Ottawa is streamlining the asylum process and imposing new timelines in its attempt to “improve processing efficiency and integrity,” but critics are ...
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When the federal government introduced supplemental health copayments for asylum seekers and refugee claimants earlier this spring, it also quietly br...
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A new court challenge launched by Amnesty International Canada and the Canadian Council for Refugees argues that the federal government is breaching r...
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OTTAWA — Amnesty International Canada and the Canadian Council for Refugees have filed a new Federal Court challenge to the constitutionality of the S...
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Family sent back to Honduras accuses Ottawa of violating rights by handing them to U.S. — despite what they claim is Trump administration’s abuses. Th...
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A non-verbal 11-year-old girl who has cerebral palsy, epilepsy and severe scoliosis that is repositioning her organs could be the face of the Carney g...
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A new co-payment scheme for refugee health care is expected to save Ottawa $217 million a year by 2029-2030, but growing backlogs and processing times...
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Thousands of refugee claimants who have had their cases rejected and are facing deportation may remain eligible for publicly funded health benefits, i...
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A $4 prescription fee may sound small. But for refugees arriving in Canada with little or no income, it can mean the difference between filling a pres...
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