2026-05-01 from nowtoronto.com
On May 1, the Government of Canada is officially holding refugees responsible for co-paying $4 of the cost of prescription medication and 30 per cent of the cost of dental care, vision care, counselling and assistive devices.
The Government of Canada announced this decision in the 2025 Budget.
The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) helped around 600,000 people in the last year, but is now cutting its budget.
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