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Address health workforce shortages through the implementation of a comprehensive, pan-Canadian health human resources strategy, in coordination with the provinces and territories, backed by sufficient funding and with real accountability for achieving desired health outcomes; and address critical data gaps through significantly enhancing existing health workforce data infrastructure to standardize data collection and analysis across workers, sectors and jurisdictions, with links to relevant patient information, healthcare utilization and outcome data, for more fit-for-purpose planning and tools available at the provincial, territorial, regional and training program level. In designing this, Canada should draw on global best practices in health workforce planning including in Australia and New Zealand.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
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Health
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Establish a dedicated coordinating body to address critical health workforce data gaps based on global best practices on health workforce management.
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Policies or Program
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Health
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Fund innovative retention and recruitment programs targeted at early-career, mid-career and late-career nurses.
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Policies or Program
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Health
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Implementing a Universal single-payer pharmacare program.
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Policies or Program
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Health
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In keeping with the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, establish specific targets and timelines for the admission and graduation of First Nations, Métis and Inuit health professionals in all postsecondary institutions and provide funding dedicated to indigenous nurse students.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
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Health
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Provide sustainable funding so nurses and other healthcare workers have access to mental health supports.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Health
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Targeted funding of $1 billion as an initial investment to immediately begin to address the current health care workforce crisis experienced by provinces/territories across Canada, with funding focused on short and long-term goals. To achieve patient-centred quality care based on the WHO’s comprehensive health labour markets framework that would be acceptable to, and delivered by, the provinces/territories.
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The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions is Canada’s largest nurses’ organization. We are proud to advocate on key health priorities and federal engagement in public health care. The CFNU works tirelessly to safeguard patient care and strengthen Canada’s universal public health care system. Canada’s nurses believe that high quality health care for all requires a pan-Canadian approach involving all levels of government.
Linda Silas, President
Address:
2841 Riverside Drive
Ottawa, ON K1V 8X7
Canada
Telephone number:
613-526-4661
Fax number:
613-526-1023