The federal government has introduced legislation to enact its recently announced cost-of-living plan by offering some Canadians help with dental care for children and one-time boosts to the housing benefit and the GST tax credit.
The government said that, when combined, the three measures amount to $4.5 billion in financial support targeted at low and middle income Canadians — and $3.2 billion of it is new money in addition to measures announced in the budget.
The first stage of the Canada Dental Benefit — for children between the ages of two and 12 — is expected to provide dental care to 500,000 children at a cost of close to $1
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