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HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES: discussions on addressing health human resources challenges within dentistry, including challenges in remote areas, the Canada student loan forgiveness, internationally trained dentists, administrative staffing.

DENTAL EDUCATION: Increase funding for Canadian Faculties of Dentistry

Brain Canada Foundation is seeking a top-up to its current funding to support the development and application of AI to accelerate research, advance our understanding of the brain, and identify solutions for brain diseases and disorders.

Identification of critical infrastructure for food safety, security, sustainability and sovereignty, and public health related to nutrition, disease surveillance and prevention.

Communicating to Members of Parliament and Senate, federal departments and agencies a long term and comprehensive view of the role of research and post-secondary education as it relates to agriculture, food and nutrition, animals and health, in the growth of economic and societal wealth of Canada.

Provide advice to federal departments and agencies regarding Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Medicine policies and priorities, and in particular Agricultural, Food and Veterinary Medicine policies and priorities related to skills development and capacity, funding and partnerships in scientific research and the technology transfer / extension to users of the research findings. Advice on regulations in related subjects.

Seeking support for a Healthy Homes Tax Credit that includes providing a tax credit for Radon Mitigation and Residential Air Filtration Units.

Implement a smoke free generation by limiting legal access to smoke and vape products for youth born after a cut off date. Request for public consultations on policies to limit access to nicotine products.

Seeking the commission of a comprehensive report to define the scale and understand the impact of respiratory health issues using reliable data to identify urgent gaps, set clear national targets, and lay the foundation for tracking measurable progress towards improving respiratory health.

INTEGRATED HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES Advocate for an Integrated Health Human Resources Strategy, including creating retention incentives and addressing administrative burden for health care professionals, increasing the number of doctors and nurses and ensuring that every Canadian has access to a family doctor or primary health team, increasing access to virtual care, creating an action plan to get internationally trained health care professionals to work, improving workforce data collection across health systems and investing in a supply needs-based planning tool, and facilitating team-based health care.

BUDGET: Provide CMA’s perspective on the Government of Canada’s budget, particularly as it relates to modernizing Canada’s health care system by enhancing efficiency, driving innovation, and promoting equitable access to care.

FEDERAL HEALTH FUNDING FOR A NEW PRIMARY CARE ACCESS FUND: Recommendation for a funding commitment to ensure that every Canadian has access to a family doctor or primary care team.

Advocate for push and pull incentives to stimulate innovation in antimicrobials R&D and access, and incentives to encourage innovation in antimicrobial stewardship and antimicrobial alternatives. Promote a one-health approach to countering antimicrobial resistance.

Regulations under the Food and Drugs Act, including the Medical Devices Regulation, with respect to the approval of medical technologies

Federal science & technology strategy, focusing on promoting collaboration with respect to clinical and scientific research in the healthcare industry

Federal initiatives with respect to the Canadian Life Sciences strategy and intergovernmental policy, funding, legislative, and guideline changes.

Federal life sciences strategy, focusing on promoting collaboration with respect to clinical and scientific research in the healthcare industry and accelerating innovation to improve health and economic outcomes.

Federal guidelines with respect to procurement of medical technologies and adoption of innovation in the healthcare industry, and economic development and promotion for the life sciences sector

Federal budget with respect to science and technology in the healthcare sector, specifically with respect to medical technology and device innovation and adoption, support and delivery new models of care, equitable healthcare access, and women’s health.

Federal guidelines with respect to procurement of medical technologies and adoption of innovation in the healthcare industry, and economic development and promotion for the life sciences sector

Federal initiatives with respect to the Canadian Life Sciences strategy and intergovernmental policy, funding, legislative, and guideline changes.

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.

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.

Food and Drugs Act and regulations, as it relates to alcohol warning labels

Data as it relates to all health and cancer data policy, planning and outcomes.

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.

Brain Canada Foundation is seeking additional funding to increase the Canada Brain Research Fund, which is currently funded by the Government of Canada, through Health Canada, and which current funding expires March 31, 2028.

Rural, remote and northern municipal issues: Federal policies and programs with regard to delivering infrastructure funding in rural, remote and northern communities, trade irritants effecting rural, remote and northern communities, the development and implementation of the northern strategy in the three territories and the development of a rural champion at the federal cabinet level.

Municipal Finance and Intergovernmental Arrangements Revenue sharing with the federal and provincial governments: Federal policies and programs with regard to the payments in lieu of taxes (PILTs) system, intergovernmental partnerships, recognition of municipal governments contributions to economic growth, the fiscal imbalance between each order of governments revenues options and their responsibilities to provide services and programs to Canadians. Municipal Growth Framework.

Federal infrastructure program funding, including (but not limited to) Infrastructure Canada Canada Community Building Fund; Infrastructure programs and funding; Permanent Public Transit Fund; Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) financing; Investing in Canada infrastructure Plan; Universal Broadband; Rural, remote and northern infrastructure;

Rural, remote and northern municipal issues: Federal policies and programs with regard to delivering infrastructure funding in rural, remote and northern communities, trade irritants effecting rural, remote and northern communities, the development and implementation of the northern strategy in the three territories and the development of a rural champion at the federal cabinet level.

To ensure that the labour challenges small business owners face in the restaurant industry are taken into consideration during consultations or development of policies.