IFHP: A Gendered Impact

The newly announced Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) Co-Payment will exacerbate gender-based health, economic and social disparities and have negative impacts across Ontario, especially amongst communities already witnessing growing rates of health inequities. This resource is created to provide background information about the IFHP and the new co-pay through a gendered lens and provides strategies to respond and provide support through a community-based framework. It is intended for those who work in the HIV sector with people who are refugees, protected persons, and others without permanent status in Canada and who do not have access to provincial health insurance.