Alberta extends health coverage for workers awaiting the renewal of their work permit
Many people who were on a work permit have had their permit lapse. When the work permit lapses, health coverage lapses alongside it. Many people had applied for a work permit renewal, but since things are slow now and everything is closed, renewals are not being processed fast enough. Therefore, Alberta has madeĀ an important decision to extend health care for uninsured foreigners whose work permits have lapsed. This is a temporary extension of health coverage for all those people […]