GLOBAL MEDICAL & TRAVEL INSURANCE

Acadia International has a partnership with Backpack to provide industry leading travel insurance to our outbound community. It is advised for students, staff, and faculty to opt-in & purchase Backpack via Acadia’s group policy when travelling abroad on university endorsed global learning initiatives.

Backpack provides 24/7 emergency assistance, health care services, risk management, and crisis response services for all outbound travellers before, during, and after their time abroad.

Learn what to expect of your travel coverage by viewing Backpack’s orientation video:

 

What's Inside?
All the things you want and need in one place.

Travel Coverage

Emergency Assistance

Multilingual Counselling

Global Threat Alerts & Check-In

My Peak App

Technology

Virtual Doctors

Vaccine Program

Orientations

Cultural Diversity

Please contact Tanya Comeau (tanya.comeau@acadiau.ca), Acadia’s Student VIP Administrator, if you have any questions or concerns before departure.

BACKPACK RESOURCES:

 

2024-2025 Opt-In Instructions:
  1. Visit the opt-in page
  2. Register for an account
  3. Select the plan for the appropriate duration of your trip: 1-30 days ($165.00), 2-5 months ($255.00), 6-12 months ($500.00)
  4. Fill out the opt-in form and submit payment
  5. If purchasing more than 15 days prior to your departure date, please email your travel start dates to tanya.comeau@acadiau.ca, cc'ing globallearning@acadiau.ca, to request an adjustment to your coverage start date.

Note: Only students, staff, and faculty who have received approval from Acadia University, with sign off from the Global Learning Office, for their planned international learning experience and met the pre-departure requirements will be able to purchase Backpack insurance.