{"id":172963,"date":"2023-08-15T11:45:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T15:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=172963"},"modified":"2023-08-23T11:46:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T15:46:00","slug":"migrant-worker-with-cancer-will-receive-temporary-federal-healthcare-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/migrant-worker-with-cancer-will-receive-temporary-federal-healthcare-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Migrant worker with cancer will receive temporary federal healthcare coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex items-center\">A press conference was held Aug. 15 to announce that Kerian Burnett will receive federal healthcare coverage until her temporary resident status expires in January 2024.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\u201cIt\u2019s an overwhelming feeling, I\u2019m very excited about it,\u201d Burnett says.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"content mt4 _content_351449227\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Burnett was diagnosed with stage 4 cervical cancer in 2022 while working as a migrant worker in Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The 42-year-old originally from Jamaica was fired from her seasonal job picking strawberries on a farm in Colchester County, N.S. last year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Migrant workers in Nova Scotia must have a one year work permit to be eligible for provincial healthcare coverage, MSI. Without the coverage Burnett was paying for chemotherapy treatments and surgeries out of pocket.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWith the Interim Federal Health Program, Kerian\u2019s situation is rare,\u201d Stacey Gomez, manager of the migrant worker program at No One Is Illegal- Nova Scotia says. \u201cIt\u2019s a very important win for migrant worker rights in Nova Scotia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Burnett\u2019s attorney, Thiago Buchert from the Halifax Refugee Clinic, submitted Burnett\u2019s application in December 2022 for discretionary coverage from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/immigration-refugees-citizenship\/services\/refugees\/help-within-canada\/health-care\/interim-federal-health-program\/coverage-summary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interim Federal Health Program<\/a>, IFHP, which Burnett received a positive decision on.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe're very thankful and very happy that the federal government has decided to approve this case,\u201d Buchert says.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Buchert says they requested for the application to be expedited due to the severity of Burnett\u2019s situation but only just received the positive decision on August 11.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe took a two track approach,\u201d Burchert says.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Burchert submitted the application for the federal funding, while Gomez focused on the provincial funding.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There has been no word back from the province on Burnett\u2019s application, Gomez says.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cRight now, we're going to definitely be meeting with other organizations in Nova Scotia to see how we can continue to push forward to ensure that MSI for all becomes a reality,\u201d Gomez says.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Burnett says she is still unsure what she will do when her coverage ends in January.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Listen to the story below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A press conference was held Aug. 15 to announce that Kerian Burnett will receive federal healthcare coverage until her temporary resident status expires in January 2024. \u201cIt\u2019s an overwhelming feeling, I\u2019m very excited about it,\u201d Burnett says. 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