Haitian Exodus Looms as U.S. TPS Ends, Refugee Health Costs Surge

Ottawa introduced co-payments this year requiring asylum-seekers to pay $4 per prescription and 30 per cent of supplemental health services. The Parliamentary Budget Officer projects these charges will save $162 million in 2026-27. But the real cost driver isn't the medicine—it's the wait.

• What's proposed: Co-payments on essential care for refugees and asylum seekers
• How it affects you: The program costs taxpayers nearly $1 billion...