Publicly funded health care for refugees and refugee claimants in Canada is provided through the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP). Between 2012 and 2016, the IFHP went through many changes, affecting its coverage. Since April 2016, the IFHP has returned to its form before 2012.

However, there is still limited information on how well the reinstated IFHP is protecting the health and safety of refugees and refugee claimants. To begin to address this gap, from 2018 to 2020, our research team conducted semi-structured interviews with 22 IFHP beneficiaries and 21 service providers in Ottawa and Toronto.