The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) is calling on the federal government to put an additional $1.45 billion into the Canadian Dental Care Plan.
That’s because the plan is underfunded, says David Macdonald, CCPA senior economist, in his report. As it is, about 4.4 million uninsured Canadians will be excluded from the benefits in its full implementation without additional funding, he estimates.
Under the dental care plan, any household whose combined income is $90,000 or higher will be excluded by the time the federal government finalizes the rollout in 2025-26.
