Canadian Hospital Rates

As a Visitor to Canada, even a short stay in the hospital can cause financial hardship. Outlined on this page are some sample costs taken from across Canada. We strongly recommend that you purchase at least $50,000 of coverage when visiting Canada.

Non-Resident Rates

Hospital Name Emergency Room Daily Ward Intensive Care
Vancouver General $715 $3,055 $7,345
Burnaby Hospital $510 $3,055 $5,715
Richmond General $735 $3,120 $6,165
St. Paul's (Vancouver) $715 $3,055 $5,715
Lions Gate (North Vancouver) $715 $3,055 $7,345
Surrey Memorial $510 $3,055 $5,715
Vancouver Children's $860 $3.940 $7,345


Un-Insured Resident Rates

Hospital Name Emergency Room Daily Ward Intensive Care
Vancouver General $363 $1,663 $3,510
Burnaby Hospital $238 $983 $2,472
Richmond General $363 $1,087 $4,057
St. Paul's (Vancouver) N/A N/A N/A
Lions Gate (North Vancouver) $363 $1,330 $2,794
Surrey Memorial $238 $1,088 $2,352
Vancouver Children's $358 $2,667 $4,323


Sample of Other Charges @ VGH

Non-Residents Un-Insured Residents
MRI Scan $1,750 $662
CAT Scan $1,020 $677
Out Patient Diagnostic Tests $400 $238
Day Care Surgery $1,530 $1,000

BC Ambulance

Ground - $530
Helicopter - $2,746 /hr

Costs associated with birth

Care of Newborn & Mother - $725
Newborn only - $2,000
Special Care Nursery - $5,715
Complications - $1,200


This information is intended to show the average cost of a day's stay in a Canadian hospital, or as an out-patient to the Emergency Room.  Doctor's fees, ambulance charges and out-patient prescription medication expenses are extra.

All amounts shown are in Canadian dollars.

This information is current to August 2009 and is correct to the best of our knowledge.

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