IFIC Canada Virtual Community Session

Session Description:

With primary care reform underway across jurisdictions and growing recognition that fragmented care fails people, Canada has a significant opportunity to set a bold national aspiration for comprehensive primary care—fully embedded within an integrated system. Primary care and integrated care are mutually reinforcing. We propose that comprehensive, person-centered integrated care requires a foundation of strong, team-based primary care, and primary health care cannot deliver its full promise unless it is meaningfully connected to the broader health and social system.

The vision for what this looks like in practice is still emerging, and efforts across the country remain largely disconnected. This session brings together diverse perspectives to explore what integrated primary care means in practice—what strengths and levers already exist, what conditions enable meaningful connection across sectors, and how we can move from parallel reform efforts toward collective learning and impact.

Why This Matters:

Without primary care functioning as part of an integrated system—connected to community supports, specialists, and the broader determinants of health—we risk building better silos rather than better systems. This session explores leading practices across jurisdictions and is needed to achieve sustainable change.

Join us as we explore the current state of primary care integration, envision what’s possible, and identify the pathways that can get us there together.