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B.C., Ottawa ink $426M deals to support care assistants, drugs for rare diseases
VANCOUVER — Ottawa is providing $426 million to support heath care in British Columbia.
A statement from Health Canada says $232 million will flow through an “aging with dignity agreement” to help pay the salaries of nearly 13,000 health-care assistants in public long-term care and assisted living facilities over the next five years.
That agreement was first struck in February and Health Canada says the funding will be extended through to 2029.
The remaining $194 million is being provided through an agreement to help B.C. expand access to drugs used to treat rare diseases.