Rejected asylum seekers keep free federal health coverage until deportation

Subhead:The Liberal government has spent hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars since 2016 on health expenses for over 130,000 rejected refugee claimants.# Failed asylum claimants continue receiving taxpayer-funded federal health benefits, including cross-sex hormones, until they are physically removed from Canada, according to a new written response tabled in the House of Commons. In an answer to Order Paper Question Q-915 from Dan Mazier, the Department of Immigration said rejected claimants remain eligible for the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) after losing their refugee cases and only lose coverage once deportation orders are carried out. “Individuals who are ultimately found not to be in need of protection are eligible for Interim Federal Health Program coverage until they depart Canada after exhausting their right to due process,” the department wrote. “Interim Federal Health Program coverage ends automatically once a removal order has been enforced.”

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