Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada / Fondation des maladies du coeur et de l’AVC
Registration:
53
of
66
(2020-08-31
to
2021-02-04)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Financial support for the charitable sector impacted by COVID-19
- Introduce sex/gender based analysis and reporting among federal research funders
- Renewal of Heart & Stroke's federally funded Women's Heart and Brain Health Initiative
Policies or Program
- ESTABLISH A DEDICATED FEDERAL ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
- INTRODUCE REVISIONS TO CANADA’S FOOD GUIDE TO INCLUDE MORE EMPHASIS ON THE CONSUMPTION OF WHOLE FOODS AND COOKING FROM SCRATCH AND PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO VERSIONS OF THE FOOD GUIDE, ONE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND A SIMPLIFIED VERSION FOR CONSUMERS.
- Improved access and awareness of defibrillator and CPR use/training
- Introduction of a national pharamcare program
- THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO FUND RESEARCH RELATED TO HEART DISEASE AND STROKE AND PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE HEALTH CAPACITY AMONG INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
Regulation
- CLOSE LOOPHOLES (INCLUDING MENTHOL) ON FLAVOURED TOBACCO PRODUCTS; INTRODUCE PLAIN AND STANDARDIZED TOBACCO PACKAGING; INTRODUCE E-CIGARETTE REGULATIONS; IMPLEMENT A TOBACCO AND VAPING TAX
- IMPLEMENT A MANUFACTURER’S LEVY ON SUGARY DRINKS. REVENUES FROM SUCH A TAXATION STREAM SHOULD BE USED TO SUBSIDIZE HEALTHY EATING INITIATIVES.
- IMPLEMENT A MONITORING MECHANISM TO TRACK FOOD AND INDUSTRY PROGRESS ON SODIUM REDUCTION.
- IMPLEMENT REGULATIONS TO RESTRICT INDUSTRY MARKETING OF FOODS AND BEVERAGES TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
- Introduce improved front of package labelling on food products