Premier Dwight Ball is joining premiers and territorial leaders from across the country in a meeting of the Council of the Federation in Saskatoon.
Topics of discussion include a national pharmacare program, economic growth and competitiveness, job creation, increased trade, and strategic infrastructure.
Premier Ball will co-lead a discussion on health care to see how the federal government can address health care needs across the country.
People over the age of 65 make up just over 20 per cent of Newfoundland and Labrador’s population, but consume at least 50 per cent of provincial health care costs.