2023 Ontario Budget Released

The 2023 Ontario budget was tabled by the Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy. The budget focuses on infrastructure, attracting jobs, and more.

Some health-related items in the budget include: 

• An additional investment of $9.6 million for the Runnymede Healthcare Centre’s First Responders Wellness and Rehabilitation Centre.
• $33 million to 100 undergraduate seats for Ontario students becoming doctors and 154 postgraduate medical training seats.
• $425 million for access to mental health and addictions services, which includes a 5% increase in funding for community-based mental health and addictions services.