Filipiniana News - November 2018 Earlier this year, Canadian immigration policy on medical admissibility due to "excessive demand" had been updated to "strike a balance between protecting publicly funded health and social services" and becoming more consistent with "current views on the inclusion of persons with disabilities." These changes, which took effect on 1 June 2018, consist of the following: 1. increasing the cost threshold for medical inadmissibility to three times the previous level; 2. amending the definition of social services by removing references to special education, social and vocational rehabilitation services and personal support services; and 3. implementing administrative reforms such as providing further training to immigration and medical officers, centralizing medical admissibility assessment in one office and improving language that will explain the process to applicants. Although no...