The Ontario government announced a $5.1 million investment on May 15, 2026, aimed at connecting up to 13,687 residents in the Cornwall and Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry area to a family doctor or primary care team by 2029. Local Member of Provincial Parliament Nolan Quinn shared the news at an event in Cornwall, highlighting the province’s ongoing effort to improve healthcare access.
The funding will be managed by the Seaway Valley Community Health Centre. To expand services, the centre will work with four local partners: the Great River Ontario Health Team, the Rideau St. Lawrence Family Health Team, the Glengarry Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic, and the Centre de santé communautaire de l’Estrie.
As the new services become available, priority will be given to residents who do not currently have a primary care provider. This includes individuals already registered through Health Care Connect. Dr. Marilyn Crabtree, a clinical lead with the Great River Ontario Health Team, noted that this investment is expected to effectively double the number of residents connected to primary care providers in eastern Ontario.
This initiative is part of the province’s $3.4 billion Primary Care Action Plan, which seeks to connect everyone in Ontario to a primary care provider by 2029. The provincial government reported that it has already exceeded its initial targets, having successfully connected 330,000 people to primary care across the province as of January 1, 2026.
