A member of the Northwestern Polytechnic Students' Association, enrolled fulltime at NWP, under the age of 65, residing in Canada, covered under a provincial health care plan or equivalent.

International students must be covered by Alberta health Care in order to access the benefits of the student benefit plan. Please contact Sarah Westfall [international@nwpolytech.ca], International Student Liaison for assistance or information regarding Alberta Health Care.

For post-secondary students, any fee that is voted in by referendum follows the Post-Secondary Learning Act from the Government of Alberta. With a mandatory plan, the insurance risk is spread over a larger number of students, thereby lowering the cost per students, making the fee in a range that is affordable to students.

No. The Health and Dental Plan is an extended health and dental plan, which supplements your existing provincial health care. It DOES NOT replace your provincial health care. Health and Dental Plan are payable after any provincial health care benefits have been exhausted.

Any full time student on the student benefit plan may add their spouse (married, common-law or same sex relationships are accepted) or dependent children (under the age of 21 and solely dependent upon the member for support) to the plan, for an additional fee, before September 13, 2023 deadline (January 13, 2024 for January students). *At this time we cannot add dependents for a May term start. Email sa@nwpolytech.ca to learn more about this process.

A spouse, or common-law partner, and/or your child.

Under certain circumstances. Please email a detailed reason for wanting to opt in to sa@nwpolytech.ca The Executive Council will discuss the request to opt in, once they have you will be contacted.

Log into your account at studentbenefits.ca, once you are logged in the card will be on the menu on the left. You can store your Health and Dental cards in your mobile wallet.

You can update your direct deposit information on studentbenefits.ca to receive your money back right away. If you are choosing to wait for a cheque it can take a few weeks to receive the cheque in the mail.