Government action on rule that rejects immigrants on medical grounds expected in April Up to 1,000 applications a year affected by controversial ‘excessive demand’ policy
Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen, says his department’s action plan for addressing a controversial policy that refuses immigrants deemed likely to cause an “excessive demand” on the country’s healthcare system will be released in April. Parliament’s Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration has recommended abolishing the “excessive demand” rules in Section […]