LONDON, Ont. – Ontario is increasing a grant that sees the province pay for tuition for college students who enrol in some health-care packages.
The province’s Be taught and Keep grant will now cowl tuition and different prices for paramedic and medical laboratory technologist packages in return for people working within the area the place they studied for 2 years.
The province launched the initiative final 12 months for nursing packages.
Premier Doug Ford says it should assist 2,500 post-secondary college students.
Nursing packages in northern, japanese and southwestern Ontario are eligible, as are paramedic packages in northern Ontario.
Medical laboratory technologist packages in northern and southwestern Ontario are additionally eligible.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 20, 2023.
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