Ottawa to Invest Nearly $1 Billion in Dental Care for Children

Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance Randy Boissonnault (L), Minister of National Revenue, Diane Lebouthillier, and Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Minister Ahmed Hussen (R), look on as Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos responds to questions from the media during a news conference on Parliament Hill on Sept. 20, 2022 in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

The federal government is investing nearly $1 billion in a dental care program for children under the age of 12 from uninsured families.

Federal ministers announced the interim dental program in a press conference on Sept. 20. The program is part of Bill C-31, a bill that introduces a series of cost-of-living relief measures.