when purchased within 5 days of booking the trip and making an initial payment (or before any cancellation penalties from the travel supplier apply). This coverage gives you the flexibility to cancel for any reason more than 5 days before the departure date, for a 50% reimbursement of your prepaid, unused non-refundable travel costs. See “COVID-19: Trip Cancellation & Trip Interruption” section below.
Government required testing: Remember, COVID-19 testing isn’t covered. For details, please refer below to “COVID-19: Tests”.
Please note: If a test is needed to diagnose symptoms while travelling, then it would be covered.
Good news! As of today, we’re providing even more COVID-19 coverage to help travellers get back to doing what they love most—seeing the world. Here’s a quick summary:
Emergency Medical Insurance for Canadians: TuGo provides COVID-19 coverage under our Emergency Medical Insurance plans for vaccinated Canadians, up to the policy limit. We now provide coverage to travellers regardless of travel advisory levels issued by the Canadian government.
For travel within Canada, we still provide COVID-19 coverage regardless of vaccination status.
Trip Cancellation & Trip Interruption Insurance – We now cover COVID-19 related sickness.
Yes, your Emergency Medical Insurance Worldwide or Excluding USA policy will cover you for COVID-19 medical and related expenses, if you’ve followed your provincial/territorial Health Authority’s protocols and:
We realize vaccine availability varies from province to province and it may take some time before subsequent doses are recommended or made accessible to you. For coverage to apply, you must have done your due diligence to follow your provincial/territorial Health Authority's protocols and received any subsequent vaccine doses or at least have the appointment scheduled.
Yes, your Emergency Medical Insurance Worldwide or Excluding USA policy will cover you for COVID-19 medical and related expenses, for travel within Canada, regardless of your vaccination status.
You’ll be covered by your provincial healthcare plan for COVID-19 and other medical emergencies. That said, you may want to consider purchasing Emergency Medical Insurance for the other costs that can be incurred over and above what your provincial healthcare plan pays for, like an ambulance ride, return of vehicle and more.
Yes, TuGo’s Emergency Medical Insurance policy will cover travellers regardless of travel advisory levels issued by the Canadian government provided you have met the applicable vaccine protocols outlined by your provincial/territorial Health Authority.
If you’ve purchased a TuGo Emergency Medical Insurance policy before June 22, you'll now be covered for COVID-19 emergencies occurring on or after June 22—even if you’ve already left on your trip—as long as you’ve followed your provincial/territorial Health Authority’s protocols and:
We realize vaccine availability varies from province to province and it may take some time before subsequent doses are recommended or made accessible to you. For coverage to apply you must have done your due diligence to follow your provincial/territorial Health Authority's protocols and receive any subsequent vaccine doses or at least have the appointment scheduled.
Coverage for COVID-19 is available under the TuGo Emergency Medical Insurance plan, provided you follow the COVID-19 vaccine protocols of your provincial/territorial Health Authority. This means you must register for a vaccine and book your appointment as soon as it is available to you.
Most Canadians will have now received their first vaccine dose, if they’ve chosen to. If you’re planning a trip, you’ll need to keep in mind that you’ll only have coverage for COVID-19 if your departure date is more than 14 days after your first vaccination date. If subsequent doses are recommended by your provincial/territorial Health Authority and are made available to you, you’ll have coverage if you’ve at least booked your second dose (or any applicable subsequent doses/boosters), but haven’t yet received it at the time of departure.
For coverage to apply, you must have done your due diligence to follow your provincial/territorial Health Authority's protocols and receive any subsequent vaccine doses or at least have the appointment scheduled. If your subsequent dose and/or booster is made accessible to you, but you can’t schedule an appointment, then this dose would be considered not yet available to you and coverage may be provided.
While proof of vaccination status may be required at both the provincial and federal level for access to certain events, services, businesses and/or for travel, there is a difference between having proof of vaccination status and following your provincial/territorial Health Authority vaccine protocols.
Even though a booster dose doesn’t affect proof of vaccination status at this time and isn’t currently a federal government requirement for travel, your provincial/territorial Health Authority may have vaccine protocols in place that differ from the federal vaccine travel requirements.
We realize that vaccine protocols and availability vary from province to province, but for COVID-19 coverage to apply, you'll need to make sure that you’re following your provincial/territorial Health Authority vaccine protocols based on their requirements and availability for vaccines, which includes subsequent doses and/or booster doses.
A subsequent vaccine dose means any COVID-19 dose that is recommended for you by your provincial/territorial Health Authority after you’ve received your first COVID-19 dose. This can be a second dose, a third dose, any other additional doses and/or a booster dose.
If you aren’t sure if or when a third/additional dose or booster dose is recommended for you, you must check your provincial/territorial Health Authority’s protocols.
If you were vaccinated less than 14 days before your departure date, you’ll need to wait at least 14 days after your first vaccination date before departing on your trip for coverage to apply. If your second dose (or any applicable subsequent doses/boosters) are available to you before departure, you’ll need to have at least booked that dose before your departure, too, for coverage to apply.
Even though you didn’t receive the subsequent dose of the vaccine, coverage would be provided for COVID-19 under the TuGo Emergency Medical plan, since you’ve followed your provincial/territorial Health Authority’s vaccine protocol by registering and booking your appointment before leaving on your trip.
Yes, the TuGo Emergency Medical Insurance plan would cover your whole family. Children who aren’t eligible for a vaccine due to their age are also covered by the COVID-19 benefit.
Yes, it would be a considered a pre-existing medical condition and needs to meet the stability requirements of Emergency Medical Insurance.
If the onset of the adverse reaction or complication occurs after departure, this would be considered unexpected and coverage would be provided under Emergency Medical Insurance, subject to the policy terms and conditions.
No, a vaccine is considered a preventative measure, not an emergency medical treatment. The vaccine would not be covered under our Emergency Medical Insurance, since a vaccine isn’t a medical emergency.
Yes, you would be covered under Emergency Medical Insurance, subject to the policy terms and conditions. The vaccine itself wouldn’t be covered, since it isn’t an emergency medical treatment.
You’ll be covered for COVID-19 under the TuGo Emergency Medical Insurance plan if you haven’t been diagnosed with COVID-19 on or within 30 days before departure and aren’t showing symptoms on or within 14 days before departure. Keep in mind that just like any other medical condition, coverage for COVID-19 is also subject to the pre-existing medical condition stability period requirements. Refer to your policy wording for details.
If you were vaccinated less than 14 days before your departure date, you’ll need to wait at least 14 days after your first vaccination date before departing on your trip for coverage to apply. If your second dose (or any applicable subsequent doses/boosters) are available to you before departure, you’ll need to have at least booked that dose before your departure, too, for coverage to apply.
Travelling within Canada:
Travelling outside of Canada:
Note: As of December 22, 2021, coverage for unvaccinated Canadian travellers is no longer available for purchase. If none of the above situations apply to you, emergency medical coverage for COVID-19 isn’t available.
No, since the mandatory COVID-19 test is not a medical emergency, the test (including any additional COVID-19 test taken to meet government requirements) won’t be covered under any of our plans, regardless of the test results.
CVM Medical offers fast, easy and private testing in its Calgary, Vancouver and Nanaimo, BC clinic locations. Private testing is also available in your Canadian your residence or place of business. Find out more.
Yes, coverage is available under the Emergency Medical Insurance plan.
Yes, coverage is available under the Emergency Medical Insurance plan.
Yes, you can extend your policy, subject to the policy terms and conditions. If the test comes back positive, coverage will be provided for medical and related expenses, but the cost of the test won’t be covered.
Yes, automatic extensions to coverage for medical and related expenses are available, subject to the policy terms and conditions. The automatic extension period would vary depending on the reason you need to extend your trip.
If you purchased a new Visitors to Canada Emergency Medical or Student Medical policy on or after July 8, 2020, coverage for COVID-19 may be provided, subject to the terms and conditions of the policy, just like any other medical condition.
If you purchased Trip Cancellation & Trip Interruption on or after November 30, 2021, coverage is provided if you must cancel or interrupt the trip as a result of a medical condition related to COVID-19. If you have an active policy purchased before November 30, 2021, you’ll have coverage for emergencies occurring on November 30, 2021 onwards, even if you’ve already left on your trip.
Note: If you need to cancel because you lost your job or your flight's cancelled due to COVID-19 (which is considered a known circumstance for travel and therefore no longer considered sudden and unexpected), you won't be covered.
Coverage for Trip Cancellation & Trip Interruption for an existing trip can't be purchased after departure. Trip Interruption Only coverage is also not available for purchase after departure.
However, you can purchase a policy with Trip Cancellation & Trip Interruption Insurance after departure, but only for a new side-trip booked while you’re already away. Keep in mind, that in the event of a trip interruption claim where you need to be returned to your point of departure, it will be to the place you departed from to start the side-trip.
If you purchased a policy with trip interruption coverage before you left for your trip, you’ll have access to all the applicable trip interruption benefits, which includes coverage for the cost of a one-way economy airfare to your original point of departure as well as out-of-pocket expenses up to $350/day to a maximum of $1,500 for commercial accommodation, meals, internet, telephone and taxi expenses.
Yes, TuGo’s Trip Cancellation & Trip Interruption Insurance provides coverage in the event quarantine is required due to COVID-19 sickness for the following:
No, coverage isn’t provided if you’ve been contact traced for COVID-19 in your community or at your travel destination.
TuGo’s Trip Cancellation & Trip Interruption Insurance doesn’t provide coverage if a traveller has to cancel due to COVID-19 travel advisories, border closures, or the traveller not wanting to travel due to high case levels. However, TuGo’s Trip Cancellation & Trip Interruption Insurance will provide coverage if the traveller must cancel or interrupt their trip due to their medical condition related to COVID-19 (or the medical condition of those listed in the applicable covered risks).
While we normally require a doctor to confirm the medical necessity for cancelling or interrupting a trip, in the case of a COVID-19 diagnosis, we will accept proof of a positive COVID-19 test in lieu of a medical certificate or letter from a doctor as follows:
The positive COVID-19 test result must include a name and date, as well as the laboratory or medical clinic name. A COVID-19 rapid test can’t be used to substantiate a claim because it doesn’t specify the date the result was received or who took it. Keep in mind that if you can’t book an official PCR test to support your claim, you may need to pay for a private test or get written confirmation from a doctor advising that you can't travel.
To support a trip cancellation or interruption claim for COVID-19 that was diagnosed outside these 14-day periods, written confirmation from a doctor is needed to confirm the patient is still medically unfit to travel on the scheduled travel date.
Yes, if you added on this option within 5 days of booking the trip and making an initial payment (or before any cancellation penalties from the travel supplier apply) to your Trip Cancellation & Trip Interruption Insurance, you can enjoy flexibility whenever your trip is cancelled for any reason that’s not already listed as a covered risk in the policy. This coverage gives you the flexibility to cancel for any reason more than 5 days before the departure date, for a 50% reimbursement of your prepaid, unused non-refundable travel costs. The terms and conditions of the policy would still apply.
Yes, coverage would be provided subject to the policy terms and conditions, if you didn’t have symptoms at the time the insurance was purchased.
Notes: If you had symptoms/complications before you purchased the insurance, this wouldn’t be covered, since the symptoms were a circumstance known to you–which might reasonably be expected to prevent travel as booked.
If you purchased the insurance more than 72 hours after booking the trip, any illness, disease, or death occurring within 72 hours of purchasing the insurance wouldn’t be covered.
Before leaving on your trip: Yes, coverage would be provided subject to the policy terms and conditions.
While on your trip: Yes, if you had a reaction to a vaccine, coverage would be provided subject to the policy terms and conditions.
You can cancel your COVID-19 Insurance policy any time before the effective date for a full refund. After the effective date, a full refund is only available within 10 days of the application date (if travel hasn’t yet taken place). Refunds aren’t available if a claim has been or will be submitted.
If you decided not to go on your trip and your policy has not gone into effect, a full refund may be available to you.
Single Trip Emergency Medical
If you returned early from your trip, a refund is available for your unused number of days on your emergency medical policy, as long as you don’t claim or have any intention of claiming on your policy.
Annual Emergency Medical Plan
If you have travelled on your annual policy, refunds aren’t available. However, if you bought an extension to your Multi Trip Annual policy (for example, you added an extra week to your 10-day annual policy trip length), you may be able to get a refund.
To proceed with a refund, you’ll need to:
For all other requests please contact TuGo Customer Service at 1-855-929-8846or info@tugo.com.
A refund request can be submitted under the Emergency Medical Insurance plan for the unused portion of the trip, if there are no claims submitted under the medical plan.
Visit our How to Make a Claim page to review the steps involved in making a claim. We recommend also reviewing our Claims FAQs page where many of your claim questions may already be addressed.
Travelling within Canada:
Travelling outside of Canada:
The US Dept of Transportation requires that all US and foreign airlines with flights travelling to, within or from the US provide a refund to travellers when the airline cancels the flight.
For example, if you have a flight to New York with Air Canada, and the airline cancels the flight, you’re entitled to a full refund on their airfare.
These expenses aren’t covered under our policy since they are refundable by the airline. TuGo’s Trip Cancellation & Interruption Insurance covers non-refundable pre-paid travel costs.
The European Commission requires that any airline with flights travelling within or scheduled to leave Europe to provide a refund to travellers when the airline cancels the flight. For cancelled flights into Europe, refunds are available for all European airlines. This applies to EU member countries and the non-EU members that are part of the Schengen zone (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland).
For example, if you have a flight from Montreal to Paris with Air France, and the airline cancels the flight, you’re entitled to a refund on your airfare. But if you had booked the flight with Air Canada and that flight was cancelled, Air Canada isn’t required to issue a refund under the EU’s Air Passenger Rights, although they might choose to do so. If the airline does not issue a refund, you may then claim for the non-refundable expenses.
Most of these expenses aren’t covered under our policy since they are refundable by the airline. TuGo’s Trip Cancellation & Interruption Insurance covers non-refundable pre-paid travel costs.
You can buy travel insurance through your local insurance broker or by contacting TuGo’s Customer Service at 1-855-929-8846.
Yes, we do. Family plans are available with certain insurance plans and are an economical choice when travelling with family.
We can help you do that. All you have to do is give our Customer Service team a call at 1-855-929-8846 and we’ll get you sorted.
This depends on your home province and age. Just give TuGo’s Customer Service a call at 1-855-929-8846.
While some definitions may differ between plans, and may not apply to all types of plans, we define deductible as “the portion of eligible expenses you must pay from your own pocket when an eligible claim occurs. For all medical insurance plans (except our Visitors to Canada plan), the deductible applies to the expenses remaining after payment by your provincial or territorial government healthcare plan.”
Yes, TuGo automatically covers sports and activities under the Emergency Medical or Visitor to Canada Emergency Medical plan unless they're listed under our Optional Sports Coverages or as exclusions.
For a complete list of sports and exclusions, you’ll need to review the policy wording of the insurance you’re considering.
Yes, please! If any information has changed, it could impact your coverage. Please call us at 1-855-929-8846 and we'll update your details!
You can cancel most policies before or on the effective date, but may not after. To cancel a policy, please call us at 1-855-929-8846 for more information.
Whether you're adventuring abroad or taking a trip to a neighbouring province, travel insurance protects you and your loved ones. Be confident you're covered when dealing with a medical emergency, travel delay or theft.
Some credit cards provide basic travel insurance. However, this coverage is often limited.
Credit card coverage may apply for a limited time period, or be available only up to a certain age. It's often only applicable if the trip is paid for with your credit card.
Provincial healthcare provides limited coverage for medical treatment and hospital costs outside of Canada. Some provincial healthcare plans don't cover expenses like ambulance services, emergency dental treatment and prescription drugs.
Yes, TuGo Travel Insurance covers all ages, but some exclusions might apply depending on your health status. You’ll need to review the policy wording of the insurance you’re interested in buying, talk to your local insurance broker, for more details.
To make sure you're protected, buy insurance before leaving. Your plan should cover your entire trip, including the day you leave and the day you return.
As one of our valued travel insurance customers, you can take advantage of TuGo Telemedicine powered by 1.800MD®, while visiting the US.If you aren’t feeling well and would like to seek medical advice, but don’t think a clinic or hospital visit is necessary, you can use our telemedicine service instead. You’ll be connected with a certified physician, who can provide consultation and a recommended treatment, right over the phone. Read more about our telemedicine service.
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