Ontario NDP to unveil its plan for the long-term care sector

Ontario’s New Democrats are presenting a multibillion-dollar plan to revamp the long-term care sector.

The official Opposition will unveil its vision at a press conference Friday morning.

The plan calls for a shift to a public, not-for-profit, long-term care system over the course of eight years.

Private operators will be phased out.

The party says it would also create 50,000 additional resident spaces in smaller “family-like” homes.

The party also says it will boost worker pay by $5 per hour.

The NDP estimate the plan would cost $6 billion in capital costs over eight years and $9.5 billion in operational funding over six years.

This plan is the first plank of their 2022 election platform.