Working together to improve health care in Canada: Aging with Dignity bilateral agreements
The Aging with Dignity agreements with provinces and territories support the shared priority of helping people in Canada age with dignity close to home, with access to home care or care in a safe long-term care facility.
The funding for the Aging with Dignity agreements that were finalized in 2023-24 includes:
- $2.4 billion over 4 years to improve access to home and community care remaining from the 2017 federal budget commitment to advance the Common Statement of Principles on Shared Health Priorities
- $3 billion over 5 years for long-term care from the 2021 federal budget to:
- apply standards of care in long-term care facilities
- help support workforce stability, including wage top-ups and improvements to workplace conditions
Amendments to these agreements in 2024-25 include:
- $1.7 billion over 5 years from the 2023 federal budget to increase the wages of Personal Support Workers and related professions (PSWs) and support other recruitment and retention measures for PSWs
The Aging with Dignity agreements are underpinned by the same key principles and commitments as the Working Together bilateral agreements.
Aging with Dignity agreements
Alberta
British Columbia
- Canada-British Columbia Aging with Dignity funding agreement (2023-24 to 2028-29)
- News release: Canada signs $733 million bilateral agreement to help British Columbians age with dignity (February 12, 2024)
- News release: Government of Canada signs two bilateral agreements with British Columbia (July 23, 2024)
Manitoba
- Canada-Manitoba Aging with Dignity funding agreement (2023-24 to 2027-28)
- News release: More doctors, more nurses, shorter wait times in Manitoba (February 15, 2024)
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Prince Edward Island
Québec
Saskatchewan
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