The Manitoba government will be revealing Budget 2021 on Wednesday afternoon.
Nearly $1.2 billion will be included in the provincial budget to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finance Minister Scott Fielding says a significant amount of spending will go towards protecting Manitobans during and after the pandemic.
He says $100 million will be directed to the provincial vaccination program, which has faced some challenges working towards the goal of 20,000 immunizations per day.
A release from the province on Tuesday states the majority of the funding in the budget includes amounts for the healthcare system, the full-year cost of the vaccine program, support that may be required for the kindergarten to Grade 12 education system to respond to the pandemic, and additional personal protective equipment and related supplies.
