Health Innovation Pathway will improve outcomes for patients while supporting made-in-Ontario health-care solutions
September 04, 2025
TORONTO — Today, the Ontario government launched the Health Innovation Pathway, a streamlined system to accelerate the adoption of new health technologies and improve patient care.The pathway will create a consistent process for adopting technologies like medical devices and procedures, digital tools, medical imaging and screening, lab and genetic testing and models of health-care delivery to prioritize made-in-Ontario innovations and ensure more patients receive world-class care close to home.
“Our government is continuing to take bold action to connect patients to best-in-class health-care solutions, many of which allow patients to receive care in the comfort of home, or better connect with their health-care providers,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “The Health Innovation Pathway is just one more way we are protecting our health-care system and connecting more people in Ontario to the care they need when and where they need it.”
Co-developed by Ontario Health and the Ministry of Health, the Health Innovation Pathway will ensure Ontario patients can benefit from health-care innovations faster, while creating jobs, economic growth and helping secure the province’s place as a leading life sciences hub for generations to come. As part of the pathway, through the Health Technology Accelerator Fund, Ontario is also supporting four new projects dedicated to wound care, AI-powered screening and surgical care, including:
- Wound care management ($5 million investment), including:
- Digital wound management solutions to help health-care providers accurately measure and track wounds, using data-driven insights for more effective treatment.
- Advanced wound care dressings to improve wound healing and reduce the risk of lower limb amputations.
- AI-powered screening to prevent vision loss ($1.5 million investment), supporting earlier diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy and accelerating treatment to help prevent diabetes-induced vision loss, which is the leading cause of blindness in adults.
- Computer-assisted navigation systems for total hip and knee arthroplasty ($5 million investment) for patients with chronic and debilitating end-stage arthritic conditions, improving surgical precision and reducing the need for revision surgery.
- Abdominal wall surgical supports ($500,000 investment) to provide a non-invasive option supporting an open abdomen after surgery – preventing damage, streamlining surgical flow and improving patient outcomes.
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