Ontario to Connect 600,000 More Residents to Family Doctors and Primary Care Teams
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Ontario is investing $250 million to create or expand approximately 78 primary care teams, with the goal of connecting 600,000 more people to a family doctor or primary care provider as the province works toward providing primary care access to everyone by 2029.
Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced the investment at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario AMO conference. A new call for proposals will open in September 2026, allowing communities across Ontario to seek funding to establish new teams or expand existing primary care services.
Primary care teams can include family doctors, nurse practitioners, registered and practical nurses, physiotherapists, social workers and dietitians, allowing patients to receive different types of ongoing health care through one coordinated team.
Ontario residents who currently do not have a family doctor do not need to wait for the new teams to open. The province says people looking for a family doctor or nurse practitioner can register now with Health Care Connect or call 811. Registration requires a valid Ontario health card number and an up-to-date mailing address associated with the card.
The province says two previous funding rounds resulted in 199 successful projects expected to connect about 800,000 people to primary care, while more than 437,000 residents have already been connected since the Primary Care Action Plan was launched. The latest funding is part of Ontario's $3.4-billion plan to connect everyone in the province to primary care by 2029.
