Recent studies found refugee claimant women to have a high number of postpartum health and social concerns that were not being addressed by the Canadian health care system. The current project aimed to gain greater understanding of the barriers these vulnerable migrant women face in accessing health...
Knowledge of Healthcare Coverage for Refugee Claimants: Results from a Survey of Health Service Providers in Montreal Following changes to the Interim Federal Health (IFH) program in Canada in 2012, this study investigates health service providers' knowledge of the healthc... Mónica,Ruiz-Casares...
24,25 Refugee claimants use the IFHP for both basic and supplemental coverage, whereas government-assisted and privately sponsored refugees receive provincial health insurance for basic coverage and the IFHP for supplemental coverage, generally for the first year of resettlement. However, refugees and ...
The IRB has proven to be an unworkable bureaucratic monstrosity. As long ago as 1997, the auditor general determined that, with respect to refugee determination, “The current process does not quickly grant Canada’s protection to claimants who genuinely need it. Furthermore, it does no...
In Canada, refugee claimants are given temporary immigration status, making access to health care services challenging. While the federal government determines the entitlements granted to refugee claimants, provinces are responsible for delivering health care services. This qualitative s...
IN APRIL, Minister Jason Kenney announced changes to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), in a move that according to physicians means cuts to the health coverage of approximately 128,000 refugees and claimants. Medical professionals quickly organized to resist the cuts. Their important work...
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