Disability advocates are warning that the upcoming Canadian dental care plan may have eligibility gaps for those with disabilities. The details of the plan are due to be announced later this fall, but the goal is to have kids under the age of 18, seniors, and people with disabilities covered with the program. It has … Read more
The Western Standard has reported that the department of health has concerns that as the Canadian Dental Benefit program expands, employers currently offering private dental coverage may stop and transfer the expense to taxpayers in order to save money. The government is not able to force companies to continue to provide employer-sponsored dental care. Lindy … Read more
According to CTV News, a new report has shown that thousands of Canadians may not have received any help from the dental and housing benefits that were implemented last year to help with the rising cost of living. David Macdonald, senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, conducted an analysis that found that … Read more
Following the 2023 budget announcement made by the federal government regarding the $13 billion in funding for the new dental care program, Quebec is planning to opt out. Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard said that since Quebec already has its own dental program, they do not want to participate in the new program. However, they wish … Read more
The new 2023 federal budget has been announced and Canadian dentists are applauding the increased funding of $13 billion over the next five years, starting in 2023-24. Last year, the temporary dental benefit was available for uninsured children under the age of 12, in households with an income less than $90,000. This year, the program … Read more
According to CTV News, Jagmeet Singh has said the New Demoncrats are using their agreement with the Liberal government to push for more money toward dental coverage in the next federal budget. The additional dental coverage is expected to include teens, seniors and people living with disabilities in the national dental program. They are also … Read more
Some Alberta dentists are concerned about the low number of patients taking advantage of the new Canada Dental Benefit program, according to Global News. The benefit program was created to assist with dental costs for low-income families making less than $90,000 a year. Approximately 100,000 children have been helped since the program was implemented but … Read more
The new Liberal-NDP agreement suggests implementing a national dental care program for low-income Canadians. Such a program could result in the most considerable augmentation of the nation’s public healthcare system in decades. The new “supply-and-confidence” agreement between the Liberals and NDP incorporates a commitment to implementing a sustainable dentistry program. Instead of acting solely on … Read more
Social Development Minister Karina Gould says 35,000 people have applied for the new child dental benefit since the program opened a week ago. Gould was responding to an opposition question in the House of Commons about Canadians who are struggling with the rising cost of living. The new benefit is aimed at children under the … Read more
Applications for the federal government’s new Canada Dental Benefit started being accepted last Thursday, but the head of the province’s dental association says he thinks many Island families won’t benefit from the new program. Dr. Brian Barrett, executive director of the Dental Association of P.E.I., said that’s because the province has a comprehensive dental program for … Read more
Green Shield, a not-for-profit social enterprise, is committing a total of $10 million over the next three years to help boost access to oral health care services for low-income and underserved communities, as part of its mission to support ‘Better Health for All’. Combined with existing investments, this future commitment brings Green Shield’s funding for oral health … Read more
Ondina Love, chief executive officer of the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA), was honoured to join The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, federal minister of health, today for a historic announcement on a momentous day for children’s oral health in Canada. Across the country, dental hygienists are celebrating today’s official launch of the Canada Dental Benefit because … Read more
Parents can apply with the Canada Revenue Agency starting today to receive the children’s dental benefit that the federal Liberals say is intended to provide cost-of-living relief to low-income Canadians but that critics say is a drop in the bucket. The benefit, to be used toward dental services, is available for children under 12 in families … Read more
“A Tommy Douglas Moment” The Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA), today praised Royal Assent for Bill C-31. The new law is the first time in history that the federal government is providing broad based, targeted support to Canadians for dental and dental hygiene care. “This is a Tommy Douglas moment,” stated Anne Caissie, president of … Read more
The first stage of the Canada Dental Benefit officially became law Thursday night after Bill C-31 passed its final reading in the Senate and received royal assent from Governor General Mary Simon. The benefit will provide dental care to 500,000 children between the ages of two and 12 at a cost of close to $1 … Read more
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 … Read more
The Liberals’ proposed dental care benefit is susceptible to fraud if verification measures aren’t put in place, Canada’s Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux warned Tuesday as the legislation is nearing a final vote in the House of Commons. Giroux was at the Senate Finance Committee to answer questions about the costing analysis of the bill, … Read more
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 after MPs voted to send the bill to a committee for study, putting it one step closer to becoming reality. … Read more
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 low-income renters … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced new measures to help Canadians struggling with the rising cost of living — part of his government’s deal with the New Democrats to secure parliamentary support for the governing Liberals until 2025. The Liberals say they will be rolling out the first stage of a dental care program, boosting the GST … Read more