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Budget 2021: Revitalizing rural health facilities A $50-million commitment from Alberta’s government will modernize and improve rural health facilities across the province to ensure all Albertans have access to top-quality health services. Some parts of this page will not display. JavaScript is not available in this browser or may be turned off. The Rural Health Facilities Revitalization Fund is supporting upgrades and renovation projects in Alberta Health Services’ hospitals and facilities, including emergency departments, sterilization and medical device reprocessing areas, pharmacies, ...

Apply for Working Parents Benefit today Working parents have until March 31 to apply to receive a one-time $561 per child benefit to help with the cost of child care. Some parts of this page will not display. JavaScript is not available in this browser or may be turned off. Parents who used child care from April to December of 2020 while working or attending school, can apply now to receive the Working Parents Benefit at alberta.ca/WorkingParentsBenefit. “The pandemic and the economic downturn has created significant stress for working parents, many of whom have continued to fuel our econom...

New funding will strengthen elder abuse prevention and intervention across the province. Some parts of this page will not display. JavaScript is not available in this browser or may be turned off. Alberta’s government is providing $750,000 over two years to the Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council, to provide one-time funding to the province’s 31 eligible coordinated community responses (CCRs) to elder abuse. CCRs are multidisciplinary partnerships that can include a range of partners such as local governments, non-profit organizations, businesses, health service providers and police ser...

Taking action on consumer waste supports jobs, economy Alberta’s government is launching formal consultations to design a made-in-Alberta solution to plastic, packaging, and hazardous household waste. Some parts of this page will not display. JavaScript is not available in this browser or may be turned off. Alberta’s government is seeking ways to better manage this waste through a circular economy approach –an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program that will reduce volume in our landfills and diversify the economy. Under this approach, the cost and management of recycling shifts...

Community physicians will soon administer vaccines | L’administration des vaccins bientôt assurée par les médecins communautaires Community physicians will soon begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine, helping more Albertans get their dose as soon as possible. Some parts of this page will not display. JavaScript is not available in this browser or may be turned off. Alberta Health has been working with the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) to incorporate community physicians into the vaccine distribution plan as vaccine supply increases. This has resulted in more than 500 expressions of...