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The Ontario government and the Ontario Medical Association have reached an arbitration award covering the final three years of the 2024-28 Physician Services Agreement, which includes major investments aimed at expanding access to primary care.
The award provides stable funding for staffing and modernizes the Family Health Organization model to help attract and retain doctors. Incentives will encourage physicians to take on new patients, shift some procedures from emergency rooms to clinics, and strengthen after-hours care.
The agreement also includes new funding to support anesthesia services, hospital on-call coverage and specialist care.
Ontario says it leads the country in primary care attachment, health workforce size and physician compensation, and will continue working with the OMA on the next phase of its health-care plan.
