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Posted date : Oct 13, 2020

Re: Snowbirds should fly away on their own dime, not the taxpayers’……One of the fundamental issues with Chris Selley’s piece is his mischaracterization of emergency out-of-country health coverage as a subsidy. To be clear, this coverage is not a government handout.

Posted date : Sep 25, 2020

CSA Member Advisory – The Canadian Snowbird Association (CSA) is pleased to announce that we have won our legal challenge against the Ontario Government and their illegal termination of emergency out-of-country insurance coverage for Ontario residents.

Posted date : Sep 25, 2020

CSA is pleased to announce that we have won our legal challenge against the Ontario Government and their illegal termination of emergency out-of-country insurance coverage for Ontario residents.

Posted date : Sep 24, 2020

CSA Member Advisory – Recently, Canada and the United States agreed to extend the land border restriction on all non-essential travel until October 21, 2020. This means that travel for tourism purposes will not be permitted at any land border crossing until at least October 21, 2020, but we anticipate this closure may well extend into 2021.

Posted date : Sep 23, 2020

In a unanimous decision, the Ontario Divisional Court in Canadian Snowbirds Association Inc. v. Attorney General of Ontario struck down part of Ontario Regulation 259 which terminated OHIP’s Out-of-Country Travellers Program (OOCTP). In that decision, the Court found that, under the Ontario Health Insurance Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council does not have the legal authority to enact regulations which would revoke the OOCTP.

Posted date : Sep 21, 2020

I have two issues with travel insurance. Firstly, although I continue to pay premiums for out-of-country insurance, the insurer will not cover any travel to Florida if I fall ill to coronavirus….

Posted date : Jul 22, 2020

We were astonished when many of our snowbird friends had to end their vacations abruptly because their out-of-country medical insurance providers announced that they would not cover COVID-19 virus claims.

Posted date : Jul 22, 2020

Many fellow snowbirds use Spectrum for telephone/internet/cable on a seasonal basis. Upon first inception, they were somewhat hard to deal with…

Posted date : May 5, 2020

I feel that your response to Harvey Bates of Innisfil in the winter 2019, Issue 113, was quite oversimplified. You’re right−it’s not a big deal − but there are definitely more steps to be taken when travelling with pets. We are snowbirds travelling to Florida with a dog and two cats.

Posted date : May 5, 2020

We use your currency exchange program on a regular, year-round, monthly basis. How can I make an additional one-time transfer?