2026-27 Ontario budget

The Ontario government released its budget for 2026-27.  

The OMA has been advocating strongly for solutions under five key areas as part of the We Won’t Give Up campaign. Below are the highlights in relation to health-care spending, as they relate to our We Won’t Give Up priorities.

Ensure every Ontarian has a family doctor

The government is investing an additional $325 million to further expand primary care and connect everyone in Ontario to a family doctor or primary care team by 2029, bringing the four-year investment to $3.4 billion.  

As part of the plan, the government has launched a series of initiatives that aim to close the gap for people in need of primary care, including:  

• Create and expand more than 300 additional primary care teams to connect approximately two million people to primary care, including the investment of more than $250 million in 2026–27 to establish and expand additional primary care teams across the province that will connect 500,000 more people to primary care this year;  
• Investing in primary care teaching clinics across the province, including up to $300 million to support the creation and expansion of 18 clinics that will help connect more people to primary care
  • Since the launch of Ontario’s Primary Care Action Plan, the Health Care Connect waitlist as of January 1, 2025, has been reduced by more than 87 per cent as of March 2026 and is on track to be cleared by spring 2026. The new and expanded primary care teams are prioritizing people on the waitlist as they attach new patients to ongoing care 

Accelerate innovation in digital health care

As part of Ontario’s Primary Care Action Plan, the government is making primary care more accessible and convenient by advancing work on a provincewide electronic medical record for primary care. The Primary Care Medical Record system will form the foundation of a modern digital platform for primary care, replacing thousands of isolated chart systems with an interoperable, secure system that supports clinicians and patients alike. By eliminating the need for patients to repeat their medical history at every visit, primary care clinicians will have timely access to organized, comprehensive health information and the tools they need to make informed decisions, reduce delays in care and avoid unnecessary duplication of tests. This approach will significantly improve the security of patient records, all while connecting patients to more convenient care. To advance this work, the province will begin procurement activities to ensure the Primary Care Medical Record system meets the needs of both patients and clinicians. 

Other health-care investments

• Investing $1.1 billion in additional hospital funding for 2026–27 
• Investing an additional $1.1 billion over three years to support patients with more home and community care services 
• The government is taking further action to improve services for children and youth on the autism spectrum by providing $965 million to the Ontario Autism Program in 2026–27, including $186 million in new funding. This new investment will enable more children and youth to access core clinical services while further strengthening sector capacity across the province