Canada: residence fees, asylum, everything costs more
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Asylum seekers will now have to pay for their medication ($4) whereas it was previously completely free.
Everything costs more now when it comes to immigration. Ottawa has just added additional fees for processing residency and citizenship applications.
These increases even affect asylum seekers. While medication costs were completely covered by the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), refugees awaiting a hearing from the Immigration Commission will now have to pay out of pocket for their medications.
At least $4 per prescription medication will now be deducted from the social assistance they receive before they start working.