Policy Brief: Unlocking Naturopathic Doctors’ Capacity to Strengthen Primary Care in Ontario
Ontario’s health system needs providers skilled in prevention, early detection, chronic disease management, and culturally safe care. NDs already fit this profile—but regulatory limitations in Ontario prevent full utilization. Read OANDs submission which outlines structural and regulatory considerations impacting workforce optimization, primary care integration, and responsible scope modernization in Ontario.
February 2026
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Policy Brief: The exclusion of Naturopathic Doctors from HPV Testing in Ontario
December 2025
Ontario implemented a major shift to its cervical cancer screening program on March 3, 2025, replacing Pap cytology with primary HPV testing as the standard of care (Ontario Ministry of Health, 2025).
White Paper: Maintaining Naturopathic Cervical Cancer Screening in Ontario
October 2025
Recent evidence-informed changes to best practice guidelines in Ontario’s cervical cancer screening program have resulted in the naturopathic workforce, which previously performed a significant number of cervical screening tests, becoming greatly limited in its ability to continue to provide this important preventative care for patients.
