More Canadians have a family doctor or nurse practitioner compared with three years ago, but satisfaction remains low, a comprehensive new survey suggests.

An estimated 5.9 million Canadians don't have regular access to a primary care provider, down from 6.5 million in 2022, according to OurCare, a national project to define good primary care and recommend policy changes to achieve it.

"That's still a big number, but it is a big improvement at a time when we've actually had some population growth," said Dr. Tara Kiran, a family physician and researcher who led the initiative from her base at St. Michael’s Hospital, part of Unity Health Toronto.

Kiran worked with the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) on the latest online survey of more than 16,000 Canadians, who were asked about their

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