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Thank you to Ontario’s Science Table for the guidance the table has provided through the pandemic, and for focusing on primary care for its final report.

New President installed at critical point in Ontario healthcare crisis Dr. Mekalai Kumanan has been announced as President of the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP), representing 15,000 family doctors from across the province. A family physician in Cambridge, Dr. Kumanan has served this community for the past 14 years.

On behalf of the Ontario College of Family Physicians and its 15,000 members, the OCFP would like to acknowledge and thank Dr. Elizabeth Muggah for her leadership and commitment to family doctors across the province. As OCFP President since 2020, Dr. Muggah led family doctors through two exceptionally challenging years.

Ontario’s family doctors stand ready to work with the Government of Ontario With new research showing that 1-in-5 Ontarians could be without a family doctor in the next three years, the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) is continuing to raise the alarm on the growing shortage of family physicians in Ontario.

Family doctors must be included in the solutions to address the current healthcare crisis Our entire healthcare system is under enormous strain – and that includes family doctors.

Ontario’s Family Doctors continue to call for more government support The Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) wishes to congratulate Premier Doug Ford and the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party on their re-election.