North Lambton Community Health Centre

What North Lambton Community Health Centre does

North Lambton Community Health Centre (NLCHC) is a non-profit, community-governed primary healthcare organization incorporated in 1994 in collaboration with the Kettle & Stony Point Band Council. It operates six sites across Lambton County, Ontario (Forest, Sarnia West Lambton, Watford East Lambton, Kettle Point, and a dedicated Cardio-Pulmonary Rehab site in Sarnia), supported by approximately 120 multidisciplinary staff including physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, respiratory and occupational therapists, dietitians, and health promoters. The organization is governed by an 11-member volunteer Board with designated representation from Kettle & Stony Point and Aamjiwnaang First Nations.

NLCHC delivers an integrated portfolio of more than a dozen service lines spanning primary care, health promotion and wellness programs, diabetes education, pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation, harm reduction and Hepatitis C care (including a 2025 mobile wound care and Hepatitis C bus), migrant worker health (TeaMWork Project), First Five early childhood support, dietitian services, falls prevention, community navigator and housing supports, mental wellness including the Opening Doors program, an Intensive Case Management Project for justice-involved individuals, and digital/virtual care. Programs are targeted at equity-seeking populations including seniors, Indigenous communities, farm families, low-income individuals, people with mental illness, youth at risk, and migrant workers. The technology platform is a WordPress CMS augmented by secure AI-enabled tools used for administrative work, quality improvement, and clinical documentation support, with personal health information handling governed by a designated Privacy Officer.

The organization is funded primarily by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care through Ontario Health under Multi-Sector Accountability Agreements (MSAA), with supplemental program funding from the Government of Canada, United Way Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers, and CMHA Sarnia-Lambton. Services are free to community members at point of use, and the go-to-market motion is community-led outreach across Lambton County, with referrals through Ontario Health Teams and partner organizations. NLCHC has held CCA accreditation since 2016, refreshed with a four-year accreditation award in 2025.

Name

North Lambton Community Health Centre

Legal name

North Lambton Community Health Centre

Website

https://nlchc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

North Lambton Community Health Centre is a non-profit, community-governed organization founded in 1994 that delivers multidisciplinary primary healthcare, health promotion, and equity-focused programs across six sites in Lambton County, Ontario, funded primarily by Ontario Health.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Care Centers (6214), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Ambulatory Cardiology Diagnostic & Procedure Centers (Non-hospital-based) (HLAFABAK)

Keywords

• Community health services
• Primary healthcare delivery
• Chronic disease management
• Health promotion programs
• Harm reduction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Forest

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Healthcare Funding: Funded primarily by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care through Ontario Health as a not-for-profit community-governed organization. Funding is based on Multi-Sector Accountability Agreements (MSAA) that set performance expectations and accountabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

North Lambton Community Health Centre is a non-profit, community-governed organization that provides primary healthcare, chronic disease management, health promotion, and community development services to residents of Lambton County, Ontario. Services are delivered free of charge across six locations and via a Mobile Health Bus, and include primary care, diabetes education, pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation, chiropody/foot care, harm reduction and Hepatitis C care, and the Migrant Worker TeaMWork Project.

Product overview

North Lambton Community Health Centre operates as a multi-service community health center providing primary healthcare, health promotion, and community development services across Lambton County through six locations. The organization offers an integrated portfolio of services including Primary Health (primary care with multidisciplinary teams), Health Promotion/Wellness Programs, specialized clinical programs (Diabetes Education, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Cardiac Rehabilitation), targeted population programs (Migrant Worker Project, First Five Program, Harm Reduction/Hepatitis C), and social support services (Community Navigator/Housing Support, Mental Wellness, Falls Prevention, Intensive Case Management). Services are delivered through both in-person visits at six sites (Forest, Kettle Point, Sarnia/West Lambton, Watford/East Lambton, and Cardio-Pulmonary Rehab Site) and Digital Care virtual services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Healthcare

Quantifiable outcome

• Served thousands of community members across Lambton County with comprehensive primary healthcare and health promotion services

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kettle & Stony Point Band CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1994Founded in partnership with Kettle & Stony Point Band Council; North Lambton CHC was incorporated in 1994 through the collaborative effort of the North Lambton CHC Steering Committee and the Kettle & Stony Point Band Council. Clinical space opened at Kettle Point in 1995.
• Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC)coreOthersPrimary funder through Ontario Health; Funding provided as a not-for-profit community-governed healthcare organization under Multi-Sector Accountability Agreement (MSAA)
• Ontario HealthcoreOthersOntario Health is the provincial agency that funds and oversees healthcare delivery, including Community Health Centres like NLCHC. M-SAA agreements are managed through Ontario Health.
• Canadian Centre for Accreditation (CCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAwarded four-year accreditation in 2025 through third-party review process tailored to community-based organizations. Previously accredited through COHI since 2016.
• Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-funder of the TeaMWork Migrant Worker Project alongside Government of Canada and CMHA Sarnia Lambton. Sponsorship helps support annual soccer tournament and migrant worker wellness programs.
• CMHA Sarnia Lambton (Canadian Mental Health Association)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-funder of the TeaMWork Migrant Worker Project alongside Government of Canada and OGVG. Supports migrant worker mental health and wellness programming.
• United Way Sarnia-LambtoncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerDonor and supporter of the Opening Doors Program at North Lambton Community Health Centre and West Lambton Community Health Centre, providing mental health support funding.
• Sarnia-Lambton Ontario Health TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNLCHC participates in the Sarnia-Lambton Ontario Health Team for coordinated healthcare delivery across the region.
• Ministry of the Solicitor GeneralcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Intensive Case Management Project providing comprehensive support to adult residents involved in the criminal justice system in Sarnia-Lambton area.
• Sarnia Probation and ParolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Intensive Case Management Project supporting transitioning from corrections to community for justice-involved individuals.
• Lambton County Developmental ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpace leased from Lambton County Developmental Services at 19 Ann Street, Forest, for Diabetes Education Program and Migrant Worker TeaMWork program relocation.
• Bluewater Methadone CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn-site community service provided at NLCHC locations offering opioid substitution therapy and support services.
• Lambton Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn-site community service at NLCHC locations providing public health services and programs.
• EQUIP HealthcareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNLCHC participated in research study 2011-2016 on Equity-Oriented Primary Healthcare Interventions for Marginalized Populations addressing structural inequities and violence.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Guelph Community Health Centre: Ontario CHC offering primary care, health promotion, and outreach to underserved populations through a multi-site community-governed model funded by Ontario Health.
• Somerset West Community Health Centre: Ottawa-based CHC delivering primary care, health promotion, and settlement services to equity-seeking populations through a multi-disciplinary team structure similar to NLCHC.
• Black Creek Community Health Centre: Toronto CHC providing primary care, health promotion, and community development services through MSAA-style public funding to equity-seeking populations.
• Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Centre: Ontario CHC delivering primary care, health promotion, and harm reduction to equity-seeking populations under the same Alliance for Healthier Communities framework as NLCHC.
• Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre: Toronto CHC operating multi-site primary care, harm reduction, and community programming with similar mission-driven focus on marginalized populations.
• NorWest Community Health Centres: Multi-site Ontario CHC serving rural and Indigenous communities across the Thunder Bay region with primary care, mental health, and harm reduction programs under comparable MSAA funding.
• Chatham-Kent Community Health Centre: Ontario CHC operating in a similar rural southwestern catchment with comparable Multi-Sector Accountability Agreement funding from Ontario Health and a multi-disciplinary primary care model.
• South-East Grey Community Health Centre: Rural Ontario CHC providing primary care, mental wellness, and community programs to a small-town catchment with MSAA funding — closely comparable operating model and population profile.

Broad incumbents

• Alliance for Healthier Communities: Provincial network representing all of Ontario's CHCs and Aboriginal Health Access Centres, including NLCHC; serves as the policy and quality framework backbone for the entire CHC model NLCHC operates within.

Others

• Lambton Public Health: Regional public health unit co-located within NLCHC's Sarnia site and a referral partner; shares catchment and population-health mandates but is a municipal government entity rather than a community-governed non-profit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NorthLambtonCHC
• Instagraminstagram.com/northlambtonchc
• Xx.com/northlambtonchc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/north-lambton-community-health-centre

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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