Dental Care Plan: 27,000 Canadians found ineligible, 43K will have higher co-payment – CTV
October 22, 2025
About one per cent of Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) members have been found to be ineligible for the program or assessed at an inaccurate co-payment level, Health Canada said in a statement Tuesday.
It added that the issue resulted from an error calculating some applicants’ incomes, when their eligibility was being determined.
Health Canada says approximately 27,000 active members were found to be ineligible, and another 43,000 will have a higher co-payment level. Of those 70,000 impacted individuals, 28,000 had already received dental care as of Oct. 3.
The government started notifying Canadians impacted by the changes to their CDCP coverage on Oct. 17.
Those impacted won’t have to repay the difference in co-payment or any amounts covered by the CDCP for dental care received before Oct. 24.
In a release, Health Canada encouraged CDCP members who don’t have a My Service Canada Account (MSCA) to create one in order to stay up to date on important communication related to their coverage.
