A new survey shows access to primary care in Canada is improving, but many gaps still need to be addressed.

According to new numbers from the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), 5.9 million people don’t have regular access to a family doctor, nurse practitioner or primary care team — that’s down from the last survey in 2022, when it was 6.5 million Canadians.

Dr. Tara Kiran, lead investigator and scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, tells 1130 NewsRadio that it’s nice to see things seem to be improving, but it’s still not good enough.

“Five point nine [million] is still a huge number that don’t have access, and we know we need to do better,” said Kiran.

She offers a few reasons why things appear to be headed in the right direction.

“Across the country, many governments have

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