In BC, when I turned 26 and was booted off my mom's (excellent) healthcare plan, I got a bill from MSP for $750. As I'm still in school and my current 8 month

In BC, when I turned 26 and was booted off my mom's (excellent) healthcare plan, I got a bill from MSP for $750. As I'm still in school and my current 8 month co-op is evenly split between this and next year, thus making my earnings in either year insufficient to pay tax, that will drop to basically $0 once I fill out the proper forms. Still, that's on top of the ~$300/year for my student health plan, so while a bargain it's still not negligible. It's about the same as a basic plan for an iPhone, and people have no trouble complaining about that.