Ontario spends $89M to make long-term care program for seniors permanent – CBC

Aug 05, 2025

The money will help expand services in First Nations, government official says

The Ontario provincial government is spending $89 million to make the community paramedicine for long-term care (CPLTC) program permanent.

The program first launched provincewide in 2020 and provides 24/7 aid to seniors requiring non-emergency medical support like routine diagnostics, the government said in a news release Tuesday.

Community paramedics can ease the burden of long hospital wait times by keeping seniors out of hospital and preventing medical conditions from escalating, the news release said.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-long-term-care-permanent-paramedics-program-1.7601570