Province on track to attach every Ontario resident to primary care by 2029

Ontario is marking one year of progress on its $2.1 billion Primary Care Action Plan, which is already delivering results and connecting more people to convenient care as part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario’s health-care system.

Since the initiative began, Ontario has already attached over 275,000 new patients to a primary care provider, putting the province on track to meet or exceed its target of connecting 300,000 new people to care in 2025-26 and every Ontarian to a primary care provider by 2029.

“Our government is protecting Ontario’s health-care system and leading the country with investments that give Ontarians the highest rate of access to a regular health-care provider in Canada,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “I’m incredibly proud of the progress we’ve made in the first year of our plan as we continue to take bold action to connect every Ontarian to care and help more people live fuller, more active lives.”

The government established the Primary Care Action Team (PCAT), 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 $2.1 billion provincial investment.

While Ontario continues to lead the country in access to care, the province has set clear goals to close the remaining gap and connect every person to primary care, beginning with clearing the Health Care Connect waitlist as of January 1, 2025.

As of this week, that waitlist has been reduced by more than 75 per cent as the plan continues to hit its targets and deliver faster access to high-quality care.

Click here to read more about the Primary Care Action Plan.