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shoujocowboy: girlgrowingsmall: qjusttheletter: dysfunctionalqueer: telegantmess: pragnificent: betheothergirl: outsider-my-ass: via [x] [Loni (Literary_zealot) Tweeted: “It’s a privilege to just laugh with your friends and say, ‘There’s always Canada’. Not everyone has that option.” Coffee Spoonie replies: Literally, Disabled folx cannot immigrate to Canada. They don’t get that I cannot ‘lol move to Canada!’, bc Canada doesn’t want my crip ass.”] This is something a lot of people are not aware of. Canada will deny people permanent residency on the basis of certain health conditions if they cause ‘stress’ on the healthcare system (or if they are a danger to public health or safety). It’s an attempt to prevent people taking advantage of Canada’s universal healthcare, but unfortunately even if someone is immigrating for legitimate reasons, there’s a good chance they’ll be denied (it may be overlooked at times, but that doesn’t change that a family of refugees could be denied immigration if a kid has down syndrome) We’ve still got a lot of shit to work on here Many countries have similar laws. New Zealand does. iirc so does the UK “an attempt to prevent people taking advantage of Canada’s universal healthcare” i know people will argue economics and all but if someone has a need to “take advantage of” this country’s healthcare, they have a need to immigrate here. healthcare is a right, despite the way it’s treated as a privilege. Holy shit, this is huge news for me. I’m planning to move there in 2-3 years. I need to do some research. Thank you for posting and sharing this info. Reminder to every one that there are VERY few places you can immigrate to from the United States with out an advanced degree, a job, and a set amount in provable savings. Immigrating anywhere is never easy and requires large amounts of planning. -- source link
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