Information please.

Coverage for cancer treatment is provided under provincial healthcare systems. If the treatment they are seeking is accepted treatment within their province, then it it should be covered by their provincial health care system. Do you know if they are seeking some type of experimental treatment that hasn't been approved for use?

A good resource on coverage of cancer drugs is available on cancercare.on.ca, it answers

Who pays for cancer drugs

Who decides what drugs are paid for by the provincial drug programs

Why some drugs are covered in other provinces but not in Ontario

Why some drugs are not covered in Ontario even though they have been approved by Health Canada etc

Medical treatment is fairly well covered, but many families still struggle with expenses indirectly tied to it - time off work, temporary housing near facilities, childcare, travel, everyday expenses going unpaid because of loss of income, etc. And unless you are at the lowest income bracket, you still have to pay *some* - most working people have extended health coverage to help with that, but if your medication costs 10k or more a month, paying even a small part of that can be difficult for low-middle income families. There's always a way. The government handles most of the load - insurance, charities, and community support help with the rest.