We couldn't find published Alberta Health Services hospital rates for visitors, but the rules around them are clear, and they all point the same way: visitors pay in full.
- Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan coverage excludes tourists, transients and visitors to Alberta.
- Alberta doctors may bill out-of-country patients 2 to 5 times the provincial fee and may ask for payment up front.
- Ground ambulance is $385 with transport, plus a $200 surcharge for non-Albertans.
- Non-residents of Canada left $92.3 million in unpaid Alberta health bills since 2020–21, according to a 2026 FOI analysis.

