Get an NHF card for cheaper medicine
Helps pay for medicine and tests for 28 long-term illnesses.
✓ Links tested 24 Oct 2026 · Facts checked 24 Oct 2026
NHF Card information
Opens the official government site.
Who can do this
Anyone of any age with a covered illness, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma or arthritis.
What you need
Tick things off as you gather them.
Steps
- Ask your doctor to sign you up online. That is the quickest way. Or fill in the paper form and have your doctor sign it.
- Choose the NHF Card Centre where you will collect your card.
- Collect your card when NHF calls you. Use it with every prescription at a participating pharmacy.
Cost
Free.
How long
Often ready within minutes at the card centre.
Can’t go online?
Any NHF Card Centre. Call 1-888-342-5643.