Proposed Dental Benefit for Children Would Cost $703M: Parliamentary Budget Officer

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear before the Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy, Sept. 27, 2022 in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

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 today after MPs voted Wednesday to send the bill to a committee for study, putting it one step closer to becoming reality.