About
Welcome to the Ottawa Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic
The Ottawa Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic is a not-for-profit organization funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health, and has been serving the Vanier/Overbrook community since March 2025.
Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics (NPLCs) are a team-based health care model where Nurse Practitioners (NPs) serve as the primary health care providers. NPs deliver comprehensive, accessible, timely, and coordinated family health care services in collaboration with a team of health care professionals.
At our clinic, we take a holistic, team-based approach to health-addressing the physical, emotional, mental, and social aspects of each patient’s well-being.
NPLCs are rooted in evidence-based practice, with a strong focus on health promotion, disease prevention, and overall wellness.
Check back for updates regarding how to become a patient!
What is a Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic (NPLC)?
Nurse Practitioner Led Clinics are a team-based health care delivery model in which Nurse Practitioners are your main health care providers. Nurse Practitioners provide comprehensive, accessible, and coordinated primary care services along with a team of health professionals. NP-Led Clinics utilize an evidence-based approach to their practice; focusing on health promotion, disease prevention and overall wellbeing. Ontario has 27 NPLCs and was the first Province to introduce this model in 2006.
What is a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (NP)?
An NP is a highly trained healthcare professional who provides comprehensive, patient-centered care. NPs have advanced education and clinical training, allowing them to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage a wide range of health conditions. Nurse Practitioners provide a full range of primary health care to people of all ages, they can prescribe medications, order and interpret tests, perform procedures, and refer patients to specialists when needed. At the Ottawa NPLC NPs work as part of a health care team, NPs focus on health promotion, disease prevention, and chronic disease management.
Vision, Mission & Commitments
Vision
What we want for the people we serve.
Comprehensive, patient-guided primary healthcare for individual, family and community wellbeing.
Mission
How we achieve that vision.
A nurse practitioner-led team providing people with the care they need in collaboration with allied health providers and community partners.
Commitments
What we bring to our work.
✅ Quality
Responding to patients’ needs and interests with evidence-based primary healthcare services.
✅ Compassion
Respecting people’s dignity in a trauma-informed, culturally sensitive way.
✅ Equity
Removing barriers to access and championing better outcomes for all.
✅ Partnership
Working with patients and partners for individual and family health and wellbeing.
✅ Innovation
Being creative to increase access and improve care while using resources wisely.