Live: Trudeau, Ford sign Ontario health deal

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford will sign a new health care agreement between the federal government and the province on Friday in the GTA.

The announcement comes nearly a year after the two governments reached a 10-year deal to pay for health care in Ontario.

At the time, Ottawa said the agreement with the province included $8.4 billion in new money and a one-time $776 million to address “urgent needs” in pediatric hospitals and emergency rooms.

While details of the agreement signed Friday have not yet been released, Ford previously said the deal is a good “down payment” for the province.

The funding announcement could be welcome news for hospital workers struggling with what one Ontario union recently called a staffing crisis.

A survey last month by CUPE's Council of Hospital Unions in Ontario found that two in five workers in the province are considering leaving their jobs, and a similar number are afraid to go to work because of staff shortages.

Trudeau and Ford will sign the agreement in King City, Ont. He will be joined by Federal Health Minister Mark Holland and Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones.

CTV News Toronto will broadcast the announcement at 10:30 a.m. online and on the CTV News app.