Applications now open for: Seniors aged 65 and over, Children under the age of 18, Adults with a valid
Disability Tax
Credit certificate
CDHA is closely following the latest developments and will keep members informed. Return to this web page
regularly.
Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP)
The CDCP is a federally delivered public plan for eligible Canadian residents who do not have access to
dental insurance
and have an adjusted family net income of less than $90,000. Sun Life is the contracted service provider who
will manage
the CDCP on behalf of the Government of Canada.
Oral health providers eligible to participate and who can bill for services include: dental hygienists,
dentists, denturists, and dental specialists.
Canadian residents who are enrolled in the CDCP will be able to start seeing an oral health provider as early
as May
2024, starting with seniors. Applications for the Canadian Dental Care Plan will open in phases.
Government news releases
- Canadian Dental Care Plan expands to include millions of new eligible Canadians
(March 22, 2025)
- Canadian Dental Care Plan milestone reached as 1 Million Canadians have received
care (October 31, 2024)
- Federal government launches new ad campaign for the Canadian Dental Care Plan, close
to 650,000 Canadians have received
care (September 9, 2024)
- Nearly 450,000 eligible Canadians have received care under the Canadian Dental Care
Plan (August 7, 2024)
- All dental care providers can now provide care under the Canadian Dental Care
Plan (July 8, 2024)
- Adults with a valid Disability Tax Credit certificate and children under 18 are now
eligible to apply to the Canadian
Dental Care Plan (June 27, 2024)
- Two million Canadian seniors approved for the Canadian Dental Care Plan (May 22,
2024)
- 1 million seniors can now access services under the Canadian Dental Care Plan
(May 1, 2024)
- Supporting Oral Health Providers’ Participation in the Canadian Dental Care Plan
(April 17, 2024)
- Oral Health Providers can now sign up to participate in the Canadian Dental Care
Plan (March 11, 2024)
- Government of Canada announces the services covered under the Canadian Dental Care
Plan (February 8, 2024)
- More than 400,000 Canadian seniors have been approved for dental care under the
Canadian Dental Care Plan (January 31, 2024)
- The Government of Canada announces roll-out of the Canadian Dental Care Plan
(December 11, 2023) | Backgrounder
- The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos highlights budget investments for the Canadian
Dental Care Plan (April 11, 2023)
- Getting Canadians the dental care they need (March 31, 2023)
- Minister Khera highlights new Canadian Dental Care Plan in Budget 2023 (March
31, 2023)
- 2023 federal
budget: A Made-in-Canada Plan: Strong Middle Class, Affordable Economy, Healthy Future
Last updated: March 25, 2025