Ontario Announces $910M to Reduce Ambulance Delays

Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones listens to questions from reporters following a press conference in Etobicoke, Ont., on Jan. 11, 2023. The Canadian Press/ Tijana Martin

Ontario is allocating more than $910 million across the province to cut down on ambulance wait times.

The lion’s share of the funding—$877 million—will go into the province’s land ambulance program this year, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said at a Sept. 12 press conference in Stirling, Ont.