Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Winnipeg on Thursday to announce two health funding agreements with Manitoba.
One is, working together The bilateral agreement is worth $1.2 billion over 10 years. It includes $72 million for one-time immediate replenishment to address urgent issues such as long waiting lists for surgeries.
The other contract is called age with dignitysaid a state spokesperson.
“The funding will help reduce wait times in Manitoba and includes meeting commitments to hire 400 doctors, 300 nurses, 200 paramedics and 100 home care workers,” the spokesperson said. wrote CBC News in an email.
The announcement between Trudeau and Prime Minister Wab Kinew is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
The federal government says bilateral agreements are intended to be flexible and tailored to allow states and territories to respond to the specific needs of their populations and geography.
The funding was first proposed by Trudeau a year ago when he spoke with Canadian prime ministers about a 10-year, $196 billion federal health plan, including $46.2 billion in new funding.
Of the latter amount, $25 billion is set aside for separate agreements with each state and territory to fund a set of specific priorities, including primary care, mental health, and increasing hiring of doctors and nurses. The purpose is to direct the
The agreement also included $72 million in one-time immediate replenishment to address urgent issues such as long waiting lists for surgeries.
Federal officials then toured the country and met individually with state leaders to finalize agreements and discuss where the money would go in each region. Their Manitoba sojourn took place in February.
Each province was then required to submit an agreement in principle to Ottawa detailing where the money would be invested, followed by an action plan to make it happen.
Thursday’s announcement with Trudeau is expected to provide more specific details about how Manitoba will use the funds.
Most other states have concluded and signed agreements.
Ontario did just that earlier this month, agreeing to $3.1 billion in federal health funding over three years to increase access to primary care physicians, reduce backlogs and increase the number of health care workers.
