Rempel Garner said she wants the health care that failed claimants receive restricted to "emergency, life-saving health care only," echoing a similar move by the Harper government in 2012. Refugees in Canada receive health care from the federal government through the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) which covers most of the medical care that Canadians get under their provincial or territorial health services. That is an administrative problem, not a refugee health problem - NDP MP Jenny KwanThe report did not take into account cost-saving measures coming this spring. The IFHP also provides health care to refugee claimants outside of Canada who have been approved but need vaccinations or medical support for their journey. "We have the immigration system under control and we are supplying the health care Canadians need," he said.

Source: CBC News February 25, 2026 13:10 UTC