The 2025 Auditor General’s Report confirms what OPRA and communities across Ontario have long known: physician recruitment is fragmented, competitive, and inequitable across the province. Without a coordinated system, local programs (many funded by municipalities) have been working in isolation, often duplicating efforts while competing for the same limited pool of physicians.
OPRA was created to fix this gap.
We are a unified provincial network working to coordinate recruitment activities, standardize best practices, improve data sharing, and elevate Ontario’s reputation as a supportive place to practice medicine. Our work has been quoted and directly addresses the issues identified in Section 4.1.3 of the report and supports the Auditor General’s recommendation for improved provincial coordination.
We stand ready to partner with Ontario Health and the Ministry to build a system that is efficient, equitable, and better for physicians and patients alike.
