The group representing family doctors in the Outaouais says nearly 40,000 people could lose their primary physician next year as Quebec's Bill 2 takes effect.

The Département territorial de médecine familiale de l'Outaouais told Radio-Canada that 41 doctors plan to leave their practices in 2026, which would leave 36,900 people without a family doctor. An additional 51 doctors are considering leaving, the group said, which would impact an additional 47,700 patients.

Not all of those patients will be left without care, as some may have access to a family doctor group, known in French as a Groupe de médecine de famille (GMF).

In October, the province passed Bill 2, a health-care law that links the compensation of physicians to the number of patents they see. The provinc

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