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Canada / Ontario
Syed Hussan
Executive Director, Migrant Workers Alliance for Change
+ 1 416 453 3632 | hussan@migrantworkersalliance.org

For contacts in different regions or to join our mailing list, email info@migrantrights.ca

Stop the Cuts to Refugee Healthcare Phone Zap & Webinar!

Join the Migrant Rights Network, Canadian Council for Refugees, and Canadian Refugee Health Network for a Phone Zap & Webinar to say NO to cuts to refugee health care! Starting May 1, 2026, the Liberal government will introduce harmful and unaffordable co-payments for essential healthcare, putting refugees at risk of missing the care they need. Sign up to stop it and read below for more information!

The government has cut 15% of the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) and is introducing unaffordable co-payments for essential healthcare services like medication, mental health support, and vision care. These cuts start May 1, 2026 and will immediately harm refugees.

Refugees depend on this program for basic healthcare. Many already struggle to afford food and housing, so these co-payments will prevent them from getting the care they need. This will make people sicker and put more pressure on already strained hospitals, while healthcare costs rise. This co-payment plan will cost Canada more, not less.

These cuts are part of a Carney’s austerity agenda and signal that more cuts are coming. We must oppose all cuts. Our communities are healthier when everyone has access to care.

Join us for an online phone zap and webinar on Monday, March 30 at 7pm ET OR Wednesday, April 1 at 12pm ET!

You will:

Learn how these cuts will affect refugees
Hear from experts and healthcare workers
Call your MP and take action together

Sign up now & sign the petition: https://migrantrights.ca/stopifhpcuts/

Together, we can stop the cuts!