The Ontario government has allocated $235 million to expand primary care across the province, targeting communities with significant numbers of residents lacking access to healthcare. Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced that 130 new primary care teams will be established, expected to connect 300,000 people to primary care this year as part of an initiative to address the projected rise in the population without family doctors. The initiative is part of a broader plan to ensure everyone in Ontario has access to publicly funded primary care by 2026.
"Our government is protecting Ontario's health-care system and helping connect everyone in Ontario to a primary care provider for years to come," said Jones.
"We know that many have waited a long time for this," said Dr. Jane Philpott at Monday's announcement. "These teams will be the front door to care, offering timely, comprehensive support led by a family doctor or a nurse practitioner," she said.
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