Your Health Benefits in a Nutshell

Overview & Resources

What does your Health Benefit plan include?

Members of the Ironworkers Health & Welfare Trust Fund of Western Canada  have coverage for the following benefits:

  • Life insurance (members only)
  • Accidental death and dismemberment (members only)
  • Weekly disability income (members only)
  • Dependent life insurance
  • Extended health
  • Prescription drugs
  • Vision care
  • Paramedical Practitioners
  • Orthopaedic Shoes
  • Private Duty Nursing
  • Semi-Private Hospital Room
  • Hearing Aids
  • Emergency Travel Assistance
  • Dental expenses
  • Health Spending Account
  • Target Extended Disability Benefit

Benefits at a Glance by Plan

Explore and review the detailed summaries for each of your benefit plans to gain a clear understanding of the coverage and resources available to meet your needs.

Forms

These forms are for submitting paper claims, applying for disability benefits, changing your banking information, updating an address, adding/changing a dependent, and assigning a beneficiary for your life insurance, among others.

You can submit your forms via email or fax, but they must have a wet (ink) signature to be processed. Electronic or digital signatures are not accepted at this time.

Accessing your benefits

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As a member of the Ironworkers Health & Welfare Trust Fund of Western Canada, you will be able to access your benefits by submitting claims for medical expenses incurred.

You will be able to submit health claims electronically by logging into the Ellement App; however, some providers have the option to direct bill.

Member Portal
Update your contact information and banking details, check your eligibility for health benefits coverage, and review your hours reported by contributing employers.
Visit the Member Portal
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Ellement App
Use the Ellement App to learn about your health coverage and submit and review the status of your claims.
Visit the Ellement App
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