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Refugees to Pay 30 Percent of Some Health-Care Costs Beginning May 1
Ottawa will soon require sponsored refugees and asylum seekers to pay for 30 percent of health-care costs not covered by provinces and territories. The co-payment plan announced this week by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will see refugees and asylum seekers pay 30 percent of costs for dental visits, optometry, and physiotherapy, as well as a $4 flat rate on prescriptions, as of May 1 under the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP)…
Everywhere in Canada, as of May 1, they will have to pay for some of their medications.
On January 27, the Canadian federal government officially announced major changes to the Federal Refugee Health Transition Program (IFHP). Starting May 1, 2026, the government will introduce a co-payment system for supplemental medical services, requiring some refugees and asylum seekers to share medical costs.
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