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Recommending reforming income verification rules at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions

Recommending reforming income verification rules at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions

Recommending the addition of a new category within Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC) Mortgage Loan Insurance (MLI) Select Program.

Recommending the addition of a new category within CMHC's MLI Select Program.

Invest in family medicine by adding new family doctors and directing funding to expand training, have fair compensation, and other recruitment/retention measures.

Funds should be directed to supporting family practices, as part of the Federal government's Health Infrastructure Fund announced in Budget 2025.

Funding AI Scribes subscriptions for Family Doctors and establishing clear national standards for privacy, safety and responsible use.

Efforts to reducing administrative burden for family physicians by addressing federal health forms.

March of Dimes Canada is advocating to ensure that access to the new Canada Disability Benefit is as accessible and barrier-free for people with disabilities as possible, and to increase the monthly maximum amount of the benefit, reflecting the Disability Inclusion Action Plan values and outcomes.

Farm policy and programs with respect to business risk management, innovation, environment, etc.

Advocating spending priorities related to the dissemination of Canada's Official Development Assistance envelope to ensure that aid is targetted at initiatives that serve the world's poorest.

Canada's Revenue Agency's tax filing services with respect to providing tax preparation service delivery to low and fixed income Canadians.

The Government of Canada's digital service delivery, with respect to opportunities for innovation and collaborative partnership

Dedicated Agriculture and Agri-Food Infrastructure Funding Stream - to establish a dedicated agriculture and agri-food infrastructure stream within federal programming to improve access, coordination, and impact of national infrastructure projects for the agricultural sector. A persistent gap exists for mid-scale, regionally specific projects that fall between innovation programming and large-scale infrastructure programming. Key needs for agriculture include logistics corridors, processing and storage capacity, water and irrigation systems, energy infrastructure, and digital connectivity.

PAN CANADIAN LICENSURE: Advocate for the ability for physicians with full licences to practise independently without restrictions or for medical resident trainees registered in any Canadian jurisdiction to practise or train in any other Canadian jurisdiction without having to acquire more than one licence or pay additional licensing fees. This includes exploring enabling legislation in the provinces and territories.

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, the development of a Federal Disability Benefit, ensuring that physicians are not captured in the definition of "promoters" in the Disability Tax Credit Promoters Restrictions Regulations, providing clarity and guidance on federal forms, and advocacy on discontinuing the requirement that employees present sick notes to their employers.

Discussing details pertaining to Canada's open banking framework that will be established under the Consumer-Driven Banking Act (CDB Act), which is part of the Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1 (Bill C-69). Engaging on the draft legislation, introduced by the federal government in April 2024, and discussing issues like accreditation, scope and other items.

To advocate for the development of a national strategy to support the growth of Canada’s Web3 economy and digital assets. Particularly two projects: 1. Fiat-backed Stablecoins 2. Modernizing Canada's Qualified Investment regime and including digital assets like bitcoin

To engage officials with regard to Bill C-249, the Encouraging Growth of the Cryptoasset Sector Act. We are educating MPs and regulators on the crypto industry and specifically why bitcoin, is a unique asset class. We are providing input and feedback to any questions people have on the sector, how it impacts Canadians, and what we are doing as Shakepay to ensure that customer protection is at the forefront.

To engage government and federal regulators on the development and implementation of Canada’s consumer-driven banking framework, including the core framework elements.

Advocacy related to federal labour and workforce policies, including employment standards, workforce participation, skills and training, labour market availability, productivity, and the impacts of labour and employment policy on workers, employers, and the broader economy.

Discussion of items in pre-budget submission.

SENIORS: Ensuring that all vulnerable seniors (including those living independently in their communities and those living in long-term care homes) have access to necessary and appropriate oral health care to age in wellness and with dignity.

DENTAL CARE FOR CANADIANS: Recommendations to support the delivery of the Canada Dental Benefit, Canada Dental Care Plan (Budget 2023), Oral Health Access Fund (Budget 2023), and Investments in Better Dental Care Data (Statistics Canada).

ACCES TO ORAL HEALTH CARE: Improved access to preventive oral health care services for millions of vulnerable people across Canada (emphasis on children, seniors aging in communities and in long-term care, people with disabilities, rural and remote communities, Indigenous communities, low-income households).

CANADA’S HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE: Addressing Canada’s health workforce crisis, including but not limited to incentives and supports to increase recruitment and retention within the health workforce generally, and to address the rural and remote health workforce specifically.

Developments regarding Consumer Directed Finance: The future of finance services with respect to payments.