Ontario Connecting 236 More People to Primary Care in Wawa
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118,900 investment brings the province one step closer to connecting everyone in Ontario to primary care by 2029
April 30, 2026 NEWS
We would like to acknowledge the following article was written by MPP Bill Rosenberg and Team.
Wawa — The Ontario government is taking the next steps to deliver its Primary Care Action Plan, which is on track to connect everyone in the province to a family doctor or primary care provider by 2029.
As part of this plan to connect everyone in Ontario to a publicly funded family doctor or primary care team, the Ontario government is investing more than $118,900 this year to connect up to 236 people to primary care in the Wawa catchment area including Missanabie, Hawk Junction, Dubreuilville, Wawa and White River.
“This funding is part of our government’s plan to connect every person in Ontario to publicly funded primary care by 2029. 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, helping connect everyone in Ontario to a primary care provider.” MPP Bill Rosenberg.
Wawa Family Health Team will establish a process to accept new patients and will communicate this to their local community.
The Wawa Family Health Team was funded through the latest call for proposals under the Primary Care Action Plan, with all 124 teams receiving funding expected to connect another 500,000 patients to primary care across Ontario. Each team has established a plan to attach a high proportion of unattached people in their community, including those on the Health Care Connect waitlist.
Through the 2026 Budget, the province is also increasing overall funding for the plan to a total of $3.4 billion between 2025 and 2029.
“Through the Primary Care Action Plan, the province is making a meaningful investment in primary care. This funding enables our team to grow and innovate and is a critical step toward improving equitable access to care in our community. The satellite resource centre will help us reach patients who may face barriers to accessing traditional clinic settings, ensuring more people are connected to comprehensive, team-based primary care.” Executive Director Silvana Dereski
The province has also exceeded its 2025-2026 attachment goal under the Primary Care Action Plan, which was to connect 300,000 patients to a primary care provider by March 31, 2026. As of January 1, 2026, the province has already attached 330,000 people to care in 2025-2026, surpassing its goal by more than 30,000 with three months still to go.
“Through our Primary Care Action Plan, we are connecting more people to care and have already exceeded our 2025-26 attachment target,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “By connecting more families to care in Wawa Family Health Team’s catchment area, our government is taking the next step toward connecting everyone in the province to primary care by 2029.”
Through Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, the Ontario 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.
QUICK FACTS
• Ontario’s Primary Care Action Team is drawing on best-in-class models of care to implement its action plan, supported by the government’s investment of more than $3.4 billion to connect approximately two million more people to primary care by 2029, which will achieve the government’s goal of connecting everyone in the province to primary care.
• The government is making significant progress on its goal of clearing the Health Care Connect waitlist as of January 1, 2025. That waitlist has been reduced by more than 87 per cent as the plan continues to hit its targets and deliver faster access to high-quality care.
• Ontarians looking to find a family doctor or nurse practitioner can register with Health Care Connect or call 811.
• Interprofessional primary care teams connect people to a range of health professionals that work together under one roof, including family physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, registered practical nurses, physician assistants, physiotherapists, social workers, dieticians and pharmacists, helping patients to receive more connected and convenient care.
• Since 2018, Ontario has added nearly 20,000 additional physicians to its health-care workforce, including an over 14 per cent increase in family doctors.
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