TORONTO - The federal government has reinstated full coverage for a handful of health-care services for refugees, but doctors say it's not nearly enough.
TORONTO - The federal government has reinstated full coverage for a handful of health-care services for refugees, but doctors say it’s not nearly enough.
On May 1, Canada’s Interim Federal Health Program imposed a 30 per cent co-payment requirement for products and services ranging from wheelchairs to mental health counselling.
The Carney government has quietly walked back some of its cuts to a program providing temporary health-care coverage to refugees…
Health workers and rights advocates say co-payments, set to take effect on May 1, amount to 'de facto denial of care'.
Report by Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer’ warns that backlogs and processing times could add millions in costs.
Until last month, the Canadian government covered the health-care costs of asylum-seekers. When it imposed fees, it left one…
Canada spent over $722 million on health care for asylum seekers in the last fiscal year as refugee backlogs and failed clamed…
The needs of Canadian citizens should have priority over those of migrants
