Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Receive funding for and report on funding from project on regulatory licensing exams for internationally educated nurses discussion paper
• SEEK FUNDING FOR NURSING RESEARCH

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Canadian Environmental Protection Act with respect to compliance and health impacts of changes to CEPA

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

• Harm reduction - changes respecting Bill C-2, the Respect for Communities Act; including measures to support inclusion of harm reduction as a pillar in national anti-drug strategies and activities to prevent and treat prescription and illicit drug abuse
• Sodium Reduction Strategy - support for additional federal regulation of sodium levels in prepared and processed foods and implementation of the sodium reduction strategy

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

• Mental health - advocacy respecting Bill C-14 and the Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act, support for a suicide prevention strategy and framework
• Regulations respecting the Food and Drugs Act related to prescribing and other authorities for registered nurses and nurse practitioners

Policies or Program

• Canada Health Infoway: Electronic health record
• HEALTH CARE FOR FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIES: REVIEWS OF 2004 HEALTH ACCORD
• Health Canada: CNA advocates for strengthening and creating programs to support illness prevention and health promotion, long term care, palliative care, home and community care, affordable housing and other social determinants of health.
• Health Canada: CNA advocates for the strengthening of programs and supports for vulnerable populations, including child health, senior's health and domestic maternal, newborn and child health strategy development.
• Health Human Resources - greater coordination, creation of HHR Observatory and greater interprofessional collaboration.
• MONITOR CHANGES TO CHAPTER 7 OF THE AGREEMENT ON INTERNAL TRADE WITH REGARDS TO IMPACT ON NURSING REGULATORY BODIES AND ASSESSMENT/TESTING
• MONITOR CHANGES TO EI PROGRAM FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE NURSING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT/TRAINING
• Programs to support seniors and healthy aging
• STRENGHENING THE HEALTH SYSTEM: Legislated reviews of 2004 Health Accord, renewal of Health Accord ending in 2014, establishment of targets and indicators to improve health status and health system performance, adoption of health in all policies approach by federal government, investments in community-based care, primary health care and mental health.

Regulation

• Regulations respecting prescribing under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act - proposal for enactment of new regulation enabling additional class of practitioners to prescribe controlled drugs and substances