New federal dental care coverage may have the unintended result of Canadian employers cancelling their private health care plans, industry players are warning. Ondina Love, president of the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association told the Senate finance committee that there is a risk of employers cancelling private health care plans. “I think you either incentivize employers…
Federal Dental Care Coverage Might Lead Employers to Drop Private Plans, Industry Warns
Federal Dental Care Benefit Gets Go-ahead From House of Commons
The Liberals dental–care benefit bill passed third reading Thursday in the House of Commons despite opposition from the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois. The bill passed 172 to 138, with Conservatives and the Bloc voting against it. It would give children with families who make less than $90,000 a year as much as $650 per child to care for their…
House of Commons to Vote on Bill for Dental Care Benefit, Rental Support This Week
A major part of the federal government’s affordability plan is expected to pass final reading in the House of Commons this week, after the Liberals fast-tracked Bill C-31 through the health committee Monday night. The bill, which includes a new dental-care benefit for children under 12 in low- and modest-income families and a one-time $500…
Proposed Dental Benefit for Children Would Cost $703M: Parliamentary Budget Officer
Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says Ottawa’s proposed dental benefit for children under the age of 12 would cost $703 million over the next three fiscal years. Giroux released the costing in a new report today after MPs voted Wednesday to send the bill to a committee for study, putting it one step closer to becoming…
MPs Debate Second Reading of Dental Care, Targeted Inflation Relief
Federal Conservatives say the Liberal dental-care and rental-housing relief legislation will only add to inflation without providing relief from the rising cost of living. MPs today are debating the government’s legislation to create an annual $650 dental benefit for low- and middle-income families for every child under the age of 12. The bill also gives…
Ottawa to Invest Nearly $1 Billion in Dental Care for Children
The federal government is investing nearly $1 billion in a dental care program for children under the age of 12 from uninsured families. Federal ministers announced the interim dental program in a press conference on Sept. 20. The program is part of Bill C-31, a bill that introduces a series of cost-of-living relief measures. The…
NDP Won’t Bend Any Further on Federal Dental-Care Pan, Singh Says
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party was willing to be flexible on the first phase of the Liberal government’s dental-care plan, but in future the New Democrats will bend no further. The government agreed to bring in a federal dental plan for uninsured low- and middle-income families as part of a supply and confidence…
NDP Won’t Bend Any Further on Federal Dental-Care Plan, Singh Says
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party was willing to be flexible on the first phase of the Liberal government’s dental-care plan, but in future the New Democrats will bend no further. The government agreed to bring in a federal dental plan for uninsured low- and middle-income families as part of a supply and confidence…
Feds Seek Dental-Care Program Ideas From Industry, No Details on Shape It Will Take
The federal government has asked the private sector to weigh in on how companies could play a role in Canada’s national dental-care plan. The Liberals set aside $5.3 billion over the next five years to launch a dental-care program for uninsured low- and middle-income families. The have committed to starting with kids under the age…
Dental Care Program Could Be Nearly Double What Federal Government Originally Thought
The parliamentary budget officer says the cost of a new dental program for low- and middle-income uninsured Canadians could be nearly double what the federal government originally estimated. The program is a key element of the Liberal government’s deal with the NDP to stave off an election until 2025. The Liberals promised to provide coverage…
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