Provincial-territorial health ministers ‘welcome’ extra year of mental health, home-care dollars, but want ‘assurance’ that longer deals are coming, says Manitoba minister

The ministers have been pushing Ottawa for months to continue 10-year deals that were to expire next March. Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel announced another year of funding, but it’s unclear whether the agreements will continue past 2028.
Health Minister Marjorie Michel announced on Oct. 14 that her government would extend funding for mental health and home-care bilateral deals by one year, but provinces and territories are looking for longer renewals of the agreements first established in 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY TESSIE SANCI
October 26, 2026

A one-year extension for mental health and home-care bilateral deals—originally set to expire next March—is a “welcome first step,” but provincial and territorial health ministers are seeking more clarity about long-term funding, says Manitoba's Health Minister Uzoma...

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