1 INTRODUCTION Access to primary healthcare is an important social determinant of health.1 Yet, many people in Canada, especially rural-residing individuals, experience challenges in accessing a family physician (FP).2-4 Notably, the Canada Health Act affords FPs a degree of professional autonomy over how and where they arrange their practices.5 With this autonomy in mind, there are increasing calls from health system stakeholders for greater government commitment to system-level initiatives...
