That's correct. There's something that the provincial government calls a health care tax, but it is actually just another tax, whose proceeds go into the gener

That's correct. There's something that the provincial government calls a health care tax, but it is actually just another tax, whose proceeds go into the general revenue pot, with no specific connection to health care. You have to pay it even if you are not eligible for provincial health benefits (due to insufficient residence time, for example).