The Power of Primary Care Summit: Leading the Attachment Era Together
Join us Oct 15-16, 2026 at the Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre & Spa, where real-world challenges meet practical solutions and the collective power of primary care teams takes centre stage!
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Primary care in Ontario is entering a new era, and the expectation is clear: Every Ontarian connected to primary care. Primary care teams have a critical role to ensure success. Let’s bring together the people who are shaping how attachment becomes a reality across teams, organizations, and regions.
Summit Preliminary Schedule updated August 13
Who Should Attend
If you are influencing how care is delivered, organized, or connected, you belong in this room.
- Executive Directors and CEOs of primary care organizations
- Family Physicians
- Nurse Practitioners
- Clinical directors and managers
- Team champions
- OHT’s
- PCN’s
- Researchers and
- System partners
What You’ll Do
- Co-create a shared Charter for Team-Based Care aligned with the 2029 attachment mandate.
- Work across boundaries to navigate complexity. Equip leaders to lead beyond their organization across OHTs, PCNs and primary care models.
- Design and pressure test integration strategies that accelerate attachment and improve access.
- Strengthen primary care’s collective voice to shape system design, transformation and partnership with government.
What You’ll Leave With
- Greater clarity on your role in advancing attachment.
- Practical strategies you can act on immediately.
- Stronger connections across teams and sectors.
- A shared direction—and momentum—to move forward together.
Sponsor or Exhibit at The Power of Primary Care Summit 2026
Join over 600+ primary care leaders, clinicians, and decision-makers from across Ontario at AFHTO’s flagship event, October 15–16, 2026 at the Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre & Spa. Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are now open, designed to help you build meaningful connections with the people shaping Ontario’s primary care system.
Secure your space early
Exhibitor booth locations are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, with premium placement going quickly.
Choose your path:
- Sponsorship packages (Visionary, Advocate, Connector)- Amplify your brand through high‑visibility opportunities combined with meaningful engagement across the program.
- Exhibitor tabletop space for high-Connect with attendees through high‑impact, one‑to‑one conversations on the exhibit floor.
- A la carte activations (limited availability)- Stand out with targeted sponsorships such as coffee stations, Wi‑Fi, delegate bags, registration, app sponsorship, and more.
Stay in the Know
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The Call for Abstracts Has Closed!
Thank you to our primary care teams, partners, and system leaders who have submitted abstracts that share practical experiences, innovative approaches, and lessons learned that strengthen team based primary care across Ontario.
We appreciate your contributions to the Summit program and role in shaping conversations to expand primary care across Ontario.
Notification of Submission Status: August 21, 2026
Bright Lights Award Nominations has ended
The Bright Lights Awards celebrate the people and teams driving meaningful change across team‑based primary care in Ontario. From quiet champions who hold teams together, to emerging leaders shaping the future of the system, these awards shine a light on the exceptional work happening every day across AFHTO member organizations and beyond.
AFHTO invites nominations across the following award categories:
- Individual Impact Awards (2 categories)
- Conference Theme Awards (5 categories)
- Board Awards (2 categories)
Submission deadline was July 3 at 5:00 pm
A Summit tradition:
Celebrating Bright Lights
The Bright Lights Awards, proudly supported by Boehringer Ingelheim, are a special part of the Summit each year, recognizing the people and teams whose ideas, innovation and dedication are making a difference in primary care. Discover their stories and celebrate the work happening across the sector.
Highlights From 2025
“I’ve attended a handful of AFHTO conferences, and many, many other conferences. This was one of the best – content, energy, organization, communication – top notch.”
Did you know? 96% of respondents in the post-conference survey were “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with their conference experience!
“It actually helped to know we are not alone in our struggles to improve access to primary care and inspiring to hear how teams are creatively forging ahead and overcoming barriers.”
“This by far has been the best conference. Loved the networking dinner asking the tough questions.”
Panel: What Success Actually Looks Like When 100% of Ontarians Have Quality Primary Care
Dr. Jane Philpott (Primary Care Action Team), Jessie Rumble NP (AFHTO Board member), Leslie Thompson (CEO Health Standards Organization), Denis Tsang (Board Member College of Dietitians of Ontario) – Facilitated by Dr. Ivy Oandasan (Family Physician)
FHTs for the Future: Strengthening Primary Care Teams to Drive Patient Attachment
Duff Sprague (CEO, Peterborough Family Health Team) and Hon. George Smitherman (former MPP and Minister of Health)
Unleashing the Power of Collective Intelligence
Dr. Dan Riskin (Biologist, TV/Radio Host, Science Journalist)
Building Bridges for Better Attachment Side by Side – Dinner and Dialogue
Co-hosted by Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO), Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP), Ontario Medical Association (OMA), and Section on General and Family Practice (SGFP)