The chief of the Canadian Medical Association associated with the federal government will lower the health-care transfer to the provinces soon after the completion of present agreement which is due to expire in 2014.

"I think the federal government should be engaged in discussing this right now. I think that there should be a meaningful discussion taking place between the provinces and territories and the federal government, creating a groundwork that sets us in good position for the 2014 accord. There's a lot to be done, a lot of people have to be listened to - there's a lot of discussion that's going to have to take place, ," Dr. Jeff Turnbull said in a call with reporters Monday.

It is known that amount of money which has been supplied from Ottawa to the provinces aid in delivering better health care offered as part of legislation which has been vouched for in regard of 10-year funding deal.

In case of final year, the cash transfer linkage will be nearly $30 billion; the provinces at the same time receive tax transfers worth more than $13 billion.

The Conservative government has never hinted that it would cut back on health-care funding anytime before 2014, but at the same time has not stated its notions for the transfer after the legislation expires on April 1 of that year.

Turnbull said that the accounts account for 20 per cent of provincial health-care expenditures constituting a vital portion of money for the provinces.