Canada Spent $275M on Health Care for Rejected Asylum Seekers Over 10 Years, Feds Say

Medical devices are seen in an examination room at a health clinic in Calgary on July 14, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Ottawa has spent upwards of $275 million in the last 10 years on health coverage for asylum seekers whose claims were turned down by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, the immigration department says.

The information was disclosed following an order paper inquiry by Conservative MP Burton Bailey.