# Ministry of Health (Ontario)

Type: organization

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## Timeline

- **2026-Q3 (projected)**: Federal Review — Health Canada expected to assess provincial compliance and determine potential funding penalties.
- **2026-03-20**: Deadline Missed — Ontario confirms it will not meet the federal deadline for implementing the NP funding framework.
- **2025-06-10**: Policy Proposal — Nursing associations submit a framework for a public NP billing model to the Ministry of Health.
- **2024-02-15**: Federal Health Accord — Ottawa and Ontario sign a multi-billion dollar bilateral health agreement with primary care targets.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Ontario Misses Federal Deadline for Public Nurse Practitioner Funding
2026-03-20 15:23:04 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Ontario has failed to meet a critical federal deadline to establish a public funding framework for nurse practitioners, a move that threatens to stall primary care expansion. The delay highlights the ongoing friction between provincial healthcare delivery and federal mandates aimed at reducing private-pay medical services.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/ontario-misses-federal-deadline-nurse-practitioner-funding

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