Canadian Association of Midwives / Association canadienne des sages-femmes
Registration:
4
of
4
(2022-06-14
to
2024-03-31)
Policies or Program
- -A Job classification for midwives at the federal level to enable Health Canada and the First Nations Inuit Health Branch to hire midwives to work in First Nations and Inuit communities.
- -Access for midwives to the Canada Loan Forgiveness Program.
- -Increased investment in midwifery programming towards improved sexual and reproductive health and rights by Global Affairs Canada.
- -Increased investments in the sustainable growth of Indigenous midwifery, including a National Indigenous-led education framework and engagement in the ongoing partnership with the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives.
- -The recognition of International Day of the Midwife as a National Day of the Midwife in Canada.