Radio Canada has learned that Ottawa and Quebec have reached a principled agreement regarding the increase in Canadian health transfers to the province by $900 million.

The principled agreement was reached during a meeting between Premier François Legault and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Montreal on Friday, according to Radio Canada.

Quebec was the last province that had not signed an agreement with the federal government. Trudeau's government had set a deadline of March 31.

Radio Canada learned that, in the principled agreement, there will be no accountability or conditions imposed on Quebec regarding the use of the funding, which was a contentious point in the talks between the two governments.

Trudeau met with Canada's premiers in February 2023 to present a plan to send nearly $46.2 billion in new funds to provinces and territories over 10 years to help support the struggling healthcare system.

In exchange for the funding, the federal government demanded that provinces be more transparent about its use and improve access to data related to their healthcare systems in order to ensure that its funding achieves the expected results.

Legault was one of the most outspoken regional leaders about the need for a deal with Ottawa – but he was angry at the idea of being held accountable to Ottawa for meeting specific goals.

The Quebec government considered this condition as an intervention by the federal government in the jurisdiction assigned to the provinces.

Although the absence of this condition in the principled agreement is a victory for Legault's government, the $900 million amount is much less than the $6 billion it originally requested.