TORONTO — Ontario is investing $1.1 billion more in home health care as it grapples with the reality that it is unlikely to achieve its goal of building 58,000 new long-term care beds by 2028.
The funding boost for home care is part of Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy's 2026 budget that projects a $13.8-billion deficit for the upcoming fiscal year.
But the budget released Thursday also lays out the stark reality of the province's ambitious goal to deliver 58,000 new or upgraded nursing home beds within two years.