Quality Improvement Plans
A Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) is an organization-owned document that establishes a plan for quality improvement over the coming year. The QIP is designed to be a lever for change on system-wide priority quality issues as well as key issues that are important within each organization
The Excellent Care for All Act (2010) aims to put Ontario's patients first by strengthening the health care sector's organizational focus and accountability to deliver high-quality patient care. QIPs are a key enabler to support this goal.
The program was first implemented in Ontario’s hospitals in 2011 and has been extended to inter-professional primary care organizations, home and community care support services, and long-term care.
The expectation is for health care organizations to have their QIPs in place, publicly posted, and submitted to Ontario Health by April 1 every year.
Resources, including guidance documents, learning opportunities, comprehensive analyses of previous years’ QIP submissions, is available to support development and implementation of plans on QIP Navigator.
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Last Updated: July 10, 2025