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May 6, 2026
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Here’s How Much International Students Have Been Paying for BC Healthcare
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Article Excerpt
In September 2022, supporters of Migrant Students United at SFU marched to the Vancouver office of then-health minister Adrian Dix to demand the elimination of BC's health fee for international students. (Photo via @msu_sfu on Instagram.)
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Here’s How Much International Students Have Been Paying for BC Healthcare
Despite federal study-permit caps, the contributions have continued to grow
by
Brishti Basu,
Health Reporter
May 6, 2026
International students in British Columbia have contributed nearly half a billion dollars to the province’s healthcare…
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