text: Exactly. Canadians love to think the Canadian health care system is superior to anything else in the world, but the truth is there are far, far better private insurance options for expats. Assuming one has left Canada for better financial prospects, such plans are easily affordable. Many such as mine, are provided by their employer. While I have no issue with the quality of medical practitioners in Canada, to fret about expats returning to Canada to clog up a waiting list for six months for a simple knee surgery or whatever is laughably naive.