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Monthly Communication Report

227341-649735

Organization: Canadian Medical Association/Association médicale canadienne
Associated registration: 775701-227341-194
Communication date: 2025-09-23
Posted date: 2025-10-15

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication: Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada
House of Commons
 
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Subject matter Detail
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.
Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Foreign Affairs, Health, Immigration, Taxation and Finance The CMA is advocating that the trade of medical goods and medications be protected to avoid disruptions to patient care. Specifically, that the government: Continue to ensure pharmaceutical products and medical devices are not included in any countermeasures on tariffs. Improve safeguards for Canadian health data. Improve labour mobility so physicians can work across the country. Make it easier for qualified physicians to immigrate and work in Canada, including by fast-tracking immigration steps for US physicians.
 
Responsible Officer who filed this communication report: ALEX MUNTER
 
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