Your Manitoba Health Card (Registration Certificate)
Manitoba Health issues a card (or registration certificate) to
all Manitoba residents, which includes a 9-digit lifetime identification
number for each family member.
The white paper card has purple and red print, and includes the 6-digit family or single person’s registration number, name and address of Manitoba resident, family member’s given name and alternate (if applicable), sex, birthdate, effective date of coverage, and 9-digit Personal Health Identification Number (PHIN).
Registration certificates issued by the Insured Benefits Branch confirm eligibility, provided you continue to live in Manitoba. Carry your certificate with you at all times and present it whenever you or your dependants require health services.
Your registration is affected by any change in location or family status. Please report a new address, a marriage, birth, adoption, death, divorce or legal separation to the Insured Benefits Branch.
Registration certificates entitle persons named on the certificate to health benefits. It is an offense under The Health Services Insurance Act to allow a person to use the certificate whose name is not recorded on the certificate. If you lose your certificate, be sure to write or telephone the Insured Benefits Branch for a replacement.
As of April 1, 2019, donor cards are no longer part of the Manitoba Health Card.
In place of the card, information about how to register to be an organ and tissue donor and program contact information will be included with your new Manitoba Health Card.
For more details or to register, please visit www.signupforlife.ca
See also:
- Am I eligible for coverage?
- I'm new to Manitoba. How do I apply for coverage?
- I'm new to Canada. How do I apply for coverage?
- How do I report changes to my registration information?
Insured Benefits Branch Phone Numbers: Residents within the province
from outside Winnipeg: Questions? E-mail the Insured Benefits Branch Residents should carry their registration certificate (Manitoba Health card) at all times to present when they or their dependents require health services. |
