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Archipel Primary Care Network (PCN) is a group of primary care providers who participate in decision-making to improve access to care and outcomes for patients assigned to our Ontario Health Team.
Vision and objectives of our Primary Care Network
The PCN’s vision is to connect, integrate, and support primary care providers within Archipel to improve the delivery and coordination of care for patients.
Core objectives of Archipel PCN
- Organize the local primary care sector and give it a voice in our OHT planning and decision-making.
- Promote better health outcomes for patients and equitable access to care in both official languages.
- Serve as a vehicle to support Archipel OHT in the implementation of local and provincial priorities.
Population health and equity mandate
Our Network has made a commitment to population health equity. We aim at ensuring high-quality patient-centred care that respects linguistic and cultural safety as well as geographic fairness. The Network also plays an important role in the access of French-language primary care services.
To learn more about the Ontario government’s vision for the role of PCNs, please see the
Guidance Document on Primary Care Networks in Ontario Health Teams (PDF).
Join Archipel Primary Care Network
Our Primary Care Network is evolving and growing. We invite all primary care providers to become members of the Archipel PCN. Membership is free and voluntary. We strongly encourage you to become a member of our Primary Care Network.
Who can join the Archipel Primary Care Network?
Individuals who provide health care and services in our region (Ottawa East and Prescott-Russell) and who are part of the following stakeholder groups are invited to join Archipel PCN.
- Family physicians and pediatricians in primary care
- Nurse Practitioners (NP) in primary care
- Indigenous and traditional healers in primary care
- Registered nurses (RN) and registered practical nurses (RPN)
- Occupational therapists
- Social workers
- Pharmacists
- Midwives
- Administrators and other health professionals
Benefits of joining our PCN
As a member of the Primary Care Network, you will join a group of professionals dedicated to the improvement of our health system. In addition to your free membership, you will:
- Represent the primary care sector within our OHT
- Have access to clinical tools, resources, and interdisciplinary support
- Participate in regional improvement projects
- Have access to targeted training and practical tools
- Have opportunities for group purchasing through Mohawk Medbuy.
- Build a local professional network
- Be at the heart of local decisions
Interested in joining the network? Please fill out the Primary Care Network sign up form (Office Forms).
The Network's recent activities
- Formalization of the Primary Care Network.
- Development of the Network’s terms of reference.
- Member recruitment event held in October 2025.
- Study of a governance model comprising two subgroups (Ottawa East and Prescott-Russell) and 12 seats on the Primary Care Advisory Committee. Two representatives from this committee will sit on Archipel’s Executive Committee.
- Recruitment of a Project manager who will lead the Primary Care Network.
Primary Care Advisory Council
The Primary Care Advisory Council (PCAC) stems from the Primary Care Network and is made up of a maximum of 12 voting members. The composition of the PCAC includes:
- Equal representation from urban and rural areas.
- Representation across primary care practice models: family health groups, family health teams, community health centres, and Nurse Practitioner-led teams.
- At least one French-speaking practicing member.
- Administrators and other allied health professionals.
Call for Proposals for Interdisciplinary Primary Care Teams—Round 2
In the fall of 2025, the Ontario government launched the 2026-2027 call for proposals to create and expand approximately 75 primary care teams to connect an additional 500,000 people with a primary care clinician or team.
Clinicians and primary care teams were invited to submit proposals through their OHT and PCN for funding consideration. All OHTs and their PCNs were allowed to submit a set number of proposals.
Key points for primary care providers in Archipel OHT
- Archipel was authorized to submit five proposals.
- Proposals had to come from providers whose postal codes begin with:
- K0B - K4B - K4C - K4K - K6A - K1C - K1E - K1J - K1K - K1W - K4A
- Archipel received nine expressions of interest. Six proposals were officially reviewed and Archipel coached five of them and submitted them to the province. We anlalyzed the proposals using this evaluation grid (PDF).
For more information, please visit the Ontario government website: Call for Proposals for Interdisciplinary Primary Care Teams.
- To assist primary care providers, the government has prepared a Frequently Asked Questions document (PDF).
If you have questions about the application process, please email us at info@eso-archipel.ca.
Summary of proposals submitted to the province by Archipel for funding consideration
Prescott-Russell Primary Care Partnership
The Centre de santé communautaire de l’Estrie, the Clarence-Rockland Family Health Team, and the Plantagenet Family Health Team are submitting a joint proposal to improve access to bilingual and interprofessional primary care in the United Counties of Prescott-Russell, in collaboration with the Public Health Unit and Community Paramedic Services. Based on seven integrated clinical sites and a shared vision of "Health Houses," the initiative will strengthen equitable access for rural, francophone, and marginalized populations.
The partnership will connect 11,756 patients, including 100% of Health Care Connect clients (≈1,582). Subject to funding, activities will begin in June 2026 and be fully operational in March 2027, consistent with a phased implementation planned between 2025 and 2029.
Ottawa NPLC
The Ottawa Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic (Ottawa NPLC) is an interdisciplinary academic clinic located at 214 Montreal Road. Ottawa NPLC is proposing an expansion to improve access to primary care for residents of Overbrook (K1K) and Vanier (K1L), two highly vulnerable areas. The initiative will allow 5,000 patients to be added, completely eliminating the Health Care Connect waiting list (≈3,949 clients), while strengthening integration with community services in the neighbourhood.
The clinic can expand its premises by extending its lease and adding adjacent spaces, and plans to reallocate unused salary funds to finance part of the renovations. Work will begin as soon as approval is granted, with full commissioning scheduled for the summer of 2026.
St-Isidore Médical
St-Isidore Médical is a rural French-language clinic and teaching location. The clinic is proposing to expand its services to improve access in the K0B, K0A, K6A, and K0C sectors, where more than 5,000 residents remain unattached. Building on modern infrastructure opened in 2024 and requiring only minor adjustments, the initiative aims to better serve an aging and predominantly French-speaking population.
The enhanced model will allow 5,325 patients to be connected over two years, including 3,100 in the first year, with 75% coming from Health Care Connect. Subject to funding, recruitment and development will begin in January 2026, with a launch in April 2026 and full implementation by April 2027.
Wateridge Clinic – Gloucester
The Wateridge Clinic in Gloucester, a bilingual university clinic organized as an Family Health Organization (FHO), is proposing to become a Family Health Team to improve access to primary care in the K1K, K1J, K1C, K1W, and K4B areas, where more than 61,000 residents remain unattached. The model will strengthen the integration of primary care with community and hospital services to provide coordinated inter-professional support.
The proposal aims to connect 2,600 patients, 75% of them coming from the Health Care Connect list. With funding, the project will require minor optimizations of physical spaces and is expected to begin operations in September 2026, with full implementation by May 2027.
Vanier Community Service Centre
The Vanier Community Service Centre proposes to become Ottawa's only French-language CHC in order to improve access to primary care in the K1L, K4A, K1K, and K1J sectors, where social vulnerability is high. The project aims to connect 6,125 patients, including 2,913 from Health Care Connect, by integrating primary care into existing community services.
The model will prioritize the attachment of children aged 0 to 5 and their families, followed by vulnerable adults, newcomers, and marginalized populations. Located at 270 Marier Avenue in the Thrive Clinic, the project plans to gradually connect 2,025 patients (2026–27), 2,325 (2027–28), and 1,775 (2028–29).
