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Envitro · 01-11-2019, 11:04 AM

I believe that's changed since we came over here. I believe that they get the same health care as the rest of us from Day 1, which we did too. These days they also get Dental and Drugs paid for by the Feds (i.e. taxpayers) for the first year or so. I don't think that's too crazy. Make sure they're good and healthy and can get integrated and working /paying taxes, that's the way I look at it.

I do know that we had a dentist donate his services for the first few years that we were here out of the goodness of his heart. He didn't get compensated by the government in any way, he just knew that we didn't have coverage and he took care of us. Incidentally we have been close family friends of his and his family since then.

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Envitro First Line Centre Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Saddledome, Calgary Exp:	I believe that's changed since we came over here. I believe that they get the same health care as the rest of us from Day 1, which we did too. These days they also get Dental and Drugs paid for by the Feds (i.e. taxpayers) for the first year or so. I don't think that's too crazy. Make sure they're good and healthy and can get integrated and working /paying taxes, that's the way I look at it. I do know that we had a dentist donate his services for the first few years that we were here out of the goodness of his heart. He didn't get compensated by the government in any way, he just knew that we didn't have coverage and he took care of us. Incidentally we have been close family friends of his and his family since then. Last edited by Envitro; 01-11-2019 at 11:07 AM.