Green Shield GSC Health Plan

Green Shield GSC Health Plan is a health insurance plan from Green Shield Canada, available to residents of Canada. Sum insured ranges from varies, eligible ages 18 to 65, and the policy is guaranteed renewable. Below is our take on how it compares to other health plans in our database — what it does well, where it lags, and the kind of policyholder it actually fits.

Annual premium starts at C$90, against a category median of C$90 across the 9 comparable health plans we track in this country. That places Green Shield GSC Health Plan in the middle of the pack on price, and the middle of the pack on coverage ceiling (maximum sum insured N/A versus a peer median of N/A). On the value spectrum it reads as priced near the category median.

Coverage breadth is in line with what most health plans offer: 6 core inclusions, 4 highlighted features, and 2 optional riders. Notable features called out by Green Shield Canada include Not-for-profit insurer, Mental health focus, and iConsult virtual care included. On the rider side, Green Shield GSC Health Plan can be extended with Travel Emergency and Critical Illness — each adding to the base premium but also widening what the policy will pay out for.

Where Green Shield GSC Health Plan explicitly will not pay: Pre-existing and Cosmetic. These are not unusual exclusions for a health plan, but they are the boundary of the contract — anything outside that list is in scope, anything inside is not. Read the full exclusions list before signing; every plan we have ever audited has at least one exclusion the buyer did not realise was there.