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MONDAY MORNING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS:![]()
How to get your prescription in Canada![]()
As stated by Moving2Canada ‘you cannot use a foreign prescription to get prescription medication in Canada. You need to get a prescription from a Canadian doctor, otherwise the pharmacist will not give you the prescription drugs.’![]()
You can ‘bring medication required for a single-course of treatment or a 90-day supply of both prescription drugs and over-the-counter medication.’ You can do this for yourself and for anyone traveling with you who is under your care, including dependent children.![]()
Your medication must be in hospital or pharmacy-dispensed packaging, the original retail packaging, or have the original label attached to it clearly indicating what the health product is and what it contains to avoid problems bringing your medications into Canada.![]()
Once your prescription from home runs out, your can obtain a Canadian prescription from:
1. Walk-in clinics
2. Family doctors
3. On-campus doctors ![]()
Depending on your immigration status in Canada you can use your personal health insurance, employment health benefits or avail of health care plans from your provincial health care systems to help with your prescription payments.![]()
Learn more information on how to get your prescription in Canada from the Moving2Canada.com article linked: moving2canada.com/living/healthcare/prescriptions-canada-newcomers/ ![]()
Always remember if you want to explore any general health, mental health or well-being supports available to you can reach out to I/CAN's Social Care Advisor for support.
Email: s.ogorman@irishcdn.org
Call/Text: 778-689-9590![]()
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FAMILY RESOURCES![]()
EI maternity and parental benefits:![]()
According to Canada.ca ‘The Employment Insurance (EI) program provides special benefits to workers who take time off work due to specific life events such as illness, pregnancy, caring for a newborn or newly adopted child, caring for a critically ill or injured person and caring for a family member who is seriously ill with a significant risk of death’.![]()
Employment Insurance maternity and parental benefits provide financial assistance to:![]()
• people who are away from work because they're pregnant or have recently given birth
• parents who are away from work to care for their newborn or newly adopted child![]()
You could receive 55% of your earnings, up to a maximum of $668 a week.![]()
To find out more information about EI maternity and parental benefits visit the Canada.ca site: www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/ei-maternity-parental.html ![]()
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HOUSING TIPS![]()
Did you know the rent-to-own model of home ownership allows you to rent a home that you intend to, or agree to, buy at the end of your lease agreement? ![]()
There are different types of rent-to-own programmes in Canada. Check out the attached article by Arrive in for more information about rent-to-own homes.![]()
arrivein.com/housing/rent-to-own-buying-a-home-in-canada-as-a-newcomer/ ![]()
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Newly arrived in Vancouver? Come and join us at our Irish Newcomer Event in Vancouver next week on Thursday February 6th 2-3pm. Please register via the link provided or linktree on our FB page. Hope to see you there! www.eventbrite.ca/e/vancouver-new-arrivals-welcome-event-tickets-1216831679309?aff=oddtdtcreator
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I/CAN Vancouver board member Eric Keogh at Irl Vancouver's New and Not So New event last night. Great to meet the newcomers and connect with long-time community frie#irishinvancouverouver