Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP)

The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) provides limited, temporary coverage of healthcare benefits to people in the following groups who are not eligible for provincial or territorial health insurance:  Protected Persons, including resettled refugees, Refugee claimants and certain other groups.

Who are they able to assist:

When can they assist:

  • Refugee claimants
  • Resettled refugees
  • Protected persons in Canada
  • Refugee claimants
  • Victims of human trafficking or domestic violence
  • Must not be a Canadian Citizen

What can they assist with: (Included but not limited to)

  • Some clinical healthcare services (Including but not limited to Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists)