Date/Time
Friday, March 27, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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Join healthcare providers, refugees and community members to call on the federal government to reverse cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) refugee healthcare coverage.

• When: Friday, March 27, 12 pm – 1 pm
• Where: MP Julie Dzerowicz’s constituency office
  1202 Bloor Street West, Toronto (at Bloor & Dufferin)

The federal government has cut 15% of the refugee healthcare budget and is introducing unaffordable co-payments for essential healthcare, including medications, mental health counselling, physical therapy, and vision care. These cuts take effect May 1, 2026, and will immediately harm refugees, who are already struggling to meet basic needs, like food and housing.

These co-payments function as a denial of care – refugees’ health will worsen, more individuals will unnecessarily end up in already strained emergency departments and hospitals, and health care costs will rise. Financially, the co-payment plan will cost Canada more, not less.

MP Julie Dzerowicz, Chair of the Standing Committee on Immigration and Chair of the Toronto Liberal Caucus, has stated she supports these cuts. We are bringing our voices directly to her door.

Join us in standing up for refugee rights and health for all.

Take action

• Join the rally on Friday, March 27 at noon at MP Julie Dzerowicz’s constituency office
• Join the Phone Zap & Webinar: Monday, Mar 30 at 7pm ET AND/OR Wednesday, Apr 1 at 12pm ET (co-hosted by Migrant Rights Network, Canadian Council for Refugees, Canadian Refugee Health Network–CRHN): https://migrantrights.ca/events/ifhpphonezap/
• Sign the Migrant Rights Network (MRN) Petition: https://migrantrights.ca/actionslist/stopifhpcuts/
• Sign the Canadian Medical Association Petition: https://www.cma.ca/get-involved/health-advocacy#campaign
• Sign the Canadian Pediatrics Society Petition: https://cps.ca/en/advocacy-defense/speak-out-protecting-ifhp-benefits
• Call/meet your MP: See resource document with talking points, evidence and slide deck explainer on the IFHP cuts & consequences
• Follow and Amplify on Instagram: @No.Cuts.To.Care

Learn more: Refugee Claimants Will Have to Co-Pay for Some Health Care