Family physicians provide more than half of all medical care in Canada, yet six million Canadians do not have a regular family doctor.
Low-value administrative work continues to take physicians away from patients, while community-based teaching capacity has not kept pace with medical school expansion.
Governments, health leaders, educators, organizations, and advocates can help drive change by sharing Taskforce resources, advancing its recommendations, and calling for sustained investment to recognize the value of family physicians, reduce administrative burden, and expand family medicine training. Collective action is essential to strengthen family medicine and improve access to high-quality care across Canada.
Calls to Action
- Use the Letter Writing Tool to send a letter to MPs regarding AI Scribes, ensuring that a link to the tool is included.
- Write to Us to let us know what you see as priority actions to better support and value family medicine in Canada.
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Society of Rural Physicians of Canada
Challenges the perception of family medicine as a “backup plan” and calls for a stronger narrative about the profession’s value, scope, and impact.
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Highlights the essential role of family physicians in delivering primary care and reinforces the importance of recognizing their contribution to Canada’s health care system.
Reducing administrative burden
Canadian Medical Association
Shares results from a New Brunswick AI scribe initiative: 86 per cent of participating physicians spent less time on paperwork, 80 per cent experienced less end-of-day fatigue, and 75 per cent had more time for direct patient care.
Improving pathways for international medical graduates
Black Physicians of Canada
Raises concerns about changes restricting international medical graduates’ eligibility for the first round of Ontario’s residency match and affirms the organization’s commitment to advocating for international medical graduates.
Society of Rural Physicians of Canada
Calls on Ontario to reconsider its residency-match policy restricting international medical graduates who did not complete at least two years of high school in the province.
Medical Council of Canada
Calls for more efficient, effective, and relevant licensure and assessment pathways for internationally trained physicians while maintaining patient safety and public trust.
Supporting medical-school expansion
College of Family Physicians of Canada
Explains that family medicine residency expansion is being limited by insufficient clinical teaching sites and calls for timely investment in training infrastructure.