PolitiKit

Seek opportunities and engagement on the development of the Major Projects Office. Additionally, ensure Metis business in British Columbia are included in the procurement opportunities that flow from Major Projects initiated in British Columbia.

Seek adequate funding for housing, education, child services and cultural programs. Seek ways to participate and advance Metis Nation British Columbia housing priorities through Build Canada Homes.

Ensure MNBC is included in the program delivery stream of the National School Food Program.

Capital equipment (CT and MRI): Guide a dedicated investment of $2 billion over three years for radiology equipment to improve access to modern medical imaging equipment. Streamline the process for equipment installation and reduce the substantial associated labour costs.

Artificial Intelligence: Demonstrate leadership in AI by providing financial support for the Health Artificial Intelligence Validation Network (HAIVN) to improve the evaluation and regulation of AI in Canada as part of Health Canada’s Medical Devices Directorate regulatory process, for the purpose of improved healthcare, economic development and innovation in Canada.

Clinical decision support: Support the national integration of Clinical Decision Support (CDS) systems into electronic medical records (EMRs) to ensure that patients receive the right test at the right time.

Action Plan for Official Languages - Informing on French Second Language issues/concerns and advocating for policies and programs.

Official Languages Support Programs - Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning Component - Seeking funding for socio-cultural activities, employment and training and other initiatives in French Second Language programs to increase learning and use of French.

Official Languages Support Programs - Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Seeking funding through the Promotion of Linguistic Duality Component for such initiatives and projects.

Official Languages Act - ensuring the Government of Canada’s commitment to opportunities to learn a second official language

Official Languages in Education Programs - Advocating for increased funding for French Second Language through the Second-language stream across the various areas of intervention.

PUBLIC-PRIVATE HEALTHCARE: The CMA is conducting a series of in-person sessions across the country to engage key stakeholders, including the public, physicians, patients/PWLE, policymakers, system leaders and others, in a dialogue on public-private healthcare. What we hear will inform CMA policy moving forward, and our recommendations for action at a national level.

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.

ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN: Advocate for measures to alleviate the administrative burden on physicians and support their professional wellbeing, including investment to facilitate the development of EHRs and EMRs in Canada, improved remuneration for the completion of federal health forms, ensuring that physicians are not captured in the definition of "promoters" in the Disability Tax Credit Promoters Restrictions Regulations, and advocacy on discontinuing the requirement that employees present sick notes to their employers.

PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL SAFETY: Advocate to address the challenges and opportunities for physical, psychological and cultural safety within Canada’s health system, including the implementation of a nation-wide anti-racism plan, the creation of a Canada Mental Health transfer, improving access to mental health services to physicians and their families, gender-affirming care, creating an emergency National Mental Health Support Services hotline for all health care providers, the creation of a National Physicians Day in Canada, ensuring safe and unimpeded access to health care facilities for health care workers and patients.

INDIGENOUS HEALTH AND RECONCILIATION WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: Implementation of the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including addressing the ongoing structural inequities that marginalize Indigenous Peoples, advancing the inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in societal systems and sectors, including health systems, and committing to collaborative and respectful relationships with Indigenous patients and communities. The CMA is also advocating to increase trust between Indigenous patients and health care providers, and to eliminate racism, inequitable access to care, and the ongoing harm caused to those within Canada’s health care system.

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.

BUDGET 2024: Provide CMA’s perspective on Budget 2024, particularly as it relates to the impact of capital gain taxation changes on physicians.

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.

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.

INDIGENOUS HEALTH AND RECONCILIATION WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: Implementation of the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including addressing the ongoing structural inequities that marginalize Indigenous Peoples, advancing the inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in societal systems and sectors, including health systems, and committing to collaborative and respectful relationships with Indigenous patients and communities. The CMA is also advocating to increase trust between Indigenous patients and health care providers, and to eliminate racism, inequitable access to care, and the ongoing harm caused to those within Canada’s health care system.

PUBLIC-PRIVATE HEALTHCARE: The CMA is conducting a series of in-person sessions across the country to engage key stakeholders, including the public, physicians, patients/PWLE, policymakers, system leaders and others, in a dialogue on public-private healthcare. What we hear will inform CMA policy moving forward, and our recommendations for action at a national level.

ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN: Advocate for measures to alleviate the administrative burden on physicians and support their professional wellbeing, including investment to facilitate the development of EHRs and EMRs in Canada, improved remuneration for the completion of federal health forms, ensuring that physicians are not captured in the definition of "promoters" in the Disability Tax Credit Promoters Restrictions Regulations, and advocacy on discontinuing the requirement that employees present sick notes to their employers.

Seeking to ensure the interests of Canada’s independent producers are considered in any amendments to the Broadcasting Act, Telecommunications Act, or Copyright Act.

Broadcasting regulations, including regulations related to Canadian programming.

Chicken Farmers of Canada’s Raised by a Canadian Farmer Animal Care Program.

Supply management system as it relates to the chicken sector.

Animal Health Products (antimicrobials, vaccines, feed/water additives) availability in Canada.

Health of Animals Act and Regulations dealing with the development and refinement of animal disease preparedness and response protocols.

Official Languages Act - ensuring the Government of Canada’s commitment to opportunities to learn a second official language

Action Plan for Official Languages - Informing on French Second Language issues/concerns and advocating for policies and programs.