TORONTO — Ontario is boosting funding for hospitals, pediatric care, mental health and home care as part of its efforts to reform health care in the province.
The provincial budget released Thursday detailed an $850 million increase in funding to hospitals – a four per cent boost in base funding – plus $200 million to address health-care staffing shortages across the entire system.
“The pandemic, we’re through that, now it’s the time to pivot to make sure we have investments, long-term sustainable investments, in our health-care system,” said Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy.