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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
The Ontario government has launched the 2026-2027 call for proposals to create and expand approximately 75 primary care teams that will connect an additional 500,000 people with a primary care clinician or team.
Clinicians and primary care teams are invited to submit proposals through their OHT and PCN for funding consideration. All OHTs and their PCNs may submit a set number of proposals.
Key points for primary care providers in Archipel OHT
- Archipel may submit up to three proposals (with the potential for two additional proposals).
- Proposals must come from providers whose postal codes begin with:
- K0B - K4B - K4C - K4K - K6A - K1C - K1E - K1J - K1K - K1W - K4A
- We will provide our evaluation grid shortly.
- Indigenous primary health care organizations can submit their proposals through an OHT or independently. The Archipel OHT would be happy to support an Indigenous organization’s application.
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.
