Today (August 18th, 2026), Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, announced at the 2026 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference that the Ontario government is connecting 600,000 more people to a family doctor or primary care provider by launching the next call for proposals in September 2026, to create or expand approximately 78 primary care teams. This new $250 million investment is part of the government\u2019s $3.4 billion Primary Care Action Plan and brings the province one step closer to connecting everyone in Ontario to primary care by 2029.
\n\u201cAs we work to connect every person in Ontario to a family doctor or primary care team by 2029, we\u2019re making historic investments to bring more care directly into communities across the province,\u201d said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. \u201cThis next call for proposals will connect 600,000 more people to family doctors and primary care teams, keep families healthier and relieve pressure on emergency departments.\u201d<\/p>\n
The government established the Primary Care Action Team, led by Dr. Jane Philpott on December 1, 2024, with a mandate to connect every Ontarian to primary care by 2029. Building on this momentum, Ontario launched the Primary Care Action Plan on January 27, 2025, supported by a historic $3.4 billion provincial investment.<\/p>\n
Ontario continues to lead the country with nearly 90 per cent of people connected to a primary care provider and is making unprecedented investments to connect every person to primary care by 2029 through its plan to add over 300 new primary care teams and connect two million more people to care. Through the plan, the government has launched two rounds of funding for new and expanded primary care teams, resulting in 199 successful applicants for new and expanded interprofessional primary care teams to connect 800,000 more people to primary care across the province. Since the launch of the Primary Care Action Plan, over 437,000 people have been connected to primary care. Residents across Ontario can get connected to primary care by registering through Health Care Connect at Ontario.ca\/HealthCareConnect.<\/p>\n
Communities across Ontario will be eligible to apply for funding through this next call for proposals in September 2026. All Ontario Health Teams will be provided guidance in September, leading up to the call for proposals launch.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery person in Ontario deserves access to a primary care team who knows them and can support their health over time,\u201d said Dr. Jane Philpott, Chair of the Primary Care Action Team. \u201cThe next call for proposals will help connect hundreds of thousands more people to comprehensive, team-based care in their communities and moves us closer to achieving our shared goal of connecting everyone to primary care by 2029.\u201d<\/p>\n
Through Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, the Ontario government continues to take bold and decisive action to grow the province\u2019s highly skilled health-care workforce and ensure people and their families have access to high-quality care, closer to home, for generations to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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