Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invited the premiers to join him in Ottawa for a health-care meeting on February 7th.
He made the announcement this morning in Hamilton, Ontario, on the third and final day of a cabinet retreat ahead of the return of Parliament next week.
Ongoing negotiations towards a new health-care funding pact have been front-and-centre throughout the retreat.
Two sources tell The Canadian Press that the planned meeting is not intended to finalize a new pact, but rather to solidify the steps needed to reach such a deal.
The premiers want Ottawa to increase its share of health-care budgets from about 22 to 35 per cent.
Trudeau and Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos have said any new money will require the provinces to show how it will be used to improve patient care.