Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Palliative and end-of-life care funding to enhance the access and availability of palliative care

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Budget 2016 - To request investments in palliative & home care
• Hazardous Products Act, as it relates to the domestic use of asbestos
• Health Canada - development of a mandatory reporting system for drug shortages
• Income Tax Act, as it relates to the taxation of tobacco companies
• Non-Smokers' Health Act, including implementation and enforcement
• Patent Act, as it relates to the use of patents for international humanitarian purposes to address public health problems

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

• Canada Health Act and regulations, as it relates to recognizing home and palliative care as medically necessary
• Excise Act, 2001 and regulations, as it relates to contraband and the taxation of tobacco products
• First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act and regulations, as it relates to the taxation of tobacco products
• Food and Drugs Act and regulations, as it relates to nicotine replacement products
• Regulation of electronic cigarettes including use and marketing
• Tobacco Act and regulations, including ingredients, promotion, packaging/labelling and enforcement

Policies or Program

• Access to medication - expanding the range of medications covered by various insurance plans, and the number of Canadians able to access and afford medication. This includes a national pharmaceutical strategy.
• Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, as it relates to continued federal funding & long term investment in health research through CIHR
• Compassionate Care Benefit Program under Employment Insurance, asking the federal governmnet to improve this benefit by expanding eligibility
• Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, including protocols, guidelines and implementation
• Health Canada's tobacco control program, including sustaining government funding levels, and implementation of effective programs and policies
• Rotterdam Convention, as it relates to the export of asbestos and the creation of a national disease registry and building registry
• UN Declaration on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, as it pertains to cancer control, including the development of a Global Coordination Mechanism; increased federal investments in prevention initiatives; and policy changes as it relates to tobacco control, healthy living, and access to screening and treatment, as identified in the Declaration

Regulation

• Controlled Products Regulations, as it relates to implementing the Globally Harmonized System in Canada