I can see they don't want to take on other peoples work but there are disclaimers you can sign as well I know of two immigrants who arrived in Canada with many medical issues,surgeries ect and all care including meds are paid by ohip. I guess you can get really technical my point is I wish it could have been affordable to Canadian's at some level after all obesity is a huge issue in this country I know it's easier to talk about how bad it is instead of actually doing something about it...