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Travel Insurance for Canadians

Simple, flexible trip insurance for international or domestic travel outside your home province. Buy and claim from anywhere in the world.

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World Nomads Travel Insurance

Travel insurance for independent travelers and intrepid families. You'd rather not think about all of the things that might go wrong on your trip, but these things can and do happen.

World Nomads travel insurance has been designed by travelers for travelers, to cover your trip essentials. Even if you run out of travel insurance or leave without it, World Nomads can cover you. We don't just keep you and your family protected, with us, you'll travel smarter and safer.

Buy cover while traveling

If you're traveling and want to extend your trip, World Nomads lets you buy more cover to keep you on the road.

24/7 Emergency Assistance

Our assistance team can help you when you need it most, arranging medical and dental treatment, evacuations and emergency travel services.

Cover for 250+ Adventure Activities

At World Nomads, we love to explore our boundaries when we travel, so we've worked for over ten years developing one of the longest lists of covered activities.

Donate to local communities

We connect our customers to projects run by established charities so you can fund projects in destinations with the greatest need.

A true claim story

I was bitten by a monkey at the Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur. I went to a nearby clinic and they gave me a rabies shot, antibiotics to take for 4 days, pain medicine, and anti-inflammatory medicine.

Canadian in Malaysia
I was on a full day tour to Chacaltaya and Valle de la luna and later that night I was unable to sleep as I started to get dizzy, had difficulty breathing, and had strong pains in my chest. The next morning I contacted World Nomads emergency assistance and I was directed to Clinica del Sur froom La Paz where I stayed 24 hours under medical surveillance being treated for altitude sickness..After being discharged from hospital, I continued on my next tour yet suddenly I felt a strong pain in my chest and headache so I returned to the medical clinic for an hour of oxygen treatment. The next morning I flew back to Lima (sea level).

Canadian in Peru

Travel Insurance Benefits: how we can take care of you

Trip Cancellation

Protect your hard earned vacation from unexpected cancellation.

Explorer Plan: $5,000
Standard Plan: $2,500

Trip Protection

Are you, your family sick, injured or deceased?
Strike at your departure or arrival point?
Official travel advisory warning not to travel?

We’ve got your back.

Emergency Medical Insurance

Take the pain out of medical or dental costs.

Explorer Plan: $10 million
Standard Plan: $5 million

Emergency Medical Insurance

Accidentally injured?
Suddenly sick?
Need prescription meds?

We’ve got your back.

Emergency Evacuation & Repatriation

We’ll get you to hospital or home quickly.

Explorer Plan: $500,000
Standard Plan: $500,000

Emergency Evacuation & Repatriation

Banged up abroad?
Need to get to a hospital urgently?
You or a family member deceased?

Help starts here.

Protect your gear

Covers the theft, damage or delay of your bags, tech and sports gear.

Explorer Plan: $3,000
Standard Plan: $1,000

Protect your gear

Passport or gear stolen?
Tech trashed?
Bags delayed?

Help starts here.

Emergency Medical Expenses
Emergency Dental for Injury or Sickness
Bedside Companion Travel and Subsistence
Emergency Professional Services
Emergency Evacuation and Repatriation
Return of Travel Companion/Dependent Children

Return to Your Trip Destination
Return of Remains
Travel Accident
Flight Accident
Trip Cancellation
Trip Interruption
Trip Delay

Baggage and Personal Effects Theft or Damage
Baggage and Sporting Equipment Delay
Travel Documents Theft or Damage
Sporting Equipment Theft or Loss by a Common Carrier
Covered Adventure Sports listed in Policy

Assistance Services Included

LiveTravelTM Emergency Assistance
Worldwide Travel Assistance
Adventure Travel Hotline
24/7 Security
Travel Medical Assistance
Bag Trak

This is a general summary for Canadian residents only. It does not include all terms, conditions, limitations, exclusions and termination provisions of the travel insurance plans described. Coverage may not be available for residents of all provinces. Check the Travel Insurance Policy for full details.

We cover 250+ activities you love + more

Snow 20 activities

Water 43 activities

Air 13 activities

Land 61 activities

Sports 75 activities

Experiences 12 activities

Scuba diving
Mountain biking
Surfing
Bungee jumping
Skiing

Snow Activities
- Included for all
  Bobsled / Bobsleigh Dog sledding Glacier walking Ski joring Sleigh rides Snow biking Snow rafting Snow mobiling Tubing on snow
- Optional extras
  Cat skiing/boarding Heli-skiing/Heli-boarding Ice climbing Ice fishing Kite wing Ski/ snowboard instructor or guide Skiing (Alpine, Backcountry, Nordic) Sledding/Tobogganing Snow kiting Snowboarding (Alpine, Backcountry) Snowmobiling (on frozen lakes and rivers)

Water Activities
- Included for all
  Banana Boat Rides Black water rafting Boating, canoeing, sailing, kayaking, sailing, windsurfing (inland /coastal waters) Cave tubing Cruising (passenger on a cruise ship) High diving up to 10 metres Hydrofoiling Hydrospeeding Jet Boating Jet skiing Kite boarding Kite surfing Paddle boarding Parasailing River boarding/hydrospeeding Rowing / sculling Sail boarding Scuba diving to 30 metres Sculling Shark cage diving Snorkelling Stand up paddle surfing/paddle boarding Surf boat rowing Surfing Swimming (pool; enclosed, inland or coastal waters) Swimming with whales/whale sharks Tubing on rivers Wake skating Wakeboarding Water polo Water skiing White water kayaking White water rafting
- Optional extras
  Boating, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, windsurfing (outside coastal waters) Deep sea fishing Kite buggy Kite wing Scuba diving (cave diving, cavern diving) Scuba diving instructor or guide Scuba diving to 40 metres Skydiving (one jump only) Spear fishing Swimming (outside coastal waters) Wing foiling

Air Activities
- Included for all
  Aerial safari Ballooning - hot air Bungee/Bungy jumping Canyon Swing Flying as a passenger in a licensed scheduled or chartered aircraft or helicopter Hot Air Ballooning Kite flying
- Optional extras
  Fly by wire Hang gliding Parachuting (one jump only) Paragliding/parapenting Tandem skydiving (one jump only) Zip line

Land Activities
- Included for all
  Abseiling Backpacking up to 3,000 metres BMX - on road Bobsled (non-snow track) Bush walking up to 3,000 metres Bushcraft Camel Riding Camel Trekking Camping up to 3,000 metres Canyoning Caving (sightseeing/tourist attraction) Cycling up to 3,000 metres Dirt Boarding Dune Buggy Fell Running/Walking Hiking up to 3,000 metres Moped riding Motor biking (on road, passenger with a licensed driver) Motor racing experience (passenger only) Mountain biking up to 3,000 metres in elevation Orienteering Outward Bound Quad biking Rambling Sandboarding/sandskiing Scooter biking/riding Scrambling (up to 3,000 metres) Stilt walking Tramping (up to 3,000 metres) Trekking (up to 3,000 metres) War games (online gaming) Zorbing
- Optional extras
  Backpacking up to 6,000 metres Bicycle polo BMX - off road / on track / cross country Bush walking up to 6,000 metres Bouldering Camping up to 6,000 metres Caving/spelunking/potholing Cycling up to 6,000 metres Deepelling Hiking up to 6,000 metres Kite wing Land surfing Motor biking (off road, trail bike riding) Mountain biking up to 6,000 metres in elevation Mountaineering to 6000 metres Parascending (over land) Rap jumping Rapelling Rock climbing (indoor & outdoor under 6,000m) Scrambling (up to 6,000 metres) Skateboarding (ramp, half pipe, skate park, street) Skeleton Spelunking (caving) Trail bike riding (motorbiking off road) Tramping (up to 6,000 metres) Trapeze/High Wire Trekking (up to 6,000 metres) Via Ferrata

Sports Activities
- Included for all
  Aerobics Air Guitar American Football (Gridiron) Archery Athletics Australian Rules Football (AFL) Badminton Ballet Ballroom dancing Baseball Basketball Bowling Boxing Capoeira Dancing Cheerleading Clay Pigeon Shooting Cricket Croquet Curling Dance Darts Dodge Ball Fencing Fitness Training Floorball Football (soccer) Footgolf Frisbee Go Karting Golf Gridiron Gym training Gymnastics Handball Hockey Horse Riding (leisure/social/non-competitive riding) Hunting Ice Hockey (indoor/outdoor rink) Ice Skating (indoor/outdoor rink) Korfball Lacrosse Lawn bowling Live action role playing (LARPing) Martial arts (Judo, karate, non-contact) Netball Paint balling/airsoft Pickleball Racquetball Rifle range/sports shooting Roller hockey Roller skating Rollerblading Rounders Rugby (Leage/Union) Running (half marathon distance or less) Salsa dancing Snooker Soccer Softball Squash/Raquet ball Stoolball Table tennis Tchoukball Tennis Ten-pin bowling Trampolining Ultimate Frisbee Volleyball Weight training Yoga (class, alone/home practice)
- Optional extras
  Horse riding (equestrian, dressage, show jumping, eventing) Hunting Ice Hockey (frozen lake or river) Ice Skating (frozen lake or river) Multi-sport, triathlon, outdoor endurance (less than ultra distance) Obstacle course/assault course/trim trail Running (marathon distance) Shooting (rifle range / sports) Triathlon (less than ultra distance)

Experience Activities
- Included for all
  Au Pair / nanny (paid or volunteer childcare) Bar work (hospitality) Childcare / Nanny / Au Pair Fruit picking (WWOOFing, general farm work, manual work) Office work (paid or volunteer clerical) Retail work (shop assistant / manager, general retail, manual work) Safari tours Theme parks / fairgrounds Teaching
- Optional extras
  Segway tours Tough Mudder Instructor or guide in covered activities

Activities shown in blue are automatically included in the Standard Plan and the Explorer Plan. Activities shown in orange require an optional upgrade for coverage to apply. Special conditions and exclusions may apply to certain activities, check the Travel Insurance Policy for full details.

24/7 emergency assistance

Whether you need medical or dental assistance or advice, emergency evacuation or travel assistance, our team are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year before and during your trip.

Are you in need of emergency assistance right now?

Telephone +1 866 878 0192 (toll-free from Canada and the Continental U.S.) or +1 416 646 3723 (collect from anywhere else in the world)

Contact the team

This information is for Canadian residents only. All of the information we provide about travel insurance is a brief summary only. It does not include all terms, conditions, limitations, exclusions and termination provisions of the travel insurance plans. Coverage may not be available in all provinces. Please carefully read your policy wording for a described full description of coverage. World Nomads is supported by different insurers from around the world, with variations in coverage and terms depending on your country of residence, the plan you buy and what’s happened to you. The insurance products described are available for Canadian residents through World Nomads (Canada) Ltd (“World Nomads”) are underwritten by AIG Insurance Company of Canada.