Health organizations have questions, but few answers about feds’ new $5-billion Health Infrastructure Fund

The Canadian Association for Long Term Care says it will need an additional 382,400 to 454,000 beds by 2035 to keep up with demand. This is an increase of between 93 per cent and 121 per cent.

Housing Minister Gregor Robertson’s department is taking the lead on the Build Communities Strong Fund, which includes funding for health infrastructure.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY TESSIE SANCI

January 19, 2026

As the federal government prepares criteria for a new Health Infrastructure Fund, some organizations say they hope that eligibility will not be limited to the acute care institutions that were cited as possible recipients when the fund was announced in the latest budget.&nbs...

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