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When you can apply

The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) is opening in phases. Make sure you meet all 4 of the eligibility requirements before applying. Check the schedule below to find out when you can apply.

Renewing your coverage

If you are currently covered under the CDCP, you will need to renew your coverage each year to confirm that you continue to meet all eligibility requirements. Find out everything you need to know about renewing your coverage.

If someone is helping you apply

You can ask someone you trust or a delegate to help you apply for the CDCP.

• Applying with the help of someone you trust

  You can ask a trusted person to help you apply by phone. This could be a:

  • friend
  • relative
  • caregiver
  • translator, or
  • interpreter

  You must be able to give clear consent that you agree to let them help you.

• Applying through a delegate

  A delegate is someone who has the legal authority to represent you and make decisions on your behalf.

  They can represent you if they’re listed as your delegate on documents such as:

  • power of attorney
  • mandate
  • trusteeship

  Before you apply, your delegate must prove that they have the legal authority to represent you. The documents listed above are considered proof. Mail original documents or certified copies to us, or bring them in person to any Service Canada office (see mailing addresses by region).

  Once we’ve processed the documents, we’ll contact your delegate to confirm that we’ve accepted and added the documents to your file. Your delegate can then apply to the CDCP on your behalf.

  How to submit your proof of delegate documents

  By mail

  If you or your delegate are sending us the documents by mail, please include a cover letter with:

  • your full name
  • your Social Insurance Number (SIN)
  • a statement that the documents are being submitted for the CDCP
  • your delegate’s phone number and
  • a return address, so we can return your documents for us to send the original documents or certified copies back to once we’ve processed them

  Mailing addresses by region

  Province or region	Mailing address
  Atlantic Canada	Service Canada Canadian Dental Care Plan PO Box 250 Station A Fredericton, NB E3B 4Z6
  Quebec	Service Canada Canadian Dental Care Plan PO Box 60 Boucherville, QC J4B 5E6
  Ontario	Service Canada Canadian Dental Care Plan PO Box 5100 Station D Scarborough, ON M1R 5C8
  Western Canada and Territories	Service Canada Canadian Dental Care Plan PO Box 2710 Station Main Edmonton, AB T5J 2G4

  In person

  If you or your delegate brings the documents to a Service Canada office in person, please provide:

  • your full name, and
  • your Social Insurance Number (SIN)

  Find a Service Canada office near you

For more information

Call the CDCP contact centre at 1-833-537-4342 (teletypewriter (TTY) at 1-833-677-6262) or visit a Service Canada Centre.

Check the status of your application

You can check the status of your and your dependant’s CDCP application (new applicants or renewal) using the status checker tool.

You will need to provide the following information for each person you are checking the status for:

• application code or client number
  • The number you received after applying, or the number in the right-hand corner of the CDCP letter (determination letter or renewal letter) you received from Service Canada
• Social Insurance Number (SIN)
  • For children’s application that do not have a SIN, you will need to enter their full name and date of birth

To check the application or renewal status, you can use our online tool.

Check the status of your application