THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - America’s Northern Neighbor is Blowing Nearly A Billion Dollars a Year on Migrant Healthcare.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Canadians will spend approaching $1 billion on health-care premiums for asylum seekers this year, including those with rejected claims.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, asylum claimants, and the Conservative Party.WHEN & WHERE: Across 2026, Canada.KEY QUOTE: “Rejected asylum claimants are now receiving better health care than many Canadians […] The post America’s Northern Neighbor is Blowing Nearly A Billion Dollars a Year on Migrant Healthcare. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Canadians will spend approaching $1 billion on health-care premiums for asylum seekers this year, including those with rejected claims. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, asylum claimants, and the Conservative Party. WHEN & WHERE: Across 2026, Canada. KEY QUOTE: “Rejected asylum claimants are now receiving better health care than many Canadians who have paid into a system their entire life.” – Conservative lawmakers Dan Mazier and Michelle Rempel Garner. IMPACT: The cost of the Interim Federal Health Program is projected to reach $1.5 billion by 2029, with Canadians spending $6.2 billion by 2030. IN FULL Canada’s Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), which provides…Open