Alberta’s government and Primary Care Alberta have launched Alberta Find a Provider, a redesigned website that helps Albertans quickly connect with nearby family doctors, nurse practitioners and registered midwives, and clinics accepting new patients. By making it faster and easier to connect with a primary care provider, more Albertans can receive preventive care, earlier diagnoses and stronger support managing chronic conditions.
Alberta now has more primary care providers than ever before. As of Dec. 31, 2025, there were 6,362 family physicians registered provincewide and 1,137 nurse practitioners with active licences, both all-time highs. Through Alberta Find a Provider, more than 800 primary care providers are currently accepting new patients, making it faster and easier for Albertans to connect with care close to home.
“We’ve been focused on strengthening primary care across Alberta, and it is working. More Albertans have access to a regular provider, and new tools like Alberta Find a Provider help make it easier to connect more people with the care they need.”
Alberta’s new funding model for family physicians and the Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Program are designed to strengthen community-based care and attract more providers into comprehensive primary care. These approaches are already improving access and are expected to bring even more providers into the system in the coming months.
Through the website, Albertans can find family doctors, nurse practitioners, registered midwives and clinics accepting new patients. The redesigned site replaces Alberta Find a Doctor and includes expanded search options to make it easier to find care close to home.
“Our first year was about bringing teams together and building the foundation for stronger primary care across Alberta. Now we’re focused on practical improvements that make it easier for people to find care and navigate the system. Alberta Find a Provider is one important step in that work.”
Albertans can also track progress through new primary care indicators added to the provincial health system dashboard. These indicators provide transparent reporting on measures such as patient attachment to a primary care provider, cervical cancer screening rates and post-discharge follow-up, helping demonstrate where access and continuity of care are improving and where more work is underway.
These steps mark the first year of progress, laying the foundation for expanded access and stronger primary care for all Albertans.
Quick facts
- Alberta has 6,362 family physicians, an all-time high and a 33 per cent increase over the past decade.
- Alberta has 1,137 licensed nurse practitioners, including 141 added in the past year.
- More than 800 providers accepting patients are listed on Alberta Find a Provider, including more than 750 physicians and more than 50 nurse practitioners.
- More than 400 providers accepting patients are located in Calgary, and more than 200 are located in Edmonton.
- About 84 per cent of adult Albertans report having a regular health care provider – one of the highest rates in Canada.