To: Physicians
Category: Physician Services, Primary Health Care Services
Written by: Primary Health Care Branch, Ministry of Health
Date issued: April 1, 2025 
Bulletin Number: 250405

Update: Northern Physician Retention Initiative 2024-25

The deadline to submit an NPRI application has been extended from March 31, 2025, to April 30, 2025.

The 2024-25 application form for the Northern Physician Retention Initiative is now available on Ontario.ca.

Payment

Payments will once again be processed through the OHIP claims payment system and directly deposited in the bank account associated with your OHIP solo billing number and will appear in the “Accounting Adjustments” section of your OHIP Remittance Advice. It is your responsibility to ensure your banking information is correct.

To update your banking information, contact the Claims Services Branch, Provider Registry Unit either by telephone at 1-800-262-6524 or by completing the following form:

Eligible applicants will receive payment as follows:

For applications received by March 31, 2025, payment will be targeted for the June 2025 Remittance Advice. Applications received by April 30, 2025, payment will be targeted for the August 2025 Remittance Advice.

Application deadline

For 2024-25 applications, the Ministry of Health has extended the application submission deadline for the Northern Physician Retention Incentive to April 30, 2025.  Applications received or postdated after this date will not be reviewed.

Submitting applications

Only applications that are received by email at NPRI@ontario.ca or by fax at 705-564-7493 will be accepted.

Applications that include electronic signatures (example: scanned original, electronic device applications, or digital) will be accepted in lieu of original, signed documents.

Keywords/Tags

NPRI; Northern Physician Retention Initiative;

Contact Information

For information on the Northern Physician Retention Initiative:

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