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Alberta Health Card Renewal: Revalidate Your AHCIP Coverage

Since July 2, 2026, new Alberta health cards have an expiry date. Before it, you revalidate your coverage in person at an Alberta registry agent. Your health card can be a standalone card, a digital card in the Alberta Wallet app, or your personal health number on the back of your driver's licence or ID card.

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Three kinds of health card

CardWhat it is
Integrated cardYour Alberta driver's licence or ID card, with your personal health number on the back
Mobile health cardA digital card in the Alberta Wallet app
Standalone cardA separate physical card, for people who don't qualify for an integrated card

Renewing your driver's licence?

Since July 2, 2026, you revalidate your health coverage when you get or renew an Alberta licence or ID card. Bring your physical health card if you have one.

Lost card

A replacement requires revalidating your coverage in person at a registry agent.

Step by step

  1. Check the expiry date on your card.

    Integrated cards expire with your driver's licence or ID card. Standalone and mobile cards show their own date.

  2. Visit any Alberta registry agent before it expires.

    You will revalidate your residency and personal details for everyone on your AHCIP account.

  3. Receive your card.

    Standalone cards are mailed from the AHCIP office.

Phone numbers

Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP)

780-427-1432

Toll-free in Alberta: dial 310-0000 first

Related

Alberta Health Card, Licence and Benefits A plain-language guide to the main Alberta services: renewing your Alberta personal health card (AHCIP), renewing your driver's licence, and the provincial benefits paid with your federal benefits. How to Renew an Alberta Driver's Licence at a Registry Agent Alberta driver's licences are renewed in person at any registry agent; online renewal is temporarily disabled. Bring your current licence and, if you have one, your Alberta health card. You can renew up to a year early if you don't need a medical. Licences last 1 to 5 years. Provincial Services in Canada: Health Cards, Licences, Benefits Plain-language guides to renewing your health card and driver's licence in each of Canada's 10 provinces, and the provincial benefits paid along with your federal benefits.

Frequently asked questions

Do Alberta health cards expire?

New cards issued since July 2, 2026 include an expiry date. Integrated cards expire with your licence or ID card.

Can I renew my Alberta health card online?

No. Revalidation is done in person at a registry agent.

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