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4mo ago

New Brunswick Extends eVisitNB Virtual Care Through Canada Day

The government invoked a 90-day transition clause to ensure uninterrupted access during the provider switch.

Ross Sutherland, co-chair of the Kingston Health Coalition and Nancy Nicol of Seniors Call For Action Now, rally together to demand action by the federal government for both healthcare and the environmental issues at Kingston Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen's office on Concession Street in Kingston, ON, on Friday, March 20, 2026.
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Overview

  • Premier Susan Holt said eVisitNB will keep running the provincial virtual health service until July 1 despite its contract ending this month.
  • Holt noted the extension was built into the original agreement through a 90-day transition provision to allow a seamless handover.
  • Health Minister John Dornan declined to confirm that Foundever will assume operations on April 1, saying only that virtual care access will continue.
  • Budget forecasts project more than $5 billion in cumulative deficits over the mandate, drawing criticism from farmers and opposition parties over the plan to end government veterinarian services.
  • Local files are moving and contested, with a Fredericton rehab centre rezoning set for April 1 after public consultations and more than 300 Moncton health professionals opposing a proposed Tantramar gas plant on health grounds.