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Working a Canadian Season - Insurance?
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Hi all Smile

UK skier here. I'm travelling out to Canada in a few months for a year on a working Visa, and my plan is to spend the winter months of 2011/12 working in a resort (as yet, unknown). Obviously insurance is required for the trip but I have found that adding winter sports for more than 30 days bumps the premium up, sometimes 4-fold.

If I got a job working for Whistler/Blackcomb for example, do they provide any skiing Insurance to their staff for time spent skiing leisurely? I will obviously be spending more than 30 days on the slopes and am reluctant to fork out hundreds of pounds extra on an insurance policy if I can get it included by the employer out in Canada.
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gaffer, welcome to Snowheads. Sorry, can't help you with your question!
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Hey Gaffer,

I'm out in Banff for the season as we speak. I'm on a ski instructor course so I'm not actually working - but I found that the BMC provided good insurance for my purposes. I paid £180 for the full years insurance - covering me for the full 3.5 months I am in Canada. I'm not sure if it would be any different as you are planning on working while here, but I would give them a call and see what they can offer you!
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Hi gaffer, welcome to Snowheads. My son is out in Banff at present working as a snowboard instructor. Last January to April he did the course that Tintin just mentioned and had a policy with BMC to cover him. Now that he is classed as resident in Canada (he is also on a working visa) the BMC policy does not cover him, as I found out when I rang them to renew his policy earlier this month. The BMC said they suggest he buys a Canadian policy over there to cover him for belongings etc. I am presuming his work contract covers him for all employment liability but I don't think he has any cover for personal boarding which scares me to death, but he has less than no money to pay for a policy as he's paid a pittance. You could give the BMC a ring to see what your options are - they were very helpful when I spoke to them. Good luck and have a good season. Smile
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