Remote's guide to benefits in

Canada
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  • Capital City

    Ottawa

  • Currency

    Canadian dollar ($, CAD)

  • Languages

    French and English

  • Population size

    3,75,89,262

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Remote Benefits Plans

At Remote, we provide tailored benefits to ensure that all Remote employees receive comprehensive coverage from top providers. Our plans offer competitive rates designed for larger groups - even if the team is still growing!

Upon onboarding, Remote will enroll team members in their benefits and provide detailed information about their coverage. Remote manages all administrative tasks, allowing you to focus on scaling your global team.

To ensure benefit equality, any benefits offered will apply to all team members in the country, providing consistent coverage and support across the team.

Health Benefits

Offering health insurance in this country is not mandatory, but providing these additional health benefits can greatly enhance the healthcare experience for employees by enabling access to a wider range of providers and specialists, as well as significantly reducing wait times.

Remote offers five different health insurance plans, each with varying levels of coverage and benefits, allowing you to tailor benefits to meet the specific needs of your team.

The Basic plan includes 80% co-insurance for health services, 100% out-of-country coverage, limited paramedical services, and basic dental and vision care. The Standard plan offers enhanced coverage with 90% co-insurance, higher limits for paramedical services, and more comprehensive dental and vision care. The Plus plan provides 100% co-insurance, private hospital rooms, and broader coverage for drugs and paramedical services, along with orthodontic coverage. The Premium plan further extends coverage with higher limits for dental and vision care and a more extensive range of paramedical services. The Premium Enhanced plan includes all the benefits of the Premium plan, plus additional coverage for gender affirmation care and increased limits for various services.

If a Family plan is provided through Remote, the Canadian team members will have the opportunity to add dependents. If a team member does not add dependents, the charge will be at the Single rate for their plan. We strongly recommend providing the Family plan, as it is customary in Canada to extend health insurance coverage to include dependents. In Quebec, it is mandatory for employees with a private medical plan to enroll their dependents. Therefore, the Family plan must be offered. The benefit rules in Quebec are regulated by RAMQ (The Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec is the government health insurance board in the province of Quebec, Canada). Additional information about this legislation can be found here.

Remote also provides a Single plan option, which will be applied to all employees in the country (current and future), and team members will not have the option to add dependents, even at their own cost.

Basic

Health Insurance

  • 80% co-insurance with no deductible

  • Semi-private hospital rooms

  • Private duty nursing care (maximum $10,000 per 12 months per condition)

  • Medical services & supplies coverage (reasonable and customary limits apply)

Out of Country Coverage

  • 100% co-insurance with an unlimited lifetime maximum

  • 60-day trip coverage

Drugs

  • 80% co-insurance with no deductible

  • Mandatory generic coverage with no substitutions

  • Maximum $5,000 per calendar year

Paramedical Practitioners

  • $300 per practitioner per year

  • Includes acupuncturist, chiropractor, dietician, physiotherapist, massage therapist, osteopath, speech therapist, naturopath, podiatrist, and psychologist

Virtual Health & Second Medical Opinion

Included

Vision Care

  • Lenses, frames, and laser eye surgery: $250 every 24 months

  • Eye exams: 1 every 24 months

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

Dental Care

  • No deductible

  • 80% co-insurance for basic services

  • Maximum $1,000 per calendar year

Basic Life Insurance

Flat $25,000 coverage

Accident, Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

Equal to life insurance coverage

Dependent Life

Not covered

Short-term Disability

Not covered

Long-term Disability

Not covered

Gender Affirmation Care

Not covered

Standard

Health Insurance

  • 90% co-insurance with no deductible

  • Semi-private hospital rooms

  • Private duty nursing care (maximum $10,000 per 12 months per condition)

  • Medical services & supplies coverage (reasonable and customary limits apply)

Out of Country Coverage

  • 100% co-insurance with an unlimited lifetime maximum

  • 60-day trip coverage

Drugs

  • 90% co-insurance and $7 dispensing fee cap

  • Mandatory generic coverage with no substitutions

  • Maximum $100,000 per calendar year

Paramedical Practitioners

  • $500 per practitioner per year

  • $1,000 for mental health practitioners

  • Combined $2,000 overall max

  • Includes acupuncturist, chiropractor, dietician, physiotherapist, massage therapist, osteopath, speech therapist, naturopath, podiatrist, and psychologist

Virtual Health & Second Medical Opinion

Included

Vision Care

  • Lenses, frames, and laser eye surgery: $350 every 24 months

  • Eye exams: 1 every 24 months

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

Dental Care

  • No deductible

  • 80% co-insurance for basic services

  • 50% co-insurance for major services

  • Combined maximum of $1,000 per calendar year

Basic Life Insurance

1x annual earnings up to a maximum $250,000

Accident, Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

Equal to life insurance coverage

Dependent Life

  • $5,000 coverage for spouse

  • $2,500 per dependent child

Short-term Disability

  • 66.7% of weekly earnings up to a maximum of $900

  • Waiting period of 0 days for accident and hospital

  • 16 weeks benefit duration

  • Taxable benefit payments

Long-term Disability

  • 66.7% of first $4,500 of monthly earnings

  • 50% of remainder up to a maximum of $5,000

  • Waiting period of 112 days

  • Taxable benefit payments

Gender Affirmation Care

Not covered

Plus

Health Insurance

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

  • Private hospital rooms

  • Private duty nursing care (maximum $15,000 per 12 months per condition)

  • Medical services & supplies coverage (reasonable and customary limits apply)

Out of Country Coverage

  • 100% co-insurance with an unlimited lifetime maximum

  • 60-day trip coverage

Drugs

  • 100% co-insurance and $10 dispensing fee cap

  • Mandatory generic coverage with no substitutions

  • Fertility drugs, vaccines, and smoking cessation drugs covered

  • Unlimited lifetime maximum

Paramedical Practitioners

  • $750 per practitioner per year

  • $1,250 for mental health practitioners

  • Combined $2,000 overall max

  • Includes acupuncturist, chiropractor, dietician, physiotherapist, massage therapist, osteopath, speech therapist, naturopath, podiatrist, and psychologist

Virtual Health & Second Medical Opinion

Included

Vision Care

  • Lenses, frames, and laser eye surgery: $350 every 12 months

  • Eye exams: 1 every 12 months

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

Dental Care

  • No deductible

  • 100% co-insurance for basic services

  • 50% co-insurance for major services

  • Combined maximum of $2,000 per calendar year

  • 50% co-insurance for orthodontic services, with a lifetime maximum of $2,000 per individual or dependent child

Basic Life Insurance

2x annual earnings up to a maximum $500,000

Accident, Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

Equal to life insurance coverage

Dependent Life

  • $10,000 coverage for spouse

  • $5,000 per dependent child

Short-term Disability

  • 70% of weekly earnings up to a maximum of $1,500

  • Waiting period of 0 days for accident and hospital

  • 16 weeks benefit duration

  • Taxable benefit payments

Long-term Disability

  • 70% moon a maximum of $15,000

  • Waiting period of 112 days

  • Taxable benefit payments

Gender Affirmation Care

Not covered

Premium

Health Insurance

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

  • Private hospital rooms

  • Private duty nursing care (maximum $15,000 per 12 months per condition)

  • Medical services & supplies coverage (reasonable and customary limits apply)

Out of Country Coverage

  • 100% co-insurance with an unlimited lifetime maximum

  • 60-day trip coverage

Drugs

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

  • Mandatory generic coverage with no substitutions

  • Fertility drugs, vaccines, and smoking cessation drugs covered

  • Unlimited lifetime maximum

Paramedical Practitioners

  • $1,000 per practitioner per year

  • $2,000 for mental health practitioners

  • Includes acupuncturist, chiropractor, dietician, physiotherapist, massage therapist, osteopath, speech therapist, naturopath, podiatrist, and psychologist

Virtual Health & Second Medical Opinion

Included

Vision Care

  • Lenses, frames, and laser eye surgery: $500 every 12 months

  • Eye exams: 1 every 12 months

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

Dental Care

  • No deductible

  • 100% co-insurance for basic services

  • 60% co-insurance for major services

  • Combined maximum of $2,500 per calendar year

  • 60% co-insurance for orthodontic services, with a lifetime maximum of $2,500 per individual or dependent child

Basic Life Insurance

3x annual earnings up to a maximum $1,000,000

Accident, Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

Equal to life insurance coverage

Dependent Life

  • $20,000 coverage for spouse

  • $10,000 per dependent child

Short-term Disability

  • 75% of weekly earnings up to a maximum of $3,500

  • Waiting period of 0 days for accident and hospital

  • 16 weeks benefit duration

  • Taxable benefit payments

Long-term Disability

  • 75% moon a maximum of $20,000

  • Waiting period of 112 days

  • Taxable benefit payments

Gender Affirmation Care

Not covered

Premium Enhanced

Health Insurance

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

  • Private hospital rooms

  • Private duty nursing care (maximum $20,000 per 12 months per condition)

  • Medical services & supplies coverage (reasonable and customary limits apply)

Out of Country Coverage

  • 100% co-insurance with an unlimited lifetime maximum

  • 60-day trip coverage

Drugs

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

  • Mandatory generic coverage with no substitutions

  • Fertility drugs, vaccines, and smoking cessation drugs covered

  • Unlimited lifetime maximum

Paramedical Practitioners

  • $1,000 per practitioner per year

  • $2,000 for mental health practitioners

  • Includes acupuncturist, chiropractor, dietician, physiotherapist, massage therapist, osteopath, speech therapist, naturopath, podiatrist, and psychologist

Virtual Health & Second Medical Opinion

Included

Vision Care

  • Lenses, frames, and laser eye surgery: $500 every 12 months

  • Eye exams: 1 every 12 months

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

Dental Care

  • No deductible

  • 100% co-insurance for basic services

  • 60% co-insurance for major services

  • Combined maximum of $2,500 per calendar year

  • 60% co-insurance for orthodontic services, with a lifetime maximum of $2,500 per individual or dependent child

Basic Life Insurance

3x annual earnings up to a maximum $1,000,000

Accident, Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

Equal to life insurance coverage

Dependent Life

  • $20,000 coverage for spouse

  • $10,000 per dependent child

Short-term Disability

  • 75% of weekly earnings up to a maximum of $3,500

  • Waiting period of 0 days for accident and hospital

  • 16 weeks benefit duration

  • Taxable benefit payments

Long-term Disability

  • 75% moon a maximum of $20,000

  • Waiting period of 112 days

  • Taxable benefit payments

Gender Affirmation Care

Surgical and other procedures for male-to-female and female-to-male transitions, including Augmentation mammoplasty, Thyroid chondroplasty amd LaryngoplastyMaximum coverage of $40,000 CAD

Health Benefits

Offering health insurance in this country is not mandatory, but providing these additional health benefits can greatly enhance the healthcare experience for employees by enabling access to a wider range of providers and specialists, as well as significantly reducing wait times.

Remote offers five different health insurance plans, each with varying levels of coverage and benefits, allowing you to tailor benefits to meet the specific needs of your team.

The Basic plan includes 80% co-insurance for health services, 100% out-of-country coverage, limited paramedical services, and basic dental and vision care. The Standard plan offers enhanced coverage with 90% co-insurance, higher limits for paramedical services, and more comprehensive dental and vision care. The Plus plan provides 100% co-insurance, private hospital rooms, and broader coverage for drugs and paramedical services, along with orthodontic coverage. The Premium plan further extends coverage with higher limits for dental and vision care and a more extensive range of paramedical services. The Premium Enhanced plan includes all the benefits of the Premium plan, plus additional coverage for gender affirmation care and increased limits for various services.

If a Family plan is provided through Remote, the Canadian team members will have the opportunity to add dependents. If a team member does not add dependents, the charge will be at the Single rate for their plan. We strongly recommend providing the Family plan, as it is customary in Canada to extend health insurance coverage to include dependents. In Quebec, it is mandatory for employees with a private medical plan to enroll their dependents. Therefore, the Family plan must be offered. The benefit rules in Quebec are regulated by RAMQ (The Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec is the government health insurance board in the province of Quebec, Canada). Additional information about this legislation can be found here.

Remote also provides a Single plan option, which will be applied to all employees in the country (current and future), and team members will not have the option to add dependents, even at their own cost.

Basic

Health Insurance

  • 80% co-insurance with no deductible

  • Semi-private hospital rooms

  • Private duty nursing care (maximum $10,000 per 12 months per condition)

  • Medical services & supplies coverage (reasonable and customary limits apply)

Out of Country Coverage

  • 100% co-insurance with an unlimited lifetime maximum

  • 60-day trip coverage

Drugs

  • 80% co-insurance with no deductible

  • Mandatory generic coverage with no substitutions

  • Maximum $5,000 per calendar year

Paramedical Practitioners

  • $300 per practitioner per year

  • Includes acupuncturist, chiropractor, dietician, physiotherapist, massage therapist, osteopath, speech therapist, naturopath, podiatrist, and psychologist

Virtual Health & Second Medical Opinion

Included

Vision Care

  • Lenses, frames, and laser eye surgery: $250 every 24 months

  • Eye exams: 1 every 24 months

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

Dental Care

  • No deductible

  • 80% co-insurance for basic services

  • Maximum $1,000 per calendar year

Basic Life Insurance

Flat $25,000 coverage

Accident, Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

Equal to life insurance coverage

Dependent Life

Not covered

Short-term Disability

Not covered

Long-term Disability

Not covered

Gender Affirmation Care

Not covered

Standard

Health Insurance

  • 90% co-insurance with no deductible

  • Semi-private hospital rooms

  • Private duty nursing care (maximum $10,000 per 12 months per condition)

  • Medical services & supplies coverage (reasonable and customary limits apply)

Out of Country Coverage

  • 100% co-insurance with an unlimited lifetime maximum

  • 60-day trip coverage

Drugs

  • 90% co-insurance and $7 dispensing fee cap

  • Mandatory generic coverage with no substitutions

  • Maximum $100,000 per calendar year

Paramedical Practitioners

  • $500 per practitioner per year

  • $1,000 for mental health practitioners

  • Combined $2,000 overall max

  • Includes acupuncturist, chiropractor, dietician, physiotherapist, massage therapist, osteopath, speech therapist, naturopath, podiatrist, and psychologist

Virtual Health & Second Medical Opinion

Included

Vision Care

  • Lenses, frames, and laser eye surgery: $350 every 24 months

  • Eye exams: 1 every 24 months

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

Dental Care

  • No deductible

  • 80% co-insurance for basic services

  • 50% co-insurance for major services

  • Combined maximum of $1,000 per calendar year

Basic Life Insurance

1x annual earnings up to a maximum $250,000

Accident, Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

Equal to life insurance coverage

Dependent Life

  • $5,000 coverage for spouse

  • $2,500 per dependent child

Short-term Disability

  • 66.7% of weekly earnings up to a maximum of $900

  • Waiting period of 0 days for accident and hospital

  • 16 weeks benefit duration

  • Taxable benefit payments

Long-term Disability

  • 66.7% of first $4,500 of monthly earnings

  • 50% of remainder up to a maximum of $5,000

  • Waiting period of 112 days

  • Taxable benefit payments

Gender Affirmation Care

Not covered

Plus

Health Insurance

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

  • Private hospital rooms

  • Private duty nursing care (maximum $15,000 per 12 months per condition)

  • Medical services & supplies coverage (reasonable and customary limits apply)

Out of Country Coverage

  • 100% co-insurance with an unlimited lifetime maximum

  • 60-day trip coverage

Drugs

  • 100% co-insurance and $10 dispensing fee cap

  • Mandatory generic coverage with no substitutions

  • Fertility drugs, vaccines, and smoking cessation drugs covered

  • Unlimited lifetime maximum

Paramedical Practitioners

  • $750 per practitioner per year

  • $1,250 for mental health practitioners

  • Combined $2,000 overall max

  • Includes acupuncturist, chiropractor, dietician, physiotherapist, massage therapist, osteopath, speech therapist, naturopath, podiatrist, and psychologist

Virtual Health & Second Medical Opinion

Included

Vision Care

  • Lenses, frames, and laser eye surgery: $350 every 12 months

  • Eye exams: 1 every 12 months

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

Dental Care

  • No deductible

  • 100% co-insurance for basic services

  • 50% co-insurance for major services

  • Combined maximum of $2,000 per calendar year

  • 50% co-insurance for orthodontic services, with a lifetime maximum of $2,000 per individual or dependent child

Basic Life Insurance

2x annual earnings up to a maximum $500,000

Accident, Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

Equal to life insurance coverage

Dependent Life

  • $10,000 coverage for spouse

  • $5,000 per dependent child

Short-term Disability

  • 70% of weekly earnings up to a maximum of $1,500

  • Waiting period of 0 days for accident and hospital

  • 16 weeks benefit duration

  • Taxable benefit payments

Long-term Disability

  • 70% moon a maximum of $15,000

  • Waiting period of 112 days

  • Taxable benefit payments

Gender Affirmation Care

Not covered

Premium

Health Insurance

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

  • Private hospital rooms

  • Private duty nursing care (maximum $15,000 per 12 months per condition)

  • Medical services & supplies coverage (reasonable and customary limits apply)

Out of Country Coverage

  • 100% co-insurance with an unlimited lifetime maximum

  • 60-day trip coverage

Drugs

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

  • Mandatory generic coverage with no substitutions

  • Fertility drugs, vaccines, and smoking cessation drugs covered

  • Unlimited lifetime maximum

Paramedical Practitioners

  • $1,000 per practitioner per year

  • $2,000 for mental health practitioners

  • Includes acupuncturist, chiropractor, dietician, physiotherapist, massage therapist, osteopath, speech therapist, naturopath, podiatrist, and psychologist

Virtual Health & Second Medical Opinion

Included

Vision Care

  • Lenses, frames, and laser eye surgery: $500 every 12 months

  • Eye exams: 1 every 12 months

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

Dental Care

  • No deductible

  • 100% co-insurance for basic services

  • 60% co-insurance for major services

  • Combined maximum of $2,500 per calendar year

  • 60% co-insurance for orthodontic services, with a lifetime maximum of $2,500 per individual or dependent child

Basic Life Insurance

3x annual earnings up to a maximum $1,000,000

Accident, Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

Equal to life insurance coverage

Dependent Life

  • $20,000 coverage for spouse

  • $10,000 per dependent child

Short-term Disability

  • 75% of weekly earnings up to a maximum of $3,500

  • Waiting period of 0 days for accident and hospital

  • 16 weeks benefit duration

  • Taxable benefit payments

Long-term Disability

  • 75% moon a maximum of $20,000

  • Waiting period of 112 days

  • Taxable benefit payments

Gender Affirmation Care

Not covered

Premium Enhanced

Health Insurance

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

  • Private hospital rooms

  • Private duty nursing care (maximum $20,000 per 12 months per condition)

  • Medical services & supplies coverage (reasonable and customary limits apply)

Out of Country Coverage

  • 100% co-insurance with an unlimited lifetime maximum

  • 60-day trip coverage

Drugs

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

  • Mandatory generic coverage with no substitutions

  • Fertility drugs, vaccines, and smoking cessation drugs covered

  • Unlimited lifetime maximum

Paramedical Practitioners

  • $1,000 per practitioner per year

  • $2,000 for mental health practitioners

  • Includes acupuncturist, chiropractor, dietician, physiotherapist, massage therapist, osteopath, speech therapist, naturopath, podiatrist, and psychologist

Virtual Health & Second Medical Opinion

Included

Vision Care

  • Lenses, frames, and laser eye surgery: $500 every 12 months

  • Eye exams: 1 every 12 months

  • 100% co-insurance with no deductible

Dental Care

  • No deductible

  • 100% co-insurance for basic services

  • 60% co-insurance for major services

  • Combined maximum of $2,500 per calendar year

  • 60% co-insurance for orthodontic services, with a lifetime maximum of $2,500 per individual or dependent child

Basic Life Insurance

3x annual earnings up to a maximum $1,000,000

Accident, Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

Equal to life insurance coverage

Dependent Life

  • $20,000 coverage for spouse

  • $10,000 per dependent child

Short-term Disability

  • 75% of weekly earnings up to a maximum of $3,500

  • Waiting period of 0 days for accident and hospital

  • 16 weeks benefit duration

  • Taxable benefit payments

Long-term Disability

  • 75% moon a maximum of $20,000

  • Waiting period of 112 days

  • Taxable benefit payments

Gender Affirmation Care

Surgical and other procedures for male-to-female and female-to-male transitions, including Augmentation mammoplasty, Thyroid chondroplasty amd LaryngoplastyMaximum coverage of $40,000 CAD

Retirement & Pension

Remote provides a comprehensive Retirement Plan (RRSP) in Canada, featuring employer matching options ranging from 0% to 7%

Basic

Employees can voluntarily contribute to the Basic Plan without any employer matching.

Standard

Employees can contribute 3% voluntarily, and the employer will match 100% of the contributions up to 3%.

Plus

Employees can contribute 4% voluntarily, and the employer will match 100% of the contributions up to 4%.

Premium

Employees can contribute 5% voluntarily, and the employer will match 100% of the contributions up to 5%.

Platinum

Employees can contribute 7% voluntarily, and the employer will match 100% of the contributions up to 7%.

Premium Enhanced

Employees can contribute 6% voluntarily, and the employer will match 100% of the contributions up to 6%.

Life Insurance

Remote offers comprehensive Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) benefits in Canada, aligned with the health insurance tier you select. This means that the Life Insurance and AD&D coverage levels are directly tied to the health insurance plan you choose.

The Basic tier includes a flat $25,000 coverage for both Life Insurance and AD&D, while higher tiers offer coverage based on a multiple of the employee’s annual earnings, with additional coverage for spouses and dependent children. The Premium Enhanced tier provides the highest level of coverage, up to 3x annual earnings, ensuring robust protection for employees and their families.

Basic

Basic Life Insurance

Flat $25,000 coverage

Accident, Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

Equal to life insurance coverage

Dependent Life

Not covered

Standard

Basic Life Insurance

1x annual earnings up to a maximum $250,000

Accident, Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

Equal to life insurance coverage

Dependent Life

  • $5,000 coverage for spouse

  • $2,500 per dependent child

Plus

Basic Life Insurance

2x annual earnings up to a maximum $500,000

Accident, Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

Equal to life insurance coverage

Dependent Life

  • $10,000 coverage for spouse

  • $5,000 per dependent child

Premium

Basic Life Insurance

3x annual earnings up to a maximum $1,000,000

Accident, Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

Equal to life insurance coverage

Dependent Life

  • $20,000 coverage for spouse

  • $10,000 per dependent child

Premium Enhanced

Basic Life Insurance

3x annual earnings up to a maximum $1,000,000

Accident, Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)

Equal to life insurance coverage

Dependent Life

  • $20,000 coverage for spouse

  • $10,000 per dependent child

Accident & Disability

Remote offers comprehensive Short-term Disability (STD) and Long-term Disability (LTD) benefits in Canada, which are aligned with the health insurance tier provided. This means that the STD and LTD coverage levels are directly tied to the health insurance plan provided by Remote. Each health insurance tier corresponds to a specific level of STD and LTD coverage.

The Basic tier does not include STD and LTD coverage, while the Standard tier provides 66.7% of weekly earnings for STD and up to 66.7% of monthly earnings for LTD. Higher tiers, such as Premium and Premium Enhanced, offer increased coverage levels, providing up to 75% of weekly and monthly earnings for STD and LTD, ensuring substantial support for employees during periods of disability.

Basic

Short-term Disability

Not covered

Long-term Disability

Not covered

Standard

Short-term Disability

  • 66.7% of weekly earnings up to a maximum of $900

  • Waiting period of 0 days for accident and hospital

  • 16 weeks benefit duration

  • Taxable benefit payments

Long-term Disability

  • 66.7% of first $4,500 of monthly earnings

  • 50% of remainder up to a maximum of $5,000

  • Waiting period of 112 days

  • Taxable benefit payments

Plus

Short-term Disability

  • 70% of weekly earnings up to a maximum of $1,500

  • Waiting period of 0 days for accident and hospital

  • 16 weeks benefit duration

  • Taxable benefit payments

Long-term Disability

  • 70% moon a maximum of $15,000

  • Waiting period of 112 days

  • Taxable benefit payments

Premium

Short-term Disability

  • 75% of weekly earnings up to a maximum of $3,500

  • Waiting period of 0 days for accident and hospital

  • 16 weeks benefit duration

  • Taxable benefit payments

Long-term Disability

  • 75% moon a maximum of $20,000

  • Waiting period of 112 days

  • Taxable benefit payments

Premium Enhanced

Short-term Disability

  • 75% of weekly earnings up to a maximum of $3,500

  • Waiting period of 0 days for accident and hospital

  • 16 weeks benefit duration

  • Taxable benefit payments

Long-term Disability

  • 75% moon a maximum of $20,000

  • Waiting period of 112 days

  • Taxable benefit payments

Employee Assistance Program

Remote offers a comprehensive and optional Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for your workforce in Canada. This program provides round-the-clock support and resources to help employees manage a wide range of personal and professional challenges. The EAP extends to dependents and family members, ensuring holistic support for your team. With access to counseling, legal and financial advice, and wellbeing resources, this program is designed to enhance the overall wellbeing of your team members and their families.

You also have the option to offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to your workforce. This includes:

  • 24/7/365 telephone support help line

  • Wellbeing platform & mobile app (available in 50 languages)

  • Employee legal help line

  • Consulting services for financial, debt advice, housing, relocation, parenting, eldercare, health and wellness, and more

  • Dependent & family access (up to 5 per employee)

  • Up to 5 counselling sessions per issue (face-to-face, video, or structured telephone counselling sessions)

  • And much more!

Business Travel Insurance

New Benefit Available November 1, 2024:

Remote’s Global Business Travel Insurance program is crafted to address the unique needs of your team, whether they are embarking on short business trips or travelling extensively throughout the year. With five comprehensive plan options—Basic, Standard, Premium, Premium Plus, and Standard Plus—this program ensures that your team members have the right level of coverage to protect their health, safety, and well-being while travelling for business. Available in over 90 countries, the program provides extensive global coverage at competitive rates, offering peace of mind no matter where their work takes them.

This optional benefit is designed to be flexible, allowing you to offer tailored coverage that meets the diverse needs of your workforce. By providing business travel insurance, you are taking proactive steps to safeguard your team from unforeseen events such as medical emergencies, trip disruptions, or loss of business equipment while they are on the road.

It is essential to be aware that in certain countries, Business Travel Insurance may be categorised as 'Benefits in Kind' (BIK). This categorization means that the monthly premiums, which the company pays for the benefit, might be counted as part of the employee's taxable income according to the local tax laws.

Basic

Coverages (values in USD):

  • Emergency & Accidental Medical: $1,000,000

  • Repatriation for Medical Treatment: 100% per trip

  • Emergency Medical Evacuation: $100,000

  • Repatriation of Mortal Remains: $25,000 per trip

  • Pre-existing Medical Conditions: For stable pre-existing medical conditions up to $50,000

  • Business Equipment: Up to $1,500

  • Computer Equipment (single item limit): $500

  • Business Money: $100 per day up to $500

  • Domestic Business Travel: Trips inside country of residence: Any trip over 70 miles from usual residence, where there’s at least 1 overnight stay in paid accommodation. In-country trips exclude medical treatment & evacuation benefits.

Standard

Coverages (values in USD):

  • Excludes Medical & Evacuation

  • Baggage Delay: $100 per day up to $700 per trip *Does not apply to one-way trips

  • Personal Liability: $100,000 per trip

  • Accidental Death & Permanent Total Disability: $100,000 per trip

  • Loss of Passport: $250 per trip

  • Legal Expenses: $10,000 per trip

  • Hijacking: $1,000 per trip

  • Business Equipment: Up to $1,500

  • Computer Equipment (single item limit): $500

  • Business Money: $100 per day up to $500

  • Domestic Business Travel: Trips inside country of residence: Any trip over 70 miles from usual residence, where there’s at least 1 overnight stay in paid accommodation. In-country trips exclude medical treatment & evacuation benefits.

Standard Plus

Coverages (values in USD):

  • Emergency & Accidental Medical: $1,000,000

  • Repatriation for Medical Treatment: 100% per trip

  • Emergency Medical Evacuation: $100,000

  • Repatriation of Mortal Remains: $25,000 per trip

  • Pre-existing Medical Conditions: For stable pre-existing medical conditions up to $50,000

  • Baggage Delay: $100 per day up to $700 per trip *Does not apply to one-way trips

  • Personal Liability: $100,000 per trip

  • Accidental Death & Permanent Total Disability: $100,000 per trip

  • Loss of Passport: $250 per trip

  • Legal Expenses: $10,000 per trip

  • Hijacking: $1,000 per trip

  • Business Equipment: Up to $1,500

  • Computer Equipment (single item limit): $500

  • Business Money: $100 per day up to $500

  • Domestic Business Travel: Trips inside country of residence: Any trip over 70 miles from usual residence, where there’s at least 1 overnight stay in paid accommodation. In-country trips exclude medical treatment & evacuation benefits.

Premium

Coverages (values in USD):

  • Excludes Medical & Evacuation

  • Baggage Delay: $100 per day up to $700 per trip *Does not apply to one-way trips

  • Personal Liability: $100,000 per trip

  • Accidental Death & Permanent Total Disability: $100,000 per trip

  • Loss of Passport: $250 per trip

  • Legal Expenses: $10,000 per trip

  • Hijacking: $1,000 per trip

  • Cancellation & Curtailment: $2,000 per trip; subject to $100 deductible per Trip *Benefit not available to residents of the USA

  • Business Equipment: Up to $1,500

  • Computer Equipment (single item limit): $500

  • Business Money: $100 per day up to $500

  • Domestic Business Travel: Trips inside country of residence: Any trip over 70 miles from usual residence, where there’s at least 1 overnight stay in paid accommodation. In-country trips exclude medical treatment & evacuation benefits.

Premium Plus

Coverages (values in USD):

  • Emergency & Accidental Medical: $1,000,000

  • Repatriation for Medical Treatment: 100% per trip

  • Emergency Medical Evacuation: $100,000

  • Repatriation of Mortal Remains: $25,000 per trip

  • Pre-existing Medical Conditions: For stable pre-existing medical conditions up to $50,000

  • Baggage Delay: $100 per day up to $700 per trip *Does not apply to one-way trips

  • Personal Liability: $100,000 per trip

  • Accidental Death & Permanent Total Disability: $100,000 per trip

  • Loss of Passport: $250 per trip

  • Legal Expenses: $10,000 per trip

  • Hijacking: $1,000 per trip

  • Cancellation & Curtailment: $2,000 per trip; subject to $100 deductible per Trip *Benefit not available to residents of the USA

  • Business Equipment: Up to $1,500

  • Computer Equipment (single item limit): $500

  • Business Money: $100 per day up to $500

  • Domestic Business Travel: Trips inside country of residence: Any trip over 70 miles from usual residence, where there’s at least 1 overnight stay in paid accommodation. In-country trips exclude medical treatment & evacuation benefits.

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