Nova Scotia formally signs 2016 health funding deal with federal government
HALIFAX — A bilateral health deal that will see Nova Scotia get $286 million over 10 years from Ottawa for home care and mental health was formally signed in Halifax on Thursday.
Nova Scotia Health Minister Randy Delorey and the province’s regional representative in the federal cabinet, Kings-Hants MP Scott Brison, inked an agreement initially reached in December 2016.
The money will be used to improve health care for youth, those who need home care or community care, and mental-health and addiction initiatives.
Brison said the funding is in line with the province’s stated priorities.