Dental instruments are shown in Oakville, Ont., on April 5, 2023. The Canadian Press/Staff
Ottawa will soon require sponsored refugees and asylum seekers to pay for 30 percent of health-care costs not covered by provinces and territories.
The co-payment plan announced this week by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will see refugees and asylum seekers pay 30 percent of costs for dental visits, optometry, and physiotherapy, as well as a $4 flat rate on prescriptions, as of May 1 under the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP).
