A study from the Fraser Institute finds that the migration of seniors impacts the health budgets of provinces differently. Six provinces (Alberta, B.C., New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and P.E.I.) experienced a net inflow of seniors between 1980 and 2016. Taken a step further, the report indicates that in B.C., the 40,512 extra seniors added $7.2 billion in healthcare costs in that province. Quebec, on the other hand, is a net exporter of seniors and saved $6 billion in healthcare costs over that period. The institute points out that migrating seniors typically pay the bulk of their taxes in one province but consume healthcare services in another. It says in the object of fairness, the federal healthcare model should account for this phenomenon so that certain provinces don't shoulder the burden of higher costs while others benefit.
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