Monthly Communication Report

Organization:	Canadian Medical Association/Association médicale canadienne
Associated registration:	775701-227341-198
Communication date:	2026-04-21
Posted date:	2026-05-15

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:	Rachel Putnins, Director of Parliamentary Affairs House of Commons Tracey Muggli, Senator Senate of Canada Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament House of Commons
List of Details Subject matter Detail Health, Science and Technology DIGITAL HEALTH: Increased investment in providing digital, virtual and telehealth services. Budget, Health 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. Aboriginal Affairs, Health 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. Budget, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, 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. Climate, Environment, Health MEDICAL MIS/DISINFORMATION: Provide CMA’s perspective on the impacts of medical misinformation and disinformation, including on public trust in science, medicine, and public health experts.
Responsible Officer who filed this communication report:	ALEX MUNTER
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