Canada OHIP Number

Detects Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) numbers: 10 digits often grouped 4-3-3 with a two-letter version code.

Type

regex

Engine

boost_regex

Confidence

high

Confidence justification

High confidence with OHIP keywords; version letters improve precision.

Jurisdictions

ca

Regulations

PIPEDA, PHIPA (Ontario)

Frameworks

ISO 27001, ISO 27701

Data categories

pii, phi, government-id, healthcare

Scope

narrow

Risk rating

9

Platform compatibility

Purview: Compatible, GCP DLP: Compatible, Macie: Compatible, Zscaler: Compatible, Palo Alto: Compatible, Netskope: Compatible

Pattern

\b\d{4}[-\s]?\d{3}[-\s]?\d{3}[-\s]?[A-Z]{2}\b

Corroborative evidence keywords

[object Object], OHIP number, Ontario health card, health number, health card, provincial health, carte santé, health card number, health identification, Manitoba Health, numéro de santé, OHIP, patient number, personal health, PHIN, carte sante, health identification number, health insurance, health insurance number, health plan (+26 more)

Proximity: 300 characters

Should match

• 1234-567-890-AB — Dashed
• 1234 567 890 XY — Spaced
• 1234567890AB — Continuous

Should not match

• 1234-567-89-AB — 9 digits
• 1234-567-890-A — One version letter
• 1234-567-890-ABC — Three letters

Known false positives

• Other health cards. Mitigation: Require OHIP keywords.