Ontario Pledges $1.8B to Expand Family Doctor Access

Medical tools are pictured in an exam room at a health clinic in this file photo. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Ontario is pledging $1.8 billion to connect an additional two million people to a publicly funded family doctor or primary care team within the next four years.

The province says the funding will “close the gap” by 2029 for the remaining 10 percent of people in the province in need of primary care.