The Ontario government is making progress in its plan to connect everyone in the province to a family doctor or primary care team. As part of its $2.1 billion Primary Care Action Plan, the province had committed to connecting the 235,000 people on the Health Care Connect waitlist as of January 1, 2025, to primary care by spring 2026. This week, the government announced that the waitlist has already been reduced by half.
Health Care Connect helps Ontarians without a family doctor, nurse practitioner, or primary care team find a primary care provider. Ontario Health Teams, Primary Care Networks, and Ontario Health atHome Care Connectors work together to match people on the list with available primary care in their community.
