The federal government announced a $3.1 billion agreement with Ontario on Friday to improve health care in the province.
The announcement comes after the feds earmarked $196 billion (including $46 billion in new funding) last year for the provinces’ health care systems over the next decade with $25 billion to be doled out through bilateral agreements with each province and territory.
Ontario is the fifth province to sign an agreement, following B.C., P.E.I., Alberta, and Nova Scotia, none of which received more than $1.2 billion through their respective agreements.