2012 - More bright things ahead! We are climbing fast on Google\'s rankings, and it is only a matter of time now before travelinsure.ca hits #1 spot on Google for \\\"Super Visa Insurance\\\" - great news! Thank-you to all of those throughout the world who have been searching for Canada\\\'s Premiere Super Visa Insurance supplier! We now have a working Quotation Calculator for Visitors to Canada Insurance of all types (including Super Visa Insurance) and \\\"Buy Now\\\" links are available right from the calculator, which also compares all of our supplier companies side by side. I am also pleased to announce that I have been named Vice President of The Edmonton Heritage Festival Association, the hosts of the Largest Multicultural Festival in North America. Please join us in Hawrelak Park, Edmonton, Alberta on August 4,5 & 6, 2012. Also breaking news, TravelInsure.ca has agreed to become a Major Sponsor of the Edmonton Heritage Festival Association and will be the hosts of the President\\\'s Reception to be held at the festival. We will also have a presence on site during the festival and will have a tent and our new logo\\\'d up Smart Car will also be there. Speaking of Multiculturalism, we have also become very involved in a specialized form of Visitors to Canada Insurance, called Super Visa Insurance. This insurance is mandatory coverage for participants of the Super Visa for Parents and Grandparents Program, announced December 1, 2011 by Jason Kenney, of the Government of Canada. We are one of the largest suppliers of this coverage in Canada. In recognition of the foregoing two paragraphs, our new division TravelInsure.ca will become a Major Sponsor of the Edmonton Heritage Festival. More details to come! Please take a moment to look through our new sub-site that we call DFS Online Insurance Services. Here you will be able to access information, quotes, and even apply online for many types of basic insurance products including Easy Issue Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Travel Insurance, Health & Dental Insurance. Of course, if your needs are complicated, there are underwriting concerns, or complex situations, we continue to offer our full-service Brokerage Operation. These services can be easily initiated by using our contact form here. With 20 years experience, I have worked as an independent agent, directly for Insurance Companies, for Mutual Fund Companies, as a Managing General Agent (wholesaler), and also with well-known Investment Advisors with National Stock Brokerage Firms. I have been involved at the Industry level as Past-President of Advocis (Edmonton Chapter), and have sat on many boards and committees including The Alberta Insurance Council Appeals Committee. I am also involved in many charitable and community Boards and Agencies including those listed to the left. I sit on the Gift Planning Advisory Committee for the Canadian Cancer Society, the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta, and sit at the Executive level on the Edmonton Heritage Festival and Northern Albert Brain Injury Association Boards. I am a Past-President of JCI Canada, and also JCI Edmonton. I have developed relations with Lawyers, Tax Accountants, and Head Office Specialists so that as a team, we can satisfy your needs as a Business Owner or Professional. Our clients include large companies, small companies, doctors, dentists, lawyers, professional associations and select individuals. It has been said that if your only tool is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Don’t you deserve the benefits of our extensive experience? Come to us where we have a full tool chest awaiting you. Please allow us the opportunity to assist you with your Employee Benefits Program, Business Succession, Estate Planning, or any other need such as Life, Critical Illness, Disability or Long-Term Care Insurance and you can rest assured that your family and loved ones will be protected in the future. Give us a call today - 780-669-9147. Tracy

DesLaurier Financial Services offers the best Super Visa Insurance The Canadian government has made it easier for the parents and grandfathers of Canadian citizens or permanent residents to come to the country for extended visits. They have done this by creating the Super Visa Program, which can keep these family members in Canada for up to two years at a time, as compared to the previous limit of six months. But before this can all happen, the visitor is required to purchase Super Visa Insurance. This Super Visa Insurance covers medical treatments and emergencies, including those that occur during travel. The government also requires that Super Visa Insurance be purchased for a minimum of one year. If the person is visiting for more than one year, they must renew their Super Visa Insurance before the previous policy expires. The amount of the Super Visa Insurance policy must be at least $100,000. One advantage of the new system of Super Visas, which was put into place in December 2011, is that it is possible to be granted a visa within eight weeks of applying. With the old system, it could take as long as eight years for someone to be granted a visa to visit relatives in Canada. DesLaurier Financial Services offers Super Visa Insurance as well as a number of other types of insurance services. Whatever your particular insurance needs, DFS can take care of you. You can buy many types of insurance through DFS from insurance providers like Travel Underwriters, GMS Group Medical Services, Manulife Financial, TIC Insurance, RSA Travel Insurance (formerly etfs), and Travel Guard. DFS will help you to navigate through the products they offer so you purchase the type of insurance that is ideal for your needs. If it is Super Visa Insurance that you require, other travel insurance products, or any of our other insurance offerings, you know you’ll get the very best at an affordable cost. If you have an insurance problem, DFS has the solution. Besides their excellent Super Visa Insurance options, the company also offers help with risk management, tax and estate planning, wealth management, employee benefits, and general travel insurance. DFS can also handle both individual and group clients for insurance plans. We also offer employees who have left a previous employer the ability to continue health and dental benefits that were previously provided to them at work. Clients can also use the DFS web site to get links to their insurance providers whose products are sold by DFS. This certainly includes Super Visa Insurance as well as other types of insurance packages. If it is Super Visa Insurance that you or a loved one is looking for, the professionals at DFS will help you to make the ideal choice to suit your circumstances. With the right Super Visa Insurance, your loved one can enjoy their time in Canada with the full confidence that their medical needs will be met. Visa holders: Make sure you’re covered by IEC travel insurance Foreigners who want to travel to Canada to work, play or study and who are from 18-35 years old have a program that helps them do just that. It’s called International Experience Canada. This program is part of the Canadian Experience Class Visa category and has been formerly called Youth Mobility Program, and Canadian Working Holiday Program. While in Canada, these visa holders are obligated to purchase IEC travel insurance because while they are travelling in Canada they are not covered by the Canadian health care system. One of the leading providers of IEC travel insurance in Canada is DesLaurier Financial Services. This dynamic insurance company offers products from several of the biggest insurance companies in the world. They can help their clients with insurance of every description. Besides IEC travel insurance, they offer a range of life insurance options that include term insurance and whole life insurance (which not only covers the life of the policy holder, but also offers the benefits of a sound investment as it increases in value over time). In addition to its super visa insurance and its IEC travel insurance, DesLaurier Financial Services offers critical illness insurance, disability insurance, and long-term care insurance. The company caters to individuals who are looking for peace of mind for them and their families, and to business owners who are looking for an employee benefits package. When someone is visiting Canada on an IEC visa, they must hold medical insurance for the duration of their stay in Canada. This IEC travel insurance must cover them for hospitalization, health care, and repatriation (if necessary). The policy must also cover them wherever they go while in Canada. The IEC program covers adults between the ages of 18 and 35. When families of citizens or permanent residents wish to visit their loved ones in Canada, they also require insurance for the duration of their stay. In this case, however, we’re talking about Super Visa insurance rather than IEC travel insurance. Under the Super Visa, the visitor can stay in Canada for up to two years without having to apply to renew their visa. And this type of visa can be obtained much more quickly that under the old system. What used to take up to eight years can now be approved in about eight weeks. DFS is a company that really understands risk management. Their IEC travel insurance is just one example of how they protect their clients and give them peace of mind. Clients of TravelInsure.ca know that they can purchase insurance protection that will take care of them in a variety of situations. IEC Travel Insurance may also be known by its previous names Youth Mobility Insurance, or Working Holiday Insurance, so if it is Youth Mobility Insurance or Working Holiday Insurance that you are looking for, rest assured that IEC Travel Insurance is the same thing.