Monthly Communication Report

Organization:	CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION DES INFIRMIERES ET INFIRMIERS DU CANADA(CNA)
Associated registration:	958587-75-100
Communication date:	2025-06-11
Posted date:	2025-06-16

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:	Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health Health Canada (HC) Sandenga Yeba, Deputy Director of Policy Health Canada (HC)
List of Details Subject matter Detail Health, Taxation and Finance Allow nurses to certify the Disability Tax Credit form Aboriginal Affairs, Education, Health Continue to act on Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations, including recommendation for new Indigenous healing centres, enhancing the education of health-care workers in culturally appropriate care, and increasing the diversity of the health workforce in Canada. Budget, Health Create a pan-Canadian health human resources strategy Health Improve access to primary care, home care, and palliative and end-of-life care for all people in Canada. Federal-Provincial Relations, Health Influencing the Canada Health Transfer and Health Bilateral Agreements between the federal government and provinces and territories to urge governments to increase healthcare investments and invest in priority areas such as the health workforce, primary care, long-term care, mental health, data and virtual care, and surgeries and backlogs. Health Reinstate the position of a Chief Nursing Officer at the federal level, and support for CNO's in all provinces and territories. Budget, Education, Health Strategies to address the health human resources crisis and nursing shortages across Canada, including providing funding to provinces and territories to help optimize workloads; financial supports for nurses and health-care workers such as loan forgiveness, tax incentives, retention bonuses for senior nurses; creating a mental health action plan for health-care workers; increasing training and education for health-care workers.
Responsible Officer who filed this communication report:	Valerie Grdisa
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