In 2016, 93% of Canadian seniors were living in private households, while 7% were living in collective dwellings
- Government supports long term care with federal funding through the Canada Health Transfer to provinces and territories and COVID-19 funding, including:
- $1 billion through the Safe Long-Term Care Fund in 2021 to 2022, and
- $3 billion to provinces and territories ensuring better standards of care
- Approximately 200,000 adults live in long-term care, with a large majority being seniors. In 2019, provinces and territories spent 21 billion dollars on long-term care.
Source: Statistics Canada.
- Government supports long term care with federal funding through the Canada Health Transfer to provinces and territories and COVID-19 funding, including:
- $1 billion through the Safe Long-Term Care Fund in 2021 to 2022, and
- $3 billion to provinces and territories ensuring better standards of care
- Approximately 200,000 adults live in long-term care, with a large majority being seniors. In 2019, provinces and territories spent 21 billion dollars on long-term care.
Source: Statistics Canada.
