Refugee Claimants: Territorial Health

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney Dept: "Canadians are a very generous people and Canada has a generous immigration system," Kenney said in a news release. "However, we do not want to ask Canadians to pay for benefits for protected persons and refugee claimants that are more generous than what they are entitled to themselves.", according to CBC. Those services aren't covered for most Canadians through their provincial and territorial health plans, and that's where the government is making the cuts and the federal government is putting an end to paying for certain health-care benefits for refugee claimants, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced Wednesday. The Interim Federal Health Program IFHP gives basic health-care coverage to protected persons, refugee claimants and others who don't qualify for provincial or territorial coverage. The program cost $84 million last year. The program also covers the costs for supplemental health services: medications, dentistry, vision care and mobility devices. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.