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Vancouver and it's nearby areas have quite a good amount of Indian population. This makes us Indians a good market and all big grocery stores have Indian products in their shelf. You can go to a Walmart or Real Canadian Superstore or Safeway, each of them will have basic Indian staples. I am staying near Coquitlam/Burnaby so Walmart is nearest to me and next is Real Canadian Superstore which has everything from Rice to Atta to Besan to Toor daal to Mustard oils and Haldiram products and many of Indian spices. One thing I observed that same product will have different price at different shops. So check the price online and go to store which is nearer and having better price. I use an online grocery delivery app called Instakart which shows products and their cost in respective store. Also you can download Walmart and Real Canadian Superstore and Safeway apps.  While generic vegetables like potatoes, onions, tomatoes, cauliflower, carrot, Cilantro, chilli, bell peppers, spinach and f...

So this was something which I was not waiting for but had done some preparation. Ofcourse you should be coming with a travel insurance as you enter Canada, preferably 100000 CAD or above. Then till the time you get enrolled to Medical Support Program (MSP) which is 3 Months from date of entry, you should either have an employer provided insurance or self provided. Once you have applied for MSP ok online, you will get a PHN Public Health Number which you can use to access Canada Free Health System.  I got the taste of this when my wife developed some complications and she needed to see a doctor. Ideal case you should be registered with a Family doctor whom you can contact in such cases. But due to lack of enough doctors, waiting period to get a Family doctor is long and we didn't have a family doctor. I checked if some online tele consultation can happen and called 811, which is medical care number, just like 911 which is for fatal emergencies ( you should dial 911 for life threaten...