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Ontario public health units press province for more stable funding

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public health units are calling on the government to stop using one-time funding to bridge a gap it created four years ago, and to provide them with a predictable source of money as they address a backlog of services built up over the COVID-19 pandemic.Premier Doug Ford’s government announced in 2019 it was cutting the provincial share of public health funding.

It moved from a 75-25 cost-sharing formula with municipalities to 70 per cent from the province and 30 per cent from municipalities.Following an outcry, Ford backed down on in-year retroactive cuts and offered mitigation funding to help local governments transition to the new formula.

That mitigation funding was considered temporary, but has continued through 2023.Now, the Association of Local Public Health Agencies is asking the government to permanently revert to the original funding level in its upcoming budget.“There is an overreliance on mitigation and one-time funding to underwrite ongoing and predictable costs,” the association wrote in its budget submission.

Read more: Province instructed Ontario Health to find ‘efficiencies and savings’ as Omicron loomed Read next: Alberta Transportation delays new rules on slowing to 60 km/h around roadside vehicles “It creates unnecessary uncertainty in the budget planning process and carries significant enough financial risk that it can result in the curtailment of important services.

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