Ontario barely gets passing grade for mental health/substance care: report [Video]

Ontario is one of the few provinces to make any progress while mental health and substance services have been suffering across Canada. 

Information from the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) has indicated that for the second consecutive year, mental health and substance use programs across Canada have been substantially underperforming. 

“The message is loud and clear, provincial and federal governments are failing Canadians when it comes to ensuring timely access to publicly funded mental health and substance use health services,” said Florence Budden, CAMIMH Co-Chair in an official statement. 

However, despite reforms to Ontario’s approach to substance use care, data collected on behalf of CAMIMH indicated that the province has seen a slight uptick in quality of care — jumping from an ‘F’ grade in 2023 to a ‘D’ grade in 2024. 

A breakdown of provincial data via CAMIMH’s “Annual Report Card” is as follows: