The Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans (CABCP; french: Association canadienne des Croix Bleue) is a

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of regional not-for-profit insurance providers in

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. All providers that are members of CABCP, called "member plans", are independent entities which are overseen by the association to ensure consistent performance standards. The first Blue Cross Plan was offered to residents of

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in 1939. The association is headquartered in

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.Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans — Regional Plans
/ref> The CABCP is affiliated with the

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and the International Federation of Health Plans.

Member plans

* Alberta Blue Cross (Alberta and Northwest Territories) *

Canassurance Hospital Service Association The Canassurance Hospital Service Association, also called Blue Cross Canassurance, is a not-for-profit health insurance provider in Canada. It is a member of the Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans, operating in Ontario under the brand Ont ...

Ontario Blue Cross Ontario Blue Cross is a registered trademark in Health Insurance. It is owned by Canassurance Hospital Service Association, a member of the Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans. History The Blue Cross name was introduced in ...

(Ontario) -

(c. 1941) **

Quebec Blue Cross Québec Blue Cross is a registered trademark in Health Insurance. It is owned by Canassurance Hospital Service Association, a member of the Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans. History The Blue Cross Plan was intro ...

(Quebec) -

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...

(c. 1942) * Manitoba Blue Cross (Manitoba and Nunavut) -

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749, ...

Medavie Blue Cross Medavie Blue Cross (French: Croix Bleue Medavie) is a not-for-profit Canadian medical care insurance company headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick. Affiliated with the Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans, Medavie Blue Cross traces its hist ...

Moncton, NB Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. The ...

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...

(c. 1943) *

Pacific Blue Cross PBC Health Benefits Society, operating as Pacific Blue Cross, is a not-for-profit health insurance provider headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. History Affiliated with the Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans The Canadian ...

(BC and Yukon) -

Burnaby, BC Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard I ...

* Saskatchewan Blue Cross (Saskatchewan) -

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as th ...

(c. 1946)

References

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External links

Official Website
Health insurance companies of Canada Medical and health organizations based in Ontario