Amount Major CDN Insurance Pays For Death Out Of Country

We see a lot on here of people that have died and the family want to repatriate them back to their home country.

A lot of us have said that if they had insurance it would be covered.

PSHCP is the Canadian government health insurance provider with MSH internation it's out of Canada pain in the assets

Here is what they cover.

Part 1: Morbid but useful information. PSHCP coverage for member deceased when travelling abroad (less than 40 days)

The PSHCP provides

- up to $3,000 for the preparation and transportation (repatriation) of a deceased member back to their home province,

- 24-hour emergency travel assistance coordination.

- THIS Worldwide coordination network helps families manage arrangements in unfamiliar foreign land is especially USEFUL

The actual cost is

Repatriating a full body from Thailand to Canada typically costs between $10,000 and $15,000+ CAD (approx. 200,000 to 400,000+ THB), while cremating the body in Thailand and shipping only the ashes is much cheaper, usually costing $3,000 to $5,000 CAD.