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Publication Date: March 20, 2026 - 07:29

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Ontario to blow past federal deadline to publicly fund nurse practitioners

March 20, 2026

Ontario will not have a policy in place to publicly fund all medically necessary services from nurse practitioners by April 1, as ordered by the federal government, leaving some patients paying out of pocket for primary care. It comes years after the health minister called on Canada for more support.



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