Ministry of Health: Health Services Appeal

Health Services Appeal: On Friday, the Health Services Appeal and Review Board rejected the provinces request to reverse an earlier order by the independent tribunal to reinstate the health coverage for Kenroy Williams and Denville Clarke, according to The Star. The Ministry of Health terminated their OHIP coverage on Dec. 15, 2012 when their employment contract expired, because they were no longer considered residents after the expiry of their work permit. However, the two have remained in Canada on visitors visas and The Ontario government has lost its bid to terminate OHIP coverage of two Jamaican migrant farm workers who were seriously injured in a car accident here. The two men, who came to Canada under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program SAWP , were among nine Jamaican migrant workers caught in the accident in August 2012 while being driven by their employer, Chardy Produce Ltd., to a farm in Oakland, Ont. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.