Federal Budget: Federal Tobacco Control Strategy; alcohol policy; getting cancer patients the information and support they need; the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to palliative care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to cancer.
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Aging at Home Benefit.
Canada Labour Code, as it relates to employment insurance and job-protected leave.
National Caregiving Strategy
Controlled Products Regulations, as it relates to implementing the Globally Harmonized System in Canada.
Food and Drugs Act and regulations, as it relates to nicotine replacement products
Access to medication - expanding the range of medications covered by various insurance plans, and the number of Canadians able to access and afford medication. This includes a national pharmaceutical strategy.
Canada Health Act and regulations, as it relates to long-term, home and palliative care.
Health Canada's tobacco control program and policies related to tobacco and vaping products, including sustaining government funding levels, and implementation of effective programs and policies.
Funding for programs to be operated by the Canadian Cancer Society to advance cancer control.
Canada Health Transfer - health system funding transfer and agreements intended for provinces/territories to support the delivery of healthcare services, including cancer care services and palliative care.
Employment Insurance special benefit programs, asking the federal government to improve these benefits by expanding eligibility.
UN Declaration on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, as it pertains to cancer control, including the development of a Global Coordination Mechanism; increased federal investments in prevention initiatives; and policy changes as it relates to tobacco control, healthy living, and access to screening and treatment, as identified in the Declaration.
Health Human Resources and Coalition for Action for health care workers.
Equitable and timely access to cancer screening.
Legislation/regulation of electronic cigarettes including use, marketing and all other aspects.
Access to palliative care, as it relates to programs offered through Health Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, the Department of National Defence, and Employment and Social Development Canada.
Patent Act, as it relates to the use of patents for international humanitarian purposes to address public health problems.
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, including protocols, guidelines and implementation.
Data as it relates to all health and cancer data policy, planning and outcomes.
Non-Smokers' Health Act, including implementation and enforcement.
Safe Long-Term Care Act.
First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act and regulations, as it relates to the taxation of tobacco products.
Tobacco and Vaping Products Act and regulations, including ingredients, promotion, packaging/labelling, product regulation, reporting and enforcement and any other aspect.
Food and Drugs Act and regulations, as it relates to alcohol warning labels
Trade agreements as they relate to tobacco control.
Excise Act, 2001 and regulations, as it relates to contraband and the taxation of tobacco and vaping products.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research as it relates to continued federal funding & long term investment in health research.
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, as it relates to continued federal funding & long term investment in health research through Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Measures and funding for the charitable sector generally.
Food and Drugs Act and regulations, as it relates to restricting the advertising to children of foods high in sodium, sugars and saturated fat.