Ontario Taking Next Steps to Protect Primary Care

• Our government is introducing first-of-its kind, nation-leading legislation as a major step forward in our plan to protect our healthcare system and connect everyone in Ontario to a family doctor and primary care team.

• The Primary Care Act, 2025 will make Ontario the first Canadian jurisdiction to establish a framework for its publicly funded primary care system so that people in Ontario know what they can expect when accessing primary care services, no matter where they live.

• Primary care is the foundation of our health care system and this legislation sets out six clear objectives that will ensure people know what they can expect when connecting to primary care, improve access to primary care and empower people with the knowledge and tools to increase their well-being.

• This legislation establishes our government’s vision for our primary care system and is part of our government’s Primary Care Action Plan, which will connect two million more people to publicly funded primary care in the next four years, achieving the government’s goal of connecting everyone in Ontario to a family doctor or primary care team.

• As part of the upcoming 2025 Ontario Budget, our government is also investing up to $300 million to build up to 17 new and expanded community-based primary care teaching clinics in communities with high rates of unattachment to primary care. This brings the government’s total investment in Ontario’s Primary Care Action Plan to $2.1 billion

• Thanks to our efforts to grow Ontario’s economy while investing in people’s health, we’re able to continue making historic investments to make our primary care system more accessible, innovative and connected for all.