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flag Ontario reduced its primary care waitlist by over 177,000 since 2025 but nearly 2 million still lack a provider.

flag Ontario is making progress toward connecting all residents to a primary care provider by 2029, with about 275,000 people linked to a family doctor or nurse practitioner since the launch of its primary care plan in early 2025. flag The Health Care Connect waitlist dropped from 234,000 to around 57,000, largely due to placing over 177,000 individuals with providers. flag Dr. Jane Philpott leads a primary care action team credited with improving system efficiency. flag The government is investing $235 million to expand care teams, increase medical school seats, and expedite licensing for out-of-province doctors. flag Despite these efforts, about 1.98 million Ontarians still lack a primary care provider, and critics say public awareness remains low.

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