Connecting 300,000 More People to Primary Care

July 15, 2025

Under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government is protecting Ontario’s health-care system and people’s access to convenient care by funding new and expanded primary care teams across the province, helping connect everyone in Ontario to a primary care provider.

Over 130 primary care teams were selected through a recent call for proposals focused on communities—identified by postal code—with the highest number of residents not connected to primary care, including those on the Health Care Connect waitlist.

This helps increase system capacity and reduces reliance on emergency services by meeting patients’ needs earlier and more effectively in the community.

We are continuing to build on our government’s record investments, which have helped secure Ontario the highest rate of access to a regular health-care provider in the country.

With Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, our government continues to take bold and decisive action to grow the province’s highly skilled health-care workforce and ensure people and their families have access to high-quality care closer to home for generations to come.

Learn More: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1006087/ontario-connecting-300000-more-people-to-primary-care