Ontario seeks to add more primary care teams to attach 600,000 people
The $250 million plan will create or expand 78 teams and build on 437,000 people already connected, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Conference that the province will launch a call for proposals in September to create or expand 78 primary care teams, aiming to attach 600,000 more residents.
- This initiative builds on the Primary Care Action Plan launched in January 2025, which established a Primary Care Action Team to connect every Ontarian to primary care by 2029; more than 437,000 people have been successfully connected since.
- New funding of $250-million supports the $3.4-billion Primary Care Action Plan, enabling interdisciplinary teams to include doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, and social workers providing comprehensive, community-based care.
- Expanding these teams helps relieve pressure on emergency departments while improving patient access to consistent care; residents seeking a family doctor can register with Health Care Connect or call 811.
- Despite nearly 90 per cent of residents being connected to a provider, the Ontario Medical Association estimates 2.5 million people still lack a family doctor as the province works toward its 2029 goal.
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Ontario seeks more primary care teams to attach 600,000 people
Ontario will soon be putting out a call for proposals to create or expand 78 primary care teams, as it works toward a goal of attaching all Ontarians to primary care by 2029. Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced today that 437,000 people have been connected to primary care since the government's plan launched early last year. The next round aims to attach another 600,000 people. Jones' commitment to ensuring everyone in Ontario has access to p…
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Ontario seeks to add more primary care teams to attach 600,000 people
TORONTO - Ontario will soon be putting out a call for proposals to create or expand 78 primary care teams, as it works toward a goal of attaching all Ontarians to primary care by 2029.
L’Ontario aiguille 600 000 personnes de plus vers un médecin de famille ou une équipe de soins primaires
Sylvia Jones, vice-première ministre et ministre de la Santé, a annoncé aujourd’hui lors de la conférence annuelle 2026 de l’association des municipalités de l’Ontario (AMO) que le gouvernement de l’Ontario aiguille 600 000 personnes de plus vers un médecin de famille ou un fournisseur de soins primaires en lançant le prochain appel de propositions en ...
Ontario seeks to add more primary care teams to attach 600,000 people – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Ontario will soon be putting out a call for proposals to create or expand 78 primary care teams, as it works toward a goal of attaching all Ontarians to primary care by 2029. Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced today that 437,000 people have been connected to primary care since the government’s plan launched early last year. The next round aims to attach another 600,000 people. Jones’ commitment to ensuring everyone in Ontario has a…
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