Alberta Premier Suggests $1,900 Health Premium for Temporary Residents

Alberta premier suggests $1,900 health premium for temporary residents

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is considering adding a health premium for temporary residents to help combat the high cost of care.

Alberta’s Smith pitches health premiums for temporary residents

Premier suggests charging between $1,400 and $1,900 per person for health care if immigration and citizenship proposals pass Oct. 19 referendum

Alberta premier floats charging temporary residents $1,900 to access public health care

The figure comes as Albertans will vote in the Oct. 19 referendum on charging certain non-permanent residents a "reasonable fee or premium" for access to Alberta's health care and education systems.

Conservative Canadian leader reveals cost of migrants in Alberta

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, 55, spotlighted at a press conference on Monday the astonishing figure spent on health care and education for temporary residents.

Danielle Smith Floats $1,900 Health Fee for Temporary Residents

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has put a potential price on one of her government’s immigration referendum proposals, floating a roughly $1,900 annual health-care premium for some temporary residents that could ultimately become an additional labour cost for businesses hiring foreign workers. The figure is one of the first concrete numbers attached to an October 19 referendum question […] The post Danielle Smith Floats $1,900 Health Fee for Temp…