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January 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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/4 Basic health benefits - including doctor visits and hospital care - will remain fully covered with no co-payments under IFHP.
The IFHP provides temporary health coverage for refugees, asylum claimants, protected persons and other
The IFHP provides temporary health coverage for refugees, asylum claimants, protected persons and other
January 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM
/4 Basic health benefits - including doctor visits and hospital care - will remain fully covered with no co-payments under IFHP.
The IFHP provides temporary health coverage for refugees, asylum claimants, protected persons and other
The IFHP provides temporary health coverage for refugees, asylum claimants, protected persons and other
1) This is just gutter racism
2) A failed claimant ≠ "bogus." Many will get approved on appeal.
3) If the Conservatives are so concerned about the state of healthcare, they should talk to their fucking premiers, not punch down on refugee claimants.
2) A failed claimant ≠ "bogus." Many will get approved on appeal.
3) If the Conservatives are so concerned about the state of healthcare, they should talk to their fucking premiers, not punch down on refugee claimants.
August 7, 2026 at 2:31 PM
1) This is just gutter racism
2) A failed claimant ≠ "bogus." Many will get approved on appeal.
3) If the Conservatives are so concerned about the state of healthcare, they should talk to their fucking premiers, not punch down on refugee claimants.
2) A failed claimant ≠ "bogus." Many will get approved on appeal.
3) If the Conservatives are so concerned about the state of healthcare, they should talk to their fucking premiers, not punch down on refugee claimants.
Announced this week, the federal government is introducing cuts to the interim federal health plan (IFHP) that gives healthcare access to people who are refugees in Canada. This affects the patients I care for as a doctor.
January 31, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Announced this week, the federal government is introducing cuts to the interim federal health plan (IFHP) that gives healthcare access to people who are refugees in Canada. This affects the patients I care for as a doctor.
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May 4, 2026 at 1:13 PM
/6 More info here: Refugees, protected persons, and asylum claimants in Canada receive temporary health coverage through the federal Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP),
www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
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Interim Federal Health Program - Canada.ca
Get short-term health care as a refugee, protected person or asylum claimant in Canada. Eligibility is automatic based on immigration status.
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February 20, 2026 at 11:55 AM
/6 More info here: Refugees, protected persons, and asylum claimants in Canada receive temporary health coverage through the federal Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP),
www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
#canada #healthcare
IFHP: as soon as someone claims asylum in Canada, they are not eligible for provincial plans (RAMQ). They are automatically covered by the IFHP, an emergency plan fully funded by the federal gov and managed by Medavie Blue Cross.
IFHP: as soon as someone claims asylum in Canada, they are not eligible for provincial plans (RAMQ). They are automatically covered by the IFHP, an emergency plan fully funded by the federal gov and managed by Medavie Blue Cross.
September 25, 2026 at 3:53 PM
#canada #healthcare
IFHP: as soon as someone claims asylum in Canada, they are not eligible for provincial plans (RAMQ). They are automatically covered by the IFHP, an emergency plan fully funded by the federal gov and managed by Medavie Blue Cross.
IFHP: as soon as someone claims asylum in Canada, they are not eligible for provincial plans (RAMQ). They are automatically covered by the IFHP, an emergency plan fully funded by the federal gov and managed by Medavie Blue Cross.
This piece by Dr. Y.Y. Brandon Chen is so important:
Misinformation is driving the debate over refugee health care
In practice, access to care under the IFHP is often far more limited than critics suggest.
Read our client op-ed:
@ottawahealthlaw.ca #cdnpoli #immigranthealth #refugeehealth #IFHP
Misinformation is driving the debate over refugee health care
In practice, access to care under the IFHP is often far more limited than critics suggest.
Read our client op-ed:
@ottawahealthlaw.ca #cdnpoli #immigranthealth #refugeehealth #IFHP
Misinformation is driving the debate over refugee health care - The Hill Times
In practice, access to care under the IFHP is often far more limited than critics suggest.
www.hilltimes.com
June 17, 2026 at 3:28 PM
This piece by Dr. Y.Y. Brandon Chen is so important:
Misinformation is driving the debate over refugee health care
In practice, access to care under the IFHP is often far more limited than critics suggest.
Read our client op-ed:
@ottawahealthlaw.ca #cdnpoli #immigranthealth #refugeehealth #IFHP
Misinformation is driving the debate over refugee health care
In practice, access to care under the IFHP is often far more limited than critics suggest.
Read our client op-ed:
@ottawahealthlaw.ca #cdnpoli #immigranthealth #refugeehealth #IFHP
In addition to CAF members, those incarcerated in federal penitentiaries and on-reserve healthcare, the federal government provides coverage for refugee claimants and others seeking asylum in Canada through the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP). The IFHP was actually started before Medicare.
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February 26, 2026 at 10:54 PM
In addition to CAF members, those incarcerated in federal penitentiaries and on-reserve healthcare, the federal government provides coverage for refugee claimants and others seeking asylum in Canada through the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP). The IFHP was actually started before Medicare.
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Everything Canadians Need to Know About #Refugee #Healthcare Costs in #Canada - By the Numbers talkingpointsbrief.com/refugee-heal...
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#cdnpoli #onpoli #abpoli #immigration
Refugee Healthcare Costs 0.2% of Canada's Healthcare Budget — Here's What Poilievre Won't Tell You
Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives want to cut refugee healthcare to fix Canada's system. The data shows the IFHP costs $896M in a $399B system — 0.2%. Meanwhile 6.5 million Canadians can't find a famil...
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March 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Everything Canadians Need to Know About #Refugee #Healthcare Costs in #Canada - By the Numbers talkingpointsbrief.com/refugee-heal...
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#cdnpoli #onpoli #abpoli #immigration
Starting in May, refugees and asylum seekers in Canada will co-pay health costs #Canada #cdnpoli
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Starting in May, refugees and asylum seekers in Canada will co-pay health costs
The federal government is changing how the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) operates, introducing refugees and asylum seekers as co-payers for certain supplemental health benefits.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Starting in May, refugees and asylum seekers in Canada will co-pay health costs #Canada #cdnpoli
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Really important piece that gets to the heart of this—delays in Canadian immigration systems mean more people waiting, means more people on the IFHP, means cutting the IFHP instead of addressing delays will lead to serious harm for refugee claimants in Canada.
June 9, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Really important piece that gets to the heart of this—delays in Canadian immigration systems mean more people waiting, means more people on the IFHP, means cutting the IFHP instead of addressing delays will lead to serious harm for refugee claimants in Canada.
Join nurses in urging Hon. Lena Metlege Diab to reverse co-payments from the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) to ensure equitable, barrier free access to health care for all eligible refugees and asylum seekers.
Sign our #ActionAlert:
Sign our #ActionAlert:
Reverse co-payments for refugees and asylum seekers, Minister Diab! | RNAO.ca
Call on the Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, to reverse co‑payments from the IFHP and ensure equitable, barrier‑free access to health care for all eligible refugees and asylum seekers.
RNAO.ca
September 26, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Join nurses in urging Hon. Lena Metlege Diab to reverse co-payments from the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) to ensure equitable, barrier free access to health care for all eligible refugees and asylum seekers.
Sign our #ActionAlert:
Sign our #ActionAlert:
In their defence, the Trudeau gov did espouse anti-migrant policies. But cutting the IFHP does seem reminiscent of Harper moves.
May 24, 2026 at 3:02 PM
In their defence, the Trudeau gov did espouse anti-migrant policies. But cutting the IFHP does seem reminiscent of Harper moves.
Last week, the Canadian government announced cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), the initiative through which hundreds of thousands of people in Canada are able to afford their health care.
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As a doctor, I know cutting health care for refugees hurts us all ⋆ The Breach
Targeting the most vulnerable is a slippery slope toward weakening public health for all
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February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Last week, the Canadian government announced cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), the initiative through which hundreds of thousands of people in Canada are able to afford their health care.
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Because ICE is hunting non-Whites,
so they risk their lives to flee US.
They are now refugees in Canada,
almost half of them being treated in hospital.
It's free since Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) provides coverage, for urgent and essential services (doctors, hospital, meds, etc.).
so they risk their lives to flee US.
They are now refugees in Canada,
almost half of them being treated in hospital.
It's free since Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) provides coverage, for urgent and essential services (doctors, hospital, meds, etc.).
December 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Because ICE is hunting non-Whites,
so they risk their lives to flee US.
They are now refugees in Canada,
almost half of them being treated in hospital.
It's free since Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) provides coverage, for urgent and essential services (doctors, hospital, meds, etc.).
so they risk their lives to flee US.
They are now refugees in Canada,
almost half of them being treated in hospital.
It's free since Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) provides coverage, for urgent and essential services (doctors, hospital, meds, etc.).
Opinion: Misinformation is driving the debate over refugee health care
www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/17/m...
www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/17/m...
Misinformation is driving the debate over refugee health care - The Hill Times
In practice, access to care under the IFHP is often far more limited than critics suggest.
www.hilltimes.com
June 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Opinion: Misinformation is driving the debate over refugee health care
www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/17/m...
www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/17/m...
In a few months it'll be 60 years since the fantastic "Ready Steady Go" special with Otis Redding joined by starstruck Eric Burdon & Chris Farlowe. I especially love the excitement of "Shake" at the end. You can see Eric & Chris are loving it. Imagine being there!
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"READY, STEADY GO - OTIS REDDING live with ERIC BURDON & CHRIS FARLOWE - (1966)
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April 15, 2026 at 7:26 PM
In a few months it'll be 60 years since the fantastic "Ready Steady Go" special with Otis Redding joined by starstruck Eric Burdon & Chris Farlowe. I especially love the excitement of "Shake" at the end. You can see Eric & Chris are loving it. Imagine being there!
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Earlier this year, following a budget pledge to lower funding, Ottawa introduced changes to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), which provides health care to resettled refugees and asylum claimants who are waiting to qualify for provincial or territorial insurance.
August 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Earlier this year, following a budget pledge to lower funding, Ottawa introduced changes to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), which provides health care to resettled refugees and asylum claimants who are waiting to qualify for provincial or territorial insurance.
New commentary in The Hill Times from @ottawahealthlaw.ca member @yybrandonc.bsky.social examines how misinformation is shaping public debate on refugee health care in Canada. #RefugeeHealth #HealthPolicy #cdnpoli
www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/17/m...
www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/17/m...
Misinformation is driving the debate over refugee health care - The Hill Times
In practice, access to care under the IFHP is often far more limited than critics suggest.
www.hilltimes.com
June 18, 2026 at 8:09 PM
New commentary in The Hill Times from @ottawahealthlaw.ca member @yybrandonc.bsky.social examines how misinformation is shaping public debate on refugee health care in Canada. #RefugeeHealth #HealthPolicy #cdnpoli
www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/17/m...
www.hilltimes.com/2026/06/17/m...
The purpose of the IFHP has always been to provide healthcare, particularly for “refugee-like” individuals who could not afford it. The program has evolved over time. With the advent of healthcare schemes, once someone qualifies for provincial coverage, they cease being covered under IFHP.
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February 26, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The purpose of the IFHP has always been to provide healthcare, particularly for “refugee-like” individuals who could not afford it. The program has evolved over time. With the advent of healthcare schemes, once someone qualifies for provincial coverage, they cease being covered under IFHP.
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Cuts to health insurance for refugees & asylum seekers will hurt the most marginalized families, create barriers to education and employment, and may result in higher health care costs down the road.
Still time to prevent this. Check out this tool from Canadian Pediatric Society #cdnpoli #cdnhealth
Still time to prevent this. Check out this tool from Canadian Pediatric Society #cdnpoli #cdnhealth
Speak Out: Protecting IFHP Benefits | Canadian Paediatric Society
Canadian Paediatric Society: Protecting and promoting the health and well-being of children and youth.
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February 23, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Cuts to health insurance for refugees & asylum seekers will hurt the most marginalized families, create barriers to education and employment, and may result in higher health care costs down the road.
Still time to prevent this. Check out this tool from Canadian Pediatric Society #cdnpoli #cdnhealth
Still time to prevent this. Check out this tool from Canadian Pediatric Society #cdnpoli #cdnhealth
🇨🇦 New federal laws and rules are in effect across Canada in May 2026, affecting taxpayers, federal executives, banks, IFHP beneficiaries, and specific regulated sectors
🇨🇦 Check the full details, key dates, and what Canadians should know this month 👇
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🇨🇦 Check the full details, key dates, and what Canadians should know this month 👇
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New Canada Laws And Rules In May 2026
Several federal laws, rules, and procedures are now in effect across Canada as of May 2026.
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May 2, 2026 at 1:21 PM
🇨🇦 New federal laws and rules are in effect across Canada in May 2026, affecting taxpayers, federal executives, banks, IFHP beneficiaries, and specific regulated sectors
🇨🇦 Check the full details, key dates, and what Canadians should know this month 👇
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🇨🇦 Check the full details, key dates, and what Canadians should know this month 👇
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