Canadian Dental Care Plan reaches significant milestone in British Columbia
October 31, 2025 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Government of Canada
Our Canadian health care system is a point of pride and underpins our economic strength.
Last May, the new government expanded the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) to include millions of new eligible Canadians. Today, the Honourable Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, announced that in British Columbia, over 720,000 people are now covered under the CDCP and can receive the dental care they need.
The CDCP is making life more affordable by saving eligible Canadians an average of $800 per year on their health care services. In British Columbia, more than 430,000 people have already received care from participating providers.
For some CDCP members, it is their first time seeing an oral health provider in decades. Without access to dental care, many people visit the emergency rooms for dental issues, which could be treated in a dental office. These visits cost Canada’s health care system more than $31 million in 2022-23 (for British Columbia’s health care system, these visits cost $6.5 million in 2022-23). By providing better access to care, the CDCP is helping to ease pressure on Canada’s health care system.
For more information, visit Canada.ca/dental.