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Where to see a Registered Dietitian for free in Ontario, and how to actually get in

OHIP does not pay for a dietitian in private practice. It does fund dietitian care inside the public system, and almost nobody publishes where. This is that list: 38 publicly funded places in Ontario that name a Registered Dietitian on their own website, grouped by region, with who each one will actually see.

Every entry below checked against the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05

What this page is

This is a free public resource, and there is nothing on it to buy. Ontario has publicly funded dietitians working in community health centres, family health teams, nurse practitioner-led clinics and hospital nutrition and diabetes programs. You can see them at no charge. The problem is that nobody has ever put the list in one place, so people either pay privately without knowing there was a free option, or give up.

Every organisation here was found and read on its own website on 2026-08-05. Nothing came from a directory, an aggregator, or memory. If an organisation's own page did not state a fact, that fact is not on this page, and where an organisation could not be verified at all it was left out and the reason is printed further down.

The catch, said plainly

Most publicly funded dietitian care in Ontario is attached to a team, and to get it you usually have to be enrolled with that team. That is the sentence that costs people the most time. A community health centre near you may well have a Registered Dietitian on staff, and still not be able to see you, because you are not one of its registered clients.

There are real exceptions, and they are marked. Some diabetes education programs take anyone in their region with no referral at all. A handful of centres will see anyone in their catchment area whether or not they are a client. One nurse practitioner-led clinic in Toronto publishes that people who are not its patients can still have up to three sessions with its dietitian. Some places also have waitlists. That is why free dietitian care exists on paper across Ontario and is still hard to actually reach, and why the most useful column on this page is not what the dietitian does, but who they are allowed to see.

How to read each entry

Each entry gives the organisation, the city or region, whether the dietitian service is open to the wider community or only to enrolled patients, what the dietitian helps with there if the page says, the plain words of how a person gets in, and a link to the exact page it was checked against. Fees are not listed unless the organisation publishes them itself, and where an organisation states that its service is free that is quoted and attributed to it. Wait times are not published here at all.

What to say when you call

A short script saves a lot of calls. Ask three things. Do I have to be a patient or client of yours to see the dietitian. Do you take self-referrals, or do I need my doctor to send something. Is there a group program I could start sooner than an individual appointment. That last one matters, because group programs usually have shorter waits than one-to-one appointments and are often run by the same dietitian.

Every entry below was checked against the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05. Eligibility rules, phone numbers and programs change without notice, so confirm directly before you rely on anything here.

Greater Toronto Area

Toronto, Peel, York and Durham. Several of these are open to people who live in the area and are not patients of the organisation, which is unusual and worth knowing.

Nutrition services, Rexdale Community Health Centre
Rexdale Community Health Centre · Etobicoke, Toronto
Who it is for Open to people in the centre's catchment area, whether or not they are already a client. The page states all clients must be residents of the catchment area served by Rexdale CHC.
What the dietitian does there One-on-one counselling and group education with a Registered Dietitian, for all ages. The page lists high blood pressure, high cholesterol, osteoporosis, IBS, celiac, allergies, intolerances, nutrient deficiencies, weight management and eating well through pregnancy, infancy, childhood and later life.
How you get in The page lists three routes: internal referrals for existing Rexdale CHC clients, external referrals from doctors and other health professionals, and self-referred clients, described on the page as clients who need the service but are not referred by any health care provider. To book, the page says call 416-744-0066, press 1, option 1.
The page states in its own words that Rexdale Community Health Centre offers FREE Nutrition services, including counselling from its Registered Dietitian.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Nutrition, Black Creek Community Health Centre
Black Creek Community Health Centre · North York, Toronto
Who it is for The nutrition page does not state who is eligible. The centre's Diabetes Education Program page does, and it says no referral is required.
What the dietitian does there The page states registered dietitians can help you reach your health and nutrition goals by reviewing your eating patterns, health habits and lifestyle, and names digestive disorders, high cholesterol, pregnancy nutrition, food allergies, infant, toddler and child nutrition, meal planning and weight management.
How you get in The nutrition page does not publish a referral route. The centre's diabetes education page states, of that program, no referral required, and gives 416 246 2388 for information and to book.
Access statement taken from the centre's own Diabetes Education Program page, also checked on 2026-08-05.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Diabetes Education Program, Regent Park Community Health Centre
Regent Park Community Health Centre · Downtown east Toronto
Who it is for Adults living with type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, or at high risk of developing diabetes, in the Regent Park area and surrounding neighbourhoods. You do not have to be a patient of the centre.
What the dietitian does there Diabetes education from a team the page describes as certified diabetes educators, registered nurses and dietitians, plus weekly exercise groups and workshops run with local agencies.
How you get in The page says, in capital letters, that you do NOT need a referral, and asks you to call to book. It also publishes a walk-in slot: every Tuesday from 2 pm to 4 pm, no pre-booking or referral required, for a short visit with a nurse or dietitian.
A walk-in appointment with a dietitian, with no referral, is rare in Ontario. If you are in that part of Toronto it is one of the shortest routes on this page.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Diabetes Education Program, Sherbourne Health
Sherbourne Health · Downtown Toronto
Who it is for The page states the program serves clients of Sherbourne Health as well as people and agencies in the community. You do not have to be a Sherbourne client.
What the dietitian does there A Diabetes Nurse Educator and a Registered Dietitian, offering education for the prevention and management of diabetes, with individual appointments for assessment, consultation and ongoing follow-up. Group sessions with a Registered Nurse and Registered Dietitian cover carbohydrate foods, eating on a budget, reading nutrition labels and planning meals.
How you get in The page states self-referrals are welcome, and points to a form where you specify that you are requesting care at Sherbourne Health. Day and evening appointments are offered in person, virtually or over the phone, and requests for language interpretation are welcomed.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Diabetes Education Program, Taddle Creek Family Health Team
Taddle Creek Family Health Team · Downtown Toronto
Who it is for Anyone, regardless of who their family doctor is. The page states the Diabetes Education Program does not have a catchment area so you can attend no matter where you live, and that it welcomes clients from any primary care provider.
What the dietitian does there Diabetes Educators, described on the page as Registered Nurses and Registered Dietitians, seeing clients on an ongoing basis for diabetes management and complication prevention, including individual visits.
How you get in The page states a referral is required, and that both self-referrals and health care provider referrals are accepted. There is a self-referral form for clients on the page, and it says you can also call directly at 416-204-1256.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
West Toronto Diabetes Education Program, LAMP Community Health Centre
LAMP Community Health Centre · South Etobicoke, with sites across the GTA including Mississauga
Who it is for The page states services are provided to clients 18 years and older living with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. It does not require you to be a LAMP client.
What the dietitian does there One-on-one sessions with a team the page describes as Registered Nurses, a Registered Dietitian and a Social Worker, plus group education sessions co-facilitated by the Registered Dietitian and Registered Nurse on meal planning, grocery shopping and reading nutrition labels.
How you get in The page publishes a client self-referral form to download and fax to 416 252 9141, and a separate provider referral form. It states the program is funded by Ontario Health and that the teams offer free services at various locations in the GTA.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Clinical Dietitian, Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre
Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre · West Toronto
Who it is for Registered clients only. The page's eligibility line reads: registered clients of PQWCHC with a referral from their Doctor or Nurse Practitioner.
What the dietitian does there Nutrition counselling for healthy eating, heart health, digestive concerns, high blood pressure, specific nutrient needs, malnutrition, food allergies, pregnancy, and feeding infants and toddlers.
How you get in You must first be a registered client of the centre, then be referred internally by your doctor or nurse practitioner there. The page states the centre is not a walk-in clinic and that all new clients must use its intake process. It also states service area restrictions do not apply for people who are homeless, Indigenous peoples, or those accessing its dental or harm reduction services.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Nutrition services, Emery Keelesdale Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic
Emery Keelesdale Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic · North York and Islington, Toronto
Who it is for Patients of the clinic, and, unusually, people who are not patients. The page states all patients of the clinic can access its dietitian, and that if you are not a patient of the clinic you are still able to access up to three sessions with the dietitian.
What the dietitian does there A Registered Dietitian working with the nurse practitioner, on needs the page lists including malnutrition, infant feeding and child nutrition, picky eating and sports nutrition. The page also states the dietitian runs free workshops and programs through the year on topics such as heart health, understanding nutrition labels and food and the immune system.
How you get in Call the clinic. The page invites you to call if you are looking for a primary health care provider, and states the three-session route for people who are not patients.
The three sessions for non-patients are the single most useful thing on this page for someone in northwest Toronto with no family doctor.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Diabetes Education Program, Anishnawbe Health Toronto
Anishnawbe Health Toronto · Toronto
Who it is for Registered clients of Anishnawbe Health Toronto. The page states you need to be a registered client of AHT in order to access this program.
What the dietitian does there A multi-disciplinary team the page describes as Dietitians, a Diabetes Nurse Educator, Social Workers and a Chiropodist, providing individual, family and caregiver support for diabetes. The page describes the program as culturally based, integrating Traditional and Western approaches, and lists nutritional counselling among its services.
How you get in The page asks you to contact reception at 416-360-0486 to arrange an intake or book an appointment if you are already registered, and links to its own information on becoming a registered client.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Diabetes Education Program, Mackenzie Health
Mackenzie Health · Richmond Hill and Vaughan, York Region
Who it is for The page describes a team of nurses, dietitians, endocrinologists and a social worker, and does not restrict the program to existing hospital patients.
What the dietitian does there Diabetes education including gestational diabetes nutritional management, with topics the nurse and dietitian cover listed on the page.
How you get in The page states patients can self-refer by calling 905-883-2211, or by printing and faxing the Central LHIN Diabetes Education Program Self-Referral Form. Physicians can refer by faxing a referral from the site's referral and consent forms section.
The page states, in its own words, that visits and parking are free.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Diabetes care, William Osler Health System
William Osler Health System · Brampton and Etobicoke
Who it is for Two different answers on one page. The Diabetes Education Centre requires a referral. A separate prevention workshop does not.
What the dietitian does there At the Diabetes Education Centre, a diabetes nurse and dietitian assess your health and provide education tailored to your needs. The Central Community Diabetes Clinic team includes an endocrinologist, nurse practitioner, certified diabetes educator, registered dietitian, social worker and pharmacist.
How you get in The page states you will need a doctor's referral for Diabetes Education Centre services, and that any family doctor or medical specialist in the community it serves can refer you to the Central Community Diabetes Clinic. For the prevention workshop the page states no referral is needed and you can sign up yourself.
The page describes the prevention workshop as a free virtual workshop with interactive lessons, food demonstrations and physical activities led by a registered dietitian and a registered kinesiologist, for people with prediabetes or at high risk of type 2 diabetes.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Diabetes care, Lakeridge Health
Lakeridge Health · Durham Region
Who it is for The page does not state a patient-only restriction, and publishes a single centralized intake route for the region.
What the dietitian does there Individual assessment and nutrition counselling, insulin and blood glucose meter instruction, and group education sessions on diabetes and lifestyle change, from a team the page lists as including a Registered Nurse and a Registered Dietitian.
How you get in The page asks you to complete the Centralized Diabetes Intake Referral Form, and gives 1-888-997-9996 by phone with a toll-free fax line.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05

Southwestern Ontario

Brantford, London, Windsor, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Guelph, Sarnia-Lambton and Chatham-Kent.

Nutrition counselling, Grand River Community Health Centre
Grand River Community Health Centre · Brantford, serving Brantford, Brant and Norfolk
Who it is for Both. The page publishes one phone number for people who already have a primary care provider at the centre, and a different one for people who do not, which means you do not have to be a patient there.
What the dietitian does there Registered Dietitians working with you on the balance of foods that make your body feel good, in the page's own words, with attention to cost and convenience, plus infant and toddler nutrition and group classes including nutrition education and cooking programs open to the community.
How you get in If you have a primary care provider at the centre, the page says call (519) 754-0777 ext. 479. If you do not, it says call (226) 388-4725 or complete its online self-referral form.
The page's framing is explicitly non-diet in places, describing food as part of cultural traditions, celebrations and socializing, and stating that food is meant to be enjoyed.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Diabetes Care, London InterCommunity Health Centre
London InterCommunity Health Centre · London
Who it is for The page states, of the Diabetes Education Program, that all are welcome, and that the centre specialises in serving people facing barriers such as language, culture, transportation, mental health, housing instability or low income.
What the dietitian does there A diabetes care team the page describes as certified diabetes educators, Registered Dietitians and a Registered Nurse, supporting people with type 1, type 2 and prediabetes, through one-on-one education and support and self-management group programs with translation available.
How you get in The page states you complete either the self-referral form or the provider referral form and fax it to 1-855-342-2387, or submit it in person at 659 Dundas Street. Its eligibility field lists both referral required and self-referral. Interpretation services are offered.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Diabetes Wellness, Windsor Essex Community Health Centre
Windsor Essex Community Health Centre · Windsor and Essex County
Who it is for The wider community. The page states nutritional counselling with a Registered Dietitian is available to our community members of all ages for free, and that the education programs are for people diagnosed with or at risk of developing type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
What the dietitian does there A team the page describes as registered nurses and registered dietitians, most of whom are certified diabetes educators, delivering community-based diabetes education at locations in the city and the county.
How you get in The page states no physician referral is required.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Diabetes Education Program, Langs
Langs · Cambridge, Waterloo Region
Who it is for Adults with diabetes or at risk for diabetes. The page does not restrict the program to Langs patients.
What the dietitian does there Diabetes education and appointments with the program team, and a community dietitian named on the page for questions about its recipes.
How you get in The page gives two routes. Your doctor or nurse practitioner can refer you, and reception will call you to book. Or, in the page's own words, adults with diabetes or who are at risk for diabetes can self-refer by completing the online intake form or calling 519-653-1470 x285.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Registered Dietitians, Woolwich Community Health Centre
Woolwich Community Health Centre · St. Jacobs and Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region
Who it is for Registered clients. The dietitian is listed under the centre's registered client services, and the page states you cannot become a registered client if you are already registered with another primary care provider.
What the dietitian does there The page states Registered Dietitians help clients improve their health through good nutrition and healthy eating, and that they also work with other staff in group programs.
How you get in Become a registered client of the centre, then book by calling the reception desk during regular hours, as the centre's how to access services page describes.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Dietitian Services, Guelph Family Health Team
Guelph Family Health Team · Guelph
Who it is for The page does not state who is eligible. It lists Dietitian Services as one of the team's clinics, with six Registered Dietitians named on the staff list. Ask when you call whether you need to be a Guelph FHT patient.
What the dietitian does there The page does not describe the clinical scope. It gives the clinic, its address and its team.
How you get in The page publishes the clinic address at Suite 102, 83 Dawson Road, Guelph, and the phone number 519-837-4444 extension 5203.
Listed because the dietitian clinic is real and published. The eligibility is not published, so nothing is claimed about it here.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Dietitian services, North Lambton Community Health Centre
North Lambton Community Health Centre · Forest, Kettle Point and Lambton Shores
Who it is for The page does not limit the service to existing clients, and states plainly that you can refer yourself.
What the dietitian does there In the page's own words, counselling with the dietitian for individual, heart health, weight management, or any other nutritional information you may require.
How you get in The page states you can refer yourself, and publishes both an online Registered Dietitian form and a downloadable PDF form, plus the number (519) 786-4545 extension 307.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Dietitian Services, Chatham-Kent Community Health Centres
Chatham-Kent Community Health Centres · Chatham, Wallaceburg and Walpole Island
Who it is for The dietitian services page describes a group program rather than individual counselling. The centres describe themselves elsewhere on the site as serving people of all ages who are economically or socially disadvantaged.
What the dietitian does there The page describes Fresh, an interactive four-week learning series led by a Registered Dietitian, where participants learn basic cooking skills, make and share a meal, take home leftovers and cover a new healthy eating topic each week.
How you get in The page says, for more information, call 519-397-5455 extension 138.
Included because the dietitian-led program is published and dated. Individual dietitian appointments are not described on this page, so nothing is claimed about them.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05

Central Ontario and the Golden Horseshoe

Barrie and Simcoe County, Niagara and Muskoka.

Diabetes Management Centre, Barrie Community Health Centre
Barrie Community Health Centre · Barrie and the surrounding area
Who it is for The page states these services are available to residents of Barrie and the surrounding area, and that the centre sees adults living with type 1, type 2 or gestational diabetes as well as people with prediabetes. You do not have to be a primary care client of the centre.
What the dietitian does there A team the page describes as Registered Nurses and Registered Dietitians working alongside endocrinologists, providing one-on-one and group education.
How you get in The page states access is through self referral or by referral from your family doctor, and publishes both a Diabetes Self Referral form and a health care provider referral form.
The page notes separately that online booking is for registered primary care clients at its Huronia location only, which is a different service from the Diabetes Management Centre.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Nutrition Services, Niagara Falls Community Health Centre
Niagara Falls Community Health Centre · Niagara Falls
Who it is for Patients of the centre only. The page's own heading asks who can access the dietitian, and answers that its dietitian services and nutrition programs are available to patients of NFCHC.
What the dietitian does there One-on-one appointments and nutrition group programming with the centre's dietitian.
How you get in Become a patient of the centre. The page does not publish a self-referral route for people who are not patients.
The page states, in its own emphasis, that all of its dietitian services and nutrition programming are free.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Georgian Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic
Georgian Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic · Barrie and Innisfil
Who it is for Registered patients of the clinic. The page describes same-day appointments for our registered patients and has separate information for new patients.
What the dietitian does there The page states the team consists of experienced Nurse Practitioners, registered dietitians, mental health professionals and other healthcare experts, and lists nutrition education among its services.
How you get in Enrol as a patient of the clinic. The page carries separate new patient and existing patient information.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Diabetes Education Program, Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare
Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare · Bracebridge and Huntsville
Who it is for Adults living with diabetes. The page does not restrict the program to existing hospital patients.
What the dietitian does there A team the page describes as Registered Nurses and Registered Dietitians holding advanced credentials as Certified Diabetes Educators, with a Certified Insulin Pump Trainer and visiting physician specialists including an endocrinologist.
How you get in The page states you can either be referred by your primary health care provider, or self-refer by calling the Bracebridge site at 705-645-4404 extension 3600, or the Huntsville site at 705-789-2311 extension 2312. Appointments are required through the referral process.
The hospital's separate outpatient clinical nutrition service is a different route: that page states a referral from your physician is required for outpatient nutrition counselling.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05

Eastern Ontario

Ottawa, Kingston, Cornwall, Smiths Falls, Belleville and the counties around them.

Nutritional Counselling, Gateway Community Health Centre
Gateway Community Health Centre · Tweed, Hastings County
Who it is for Anyone. The page states, in its own words, that you do not need to be a client of the Centre nor do you need a doctor's referral to access this service, and that the Registered Dietitian provides nutrition counselling for individuals at all stages of life.
What the dietitian does there Individual nutrition counselling from a Registered Dietitian, with infant and child nutrition and picky eating named among the topics.
How you get in Contact the centre. There is no enrolment step and no referral step published.
This is the most open entry on this page. If you are anywhere near Hastings County it is worth a call.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Registered Dietitian services, Rideau Community Health Services
Rideau Community Health Services · Smiths Falls, Merrickville and outreach across Lanark, Leeds and Grenville
Who it is for The dietitian page does not limit the service to rostered clients, and states you can self-refer. Primary care appointments at the same organisation are separately noted as being for rostered clients only, so the two are not the same thing.
What the dietitian does there Nutrition counselling in individual appointments or group sessions for people with food and health-related concerns, plus a Diabetes Education Program run by dietitians and nurse educators for adults living with diabetes or pre-diabetes.
How you get in The page states you can self-refer by calling 613-284-2558, or be referred by a health care provider using the form it publishes.
The organisation's Diabetes Education Program page, also checked on 2026-08-05, states that its services are free of cost and that you can self-refer by calling the Smiths Falls site at 613 284-2558 or toll-free 1-877-321-4500.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Nutrition Services at Weller, Kingston Community Health Centres
Kingston Community Health Centres · Kingston
Who it is for People who cannot get a dietitian another way. The page states that if you cannot access a dietitian through your family health team, you may self-refer or ask your health care practitioner for a referral, and that clients and participants must live in the Kingston area or be a client of Kingston Community Health Centres.
What the dietitian does there Nutrition services delivered from the Weller Avenue site, alongside diabetes and chronic disease supports.
How you get in Self-refer, or ask your health care practitioner to refer you.
The wording here is the clearest statement on this page of how the public system is meant to work: your own team first, the community health centre if that door is closed.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Diabetes Education Program, Seaway Valley Community Health Centre
Seaway Valley Community Health Centre · Cornwall and Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Who it is for The page states the program allows all people with pre-diabetes and diabetes to learn the skills they need to take an active role in managing their condition daily.
What the dietitian does there Diabetes self-management education, delivered at the Centre de sante communautaire de l'Estrie site, alongside the centre's other nutrition sessions.
How you get in The page states the program is free and clients do not require a referral to participate, and publishes a register now link.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Nutrition Counselling, South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre
South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre · Ottawa
Who it is for Registered clients only. The page's eligibility criteria state that nutritional counselling is provided for internal referrals of registered clients only.
What the dietitian does there The page states its Registered Dietitians offer individual and family nutrition counselling for a range of needs, including nutritious eating for various health conditions and child feeding nutritional support.
How you get in Become a registered client of the centre and be referred internally by your provider there. There is no self-referral route published.
Listed precisely because the restriction is published. This is what most publicly funded dietitian care in Ontario actually looks like.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Community Diabetes Education Program of Ottawa, Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre
Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre · Ottawa, city-wide program
Who it is for The page states the program offers free education to adults living with type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes. It is a city-wide program delivered through Ottawa community health centres, not a service limited to one centre's own clients.
What the dietitian does there Groups facilitated by a registered nurse and a registered dietitian, with optional one-on-one appointments with nurses and dietitians in addition to the group program. Insulin initiation is a further service, and the page states that one is for adults with type 2 diabetes who have been referred by their physicians.
How you get in The page gives 613-233-6655 for the diabetes education program and points to the program's own site for more information about available services.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Smiths Falls Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic
Smiths Falls Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic · Smiths Falls, Lanark County
Who it is for Registered clients of the clinic. The page states registered clients can call and book directly with any member of the team, including the Registered Dietitian.
What the dietitian does there The page states the Registered Dietitian provides individual nutrition counselling for clients who want support with weight management, blood pressure, lowering cholesterol, managing blood glucose levels, or general questions and concerns related to food and healthy eating.
How you get in Enrol as a client, then call reception. The page's own answer to whether you need a referral to see the Registered Dietitian is: No. Registered clients can book directly with any team member by calling reception.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Diabetes Education and Clinical Nutrition Clinic, Quinte Health
Quinte Health · Belleville, Trenton, Picton and North Hastings
Who it is for The page states the clinic helps people who need extra support to manage complex diabetes and nutrition needs.
What the dietitian does there A team the page lists as doctors, nurses, dietitians and social workers, providing diabetes education and outpatient clinical nutrition care.
How you get in The page states people can be referred to the clinic by their family doctor or nurse practitioner if they have complex diabetes needs or require specialized clinical nutrition care. It also publishes a Diabetes Education Centre self-referral form alongside the physician form, so the diabetes education side has a self-referral route.
The clinical nutrition referral forms published on the page are for physicians, in adult and paediatric versions. The self-referral form is for the Diabetes Education Centre.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05

Northern Ontario

Sudbury, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay and Manitoulin Island. Distances are long here and several of these programs travel to people rather than the other way round.

Diabetes Care Services, Health Sciences North
Health Sciences North · Sudbury, serving Greater Sudbury and Northeastern Ontario
Who it is for Adults with pre-diabetes, type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes for the main program. Separate insulin pump, pregnancy and complex diabetes streams have different rules.
What the dietitian does there Individual sessions with a dietitian, nurse and social worker, plus group classes. The page lists the wider team as chiropodists, dietitians, endocrinologist, internist, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, physiotherapists and social workers.
How you get in For the main adult program the page states, in its own words, that you do not require a referral from a primary care provider and self-referrals are accepted, and it publishes a self-referral form. The insulin pump, pregnancy and complex diabetes streams each state that a referral from a primary care provider or specialist is required.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Diabetes Education Centre, North Bay Regional Health Centre
North Bay Regional Health Centre · North Bay and the Nipissing District
Who it is for The page does not state a patient-only restriction. It states appointments are required.
What the dietitian does there A diabetes education and support team the page lists as Registered Dietitians, Registered Nurses and a Registered Social Worker, offering individual consultation, group education classes and diabetes awareness presentations.
How you get in The page states referrals are accepted from physicians as well as other health care professionals. It does not publish a self-referral route.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Algoma Diabetes Education and Care, Group Health Centre
Group Health Centre · Sault Ste. Marie, serving the Algoma District
Who it is for The page states ADEC is open to any member of the Algoma District diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes.
What the dietitian does there A team the page lists as registered dietitians, registered nurses, a social worker and a foot care nurse, offering individual or group appointments including for people newly diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes.
How you get in The page states that while a referral from a primary care or health care provider is preferred, self-referrals are also accepted, and that once a referral is received a member of the team will contact you to book a one-hour appointment. It asks you to bring a three-day food log to the first appointment.
The page notes that clients without a primary care provider may be required to visit a walk-in clinic if follow-up medication or further blood work is needed.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Food and Nutrition, NorWest Community Health Centres
NorWest Community Health Centres · Thunder Bay, Longlac and Armstrong
Who it is for Clients of the centres. The page states clients of NorWest Community Health Centres can connect with a dietitian as needed.
What the dietitian does there Help planning your eating to live with health conditions including diabetes and heart problems, and referral on to community resources such as food assistance programs and group programs.
How you get in Become a client of one of the centres. The page publishes (807) 622-8235 and toll free 1-866-357-5454.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic
Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic · Thunder Bay
Who it is for Patients of the clinic. The page states walk-in appointments are only available for patients of the clinic.
What the dietitian does there The page states your care can be supported by social workers, a dietitian, a pharmacist, system navigators, registered nurses or a kinesiologist as well as your nurse practitioner.
How you get in Enrol as a patient of the clinic. The page gives (807) 475-9595 for booking.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05
Registered Dietitian, Noojmowin Teg Health Centre
Noojmowin Teg Health Centre · Manitoulin Island District
Who it is for The page states the Registered Dietitian provides ongoing support for the seven First Nations communities of the Manitoulin Island District and their membership residing both on and off reserve.
What the dietitian does there Individual and family dietary and lifestyle assessments and counselling, in clinic and in the home, group education classes, support to home and community care clients, and consultations to health care providers.
How you get in The page states that in addition to provider referrals, self-referrals are welcomed, and asks you to contact the Primary Care Assistant at 705-368-0083 extension 249.
Checked from the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05

What was left out, and why

A short honest list beats a long guessed one. These are the organisations that were looked at during this check and not published, with the reason in each case.

Ontario Health atHome, province-wide
Its home care page lists nutritional counselling among the services it can arrange, and states that anyone can refer a patient. It does not state on that page that the service is delivered by a Registered Dietitian, and eligibility is decided by an assessment rather than published. Excluded rather than assumed.
The page checked on 2026-08-05
Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre diabetes program, Sioux Lookout
The program page states it is open to referrals from any source, including self-referrals, and serves 28 communities in northwestern Ontario, which would have made it a valuable Northern entry. The page lists dietary consultation among its services but does not name a Registered Dietitian on the team. Excluded on that basis alone.
The page checked on 2026-08-05
Sault Area Hospital Registered Dietitians, Sault Ste. Marie
The page confirms Registered Dietitians work on all inpatient units and in the Algoma Regional Renal Program and Algoma District Cancer Program, and tells you to ask your nurse or physician for a referral while you are in hospital. There is no published route in from the community, which is what this page is about. Sault Ste. Marie is instead represented by the Algoma Diabetes Education and Care entry above.
The page checked on 2026-08-05
Diabetes Education, Scarborough Health Network
The page names a registered dietitian within the diabetes care team but does not state who is eligible or how a person gets in beyond a general referral forms directory. Excluded because the access route, which is the point of this list, is not published on the page.
The page checked on 2026-08-05
Centre de sante communautaire du Grand Sudbury, Sudbury
The only page found on its own site naming a nutritionist was a job posting, not a description of a service open to the public. Excluded until a service page can be checked.
The page checked on 2026-08-05
Wellspring, multiple Ontario sites
Its programs page could not be retrieved during this check, returning a 403 response. Nothing about it is published here because nothing about it could be read from its own site today.
The page checked on 2026-08-05
Organisations whose own site could not be made to yield a dietitian service page
The following were searched on their own websites on 2026-08-05 and no page naming a dietitian service, or stating who could access one, could be reached. They may well have dietitians. Nothing is claimed either way, because nothing could be read: Somerset West Community Health Centre, Ottawa, Centretown Community Health Centre, Ottawa, Sandy Hill Community Health Centre, Ottawa, Guelph Community Health Centre, Guelph, Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre, Hamilton, Quest Community Health Centre, St. Catharines, Misiway Milopemahtesewin Community Health Centre, Timmins, Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre, Kitchener, Trillium Health Partners diabetes services, Mississauga, Halton Healthcare diabetes services, Oakville, Milton and Georgetown. If you work at one of these and there is a page to point at, please write in and it will be added.

If the reason you are looking is an eating disorder

Then the free route is a different one. Ontario's publicly funded eating disorder programs sit inside hospitals and the public system, and they include dietitians as part of a treatment team alongside medical and psychological care. That is a better fit than a general community nutrition appointment, because eating disorder care needs the medical monitoring and the therapy running at the same time.

Those programs are listed, grouped by region, with the ages each one takes and the referral route, on the publicly funded eating disorder programs in Ontario page. Community organisations and help lines you can contact today, with no referral and no diagnosis, are on the eating disorder support across Ontario page. If you are a student, campus health services are often the fastest door, and those are listed on the Ontario campus eating disorder support page.

If nothing here fits

Two things are worth trying before you give up. Ask your family doctor or nurse practitioner directly whether their team has a dietitian, because many family health teams do and never advertise it. And if you do not have a family doctor, Health Care Connect is the provincial service for being matched with one, which then opens the team-based route to everything on this page.

A note on this page's author

Lauren Hofstee is a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of Ontario, working in private practice. Her practice is separate from every organisation listed here. She is not affiliated with any of them, receives nothing from any of them, and cannot get anyone into any of them. Sessions in her practice are virtual across Ontario, are private and paid for either out of pocket or through extended health benefits, and start with a free fifteen minute introductory call. If a free public option on this page fits you, take it. She would far rather someone got free care that fits than paid care that does not, which is the reason this list exists at all.

Questions

Does OHIP cover a dietitian in Ontario?

Not in private practice. OHIP does not pay for a private practice dietitian. It does fund dietitian care inside the public system, which is what this page lists: community health centres, family health teams, nurse practitioner-led clinics and hospital nutrition and diabetes programs. There is more detail on that split on the cost and coverage page.

Do I have to be a patient of the organisation?

Sometimes yes, sometimes no, and it is the single thing people get wrong. Some places on this page will see anyone in their area. Some will only see people already enrolled with them. Each entry says which, in the organisation's own words, so you can tell before you spend a morning on the phone.

What if I do not have a family doctor?

You still have routes. Several entries here take self-referrals with no doctor involved, including Gateway Community Health Centre in Tweed, Health Sciences North in Sudbury, the Algoma Diabetes Education and Care program in Sault Ste. Marie, and Noojmowin Teg on Manitoulin Island. The Emery Keelesdale Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic in Toronto states that people who are not its patients can still access up to three sessions with its dietitian.

Is any of this actually free?

Where an organisation states on its own page that a service is free, that is quoted in the entry and attributed to it. Where it does not, no claim is made here. Publicly funded services in Ontario are generally provided at no charge to the person using them, but this page does not put words in anyone's mouth.

How long is the wait?

This page does not publish wait times. A list like this cannot keep them current, and a wrong number is worse than none. Ask when you call, and ask whether there is a group program you can start sooner than an individual appointment, because there often is.

What about eating disorders specifically?

Public eating disorder programs are the free route for that, and they include dietitians as part of the team. Those programs are listed separately, grouped by region, on the Ontario eating disorder programs page.

How current is this list?

Every entry was checked against the organisation's own page on 2026-08-05. Services, eligibility and phone numbers change without notice, so confirm directly before you rely on anything here. Corrections are welcome from anyone.

Last checked 2026-08-05. Each organisation on this page was read on its own official website on that date, and every quoted or paraphrased fact comes from that page. Nothing was taken from a directory, an aggregator, or from memory. Fees are not listed unless the organisation publishes them, and wait times are not listed at all. Organisations that could not be verified from their own page were left out, and the exclusions are printed above rather than hidden.

If you work at one of these organisations and something here is wrong, out of date, or framed in a way you would not choose, please write to laurenhofstee.rd@gmail.com and it will be corrected. Corrections are welcome from anyone.

This page is information, not medical advice, and it is not a substitute for assessment by a clinician. If a situation is urgent or medically unstable, contact your local emergency service, or call or text 9-8-8.

If a private option turns out to be the one that fits

Lauren Hofstee is a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of Ontario, offering virtual, non-diet, weight-inclusive nutrition counselling across Ontario. The introductory call is free and there is no pressure to book anything after it. She is one option alongside the public services above, not a replacement for them.

Book a free intro call

Want the detail on what OHIP does and does not pay for? See what a dietitian costs in Ontario. Looking for eating disorder care? See publicly funded eating disorder programs in Ontario. Wondering how virtual sessions work? See virtual nutrition counselling across Ontario.