Rejected Refugee Claimants Affected by the Lifting of the Temporary Suspension of Removal (TSR)
Rejected refugee claimants would be eligible for the coverage of benefits provided under the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP). This is applicable to rejected refugee claimants who:
- Are affected by the authorities’ decision to lift the Temporary Suspension of Removal (TSR) on December 01, 2014 and,
- Are under an administrative deferral of removal
These individuals would be eligible for Type 2 coverage for the duration of their administrative deferral of removal. They would receive the following coverage under the Rejected Claimant with Deferral of Removal eligibility group:
- Basic coverage and,
- Prescription drug coverage
However, officers would first need to confirm that the individual is a rejected claimant under an administrative deferral of removal. Only after this should the officers issue the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) certificate to the individual.
After confirming that the individual is a rejected claimant under an administrative deferral of removal, the officers have the authority to issue coverage in the Global Case Management System (GCMS). They can do this under the Rejected Claimant with Deferral of Removal eligibility group. However, the officers would need to ensure that the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) coverage effective and termination dates are the same as the dates issued for the administrative deferral of removal.
It is worth noting that the Rejected Claimant with Deferral of Removal eligibility group was part of the temporary measures effective as of November 05, 2014. The authorities have specified this in OB 583 as well.
The authorities plan to get all the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) offices to use the Global Case Management System (GCMS). They also aim to automate the issuance of the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) coverage. Until the implementation of these measures takes place, officers would need to use the workaround described in the OB. This would enable them to provide coverage to those individuals who fall under this group.
Foreign Nationals who Benefitted from the Haiti Special Measures (HSM)
Officers might come across foreign nationals who:
- Derived benefits from the Haiti Special Measures (HSM) at the time the authorities lifted the Temporary Suspension of Removal (TSR) on Haiti on December 01, 2014 and,
- Apply for Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) consideration within six months from the date on which the authorities lifted the Temporary Suspension of Removal (TSR) on Haiti on December 01, 2014
Officers would need to note that these individuals would be eligible for the coverage of benefits under the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP).
Therefore, officers would need to provide Type 3 coverage to these individuals and their accompanying dependents. They would do so under the eligibility group Ministerial Discretion #4. These individuals and their accompanying dependents will typically receive:
- Basic coverage and,
- Public health or Public safety prescription drug coverage
Officers would need to ensure that these individuals and their accompanying dependents receive this coverage until the authorities make a final decision on their permanent residence application.
However, officers would also need to note that if these individuals and their accompanying dependents become eligible for the following insurances, then these people would lose their Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) coverage:
- Provincial health insurance or,
- Territorial health insurance
In addition, individuals and their accompanying dependents would continue to have access to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) coverage if they derived benefits from the Haiti Special Measures (HSM). They would continue receiving these benefits for the duration of the work permits issued under the Haiti Special Measures (HSM).
However, individuals would not be eligible for the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) coverage if:
- They derived benefits from the Haiti Special Measures (HSM) and,
- They have expired work permits and,
- They do not apply for Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) consideration
Source: Citizenship and Immigration
