The budget for a new hospital for inmates in federal facilities is now estimated at $1.3 billion, over three times the $400-million estimate made public in 2021, according to federal documents and sources.
The funding for the project in New Brunswick was approved by Treasury Board in December 2024, but the higher amount has not been made public as Ottawa is in a bidding process with construction firms.
Sources familiar with the matter indicate that the project survived Ottawa’s expenditure review ahead of the Nov.
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