Midwives and Interprofessional Primary Care Teams (IPCTs)

The Ontario government has committed to invest $2.1 billion to connect every person in Ontario to primary care by 2029 through Ontario’s Primary Action Care Plan (PCAP). The plan, led by Dr. Jane Philpott and the Primary Care Action Team, aims to rebuild the primary care system to become comprehensive, convenient, and connected for every Ontarian.

An important part of the Primary Care Action Plan includes opportunities and funding dedicated for Interprofessional Primary Care Teams (IPCTs).

Info session: Interprofessional Primary Care Team Expansion Technical Webinar

This technical webinar provides details on the proposal process and package for OHTs, PCNs and IPCTs participating in the 2026-2027 Call for Proposals. This will include a walk-through of the proposal package, a demonstration of the updates to the OHT data dashboard to support proposals, and an opportunity for questions and answers. A calendar invitation will be sent automatically after you register.

View the recording.

NOW OPEN: 2026-27 call for proposals for IPCTs

Midwives are included in the current call for IPCTs. The call launched in September 2025, with funding to flow in 2026. Deadline to submit applications is November 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

Learn more about the Interprofessional Primary Care Team (IPCT) call for proposals process including eligibility, application criteria and what to expect if you’re successful.

Eligibility and criteria for success

Midwives submitting proposals for the upcoming call should consider the following:

  • Eligibility for IPCT funding requires a team-based model. Midwives cannot submit a proposal alone! Consider submitting a proposal to create a new model, or submit proposals through a:
    • Family Health Team
    • Community Health Centre
    • Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic
    • Indigenous Primary Health Care Organization
  • Funding is contingent on increasing client attachment and access to primary care
  • Prioritize demonstrating how your proposal enhances the three pillars of care for Ontarians:
    • Connecting You to a Primary Care Team
    • Making Primary Care More Connected and Convenient
    • Supporting Primary Care Providers

Examples of midwives working in interprofessional models

Midwives are already collaborators in improving access to primary care through integrated midwifery services across Ontario, including through Indigenous Midwifery Programs and Expanded Midwifery Care Models (EMCMs). As leaders in primary reproductive, sexual, perinatal, and newborn care, midwives can continue to play a vital role in providing excellent clinical care in a community setting within IPCTs. Midwives can support nurse-practitioners, physicians, and allied health to complement wholistic primary health care.

Within an interprofessional primary care team, midwives can consider providing services including:

  • Pregnancy, labour and birth, and postpartum care
  • Unplanned pregnancy, abortion and first trimester loss care
  • Access for underserved communities (uninsured, un/under-housed, 2SLGBTQI+)
  • Services grounded in cultural practices and tailored according to community needs for First Nation, Inuit, Metis, and Indigenous clients
  • STI testing and treatment
  • Contraception
  • Menstrual health
  • Menopause care
  • Cervical screening
  • Well baby primary care
  • Gender affirming care
  • Chest/breastfeeding and lactation consultancy services
  • Health promotion and education

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