Submissions to Government

2013

CPA letters to the Standing Committee on Finance highlighting our concerns about proposed changes to the application of the GST/HST as it affects the practice of psychology in Canada - April 29, 2013 and May 8, 2013.

 

 

2012

Letter to the Federal Government about expanding the CanLearn program to include psychologists.

 

Canadian Psychological Association Submission to the 2012 Federal government pre-budget submission.

 

Letter to the Honourable Peter MacKay and General Walter Natynczyk about mental health in the military.

 

Canadian Psychological Association Submission to the Council of the Federation, Health Care Innovation Working Group: Scope of Practice Models - Recommendations to consider when improving upon how Canada addresses its mental health. (April 10, 2012)
 

 

Congratulations to Thomas Mulcair on being elected Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada and the Leader of the Official Opposition.

 

The Canadian Psychological Association, Canadian Psychiatric Association and the Canadian and Mental Health Association’s joint letter to The Premiers’ Health Care Innovation Working Group.

The Canadian Psychological Association, Canadian Psychiatric Association and the Canadian and Mental Health Association’s  joint letter to Premier Christy Clark on the Mental Health Summit in Manitoba Letter to Premier on the need to invest in mental health and mental illness.

 

CPA's written submission to the Standing Committee on Health on Bill C-300, An Act respecting a Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention. (March 6, 2012)

 

Canadian Psychological Association Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Bill C-10: Safe Streets and Communities Act.

The Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) has convened a special task force of forensic and correctional psychologists charged with reviewing and summarizing research into the determinants of criminal behavior and “what works” in the treatment of offenders. The paper focuses on key aspects of the legislation. These include;

  • proposed amendments to the Criminal Code that introduce or increase mandatory minimum sentences, increase sentences lengths for some crimes, and add restrictions to conditional release,
  • legislation about sexual offenders and sexual offenses involving children, and
  • effective methods, or “what works”, to reduce crime – as will be further detailed in this paper, the overwhelming consensus of the literature is that treatment works whereas incarceration does not.
Canadian Psychological Association Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.

 

 

2011

CPA's Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Karen Cohen presented to the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (SOCI) on the progress in implementing the 2004 10-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care.

CPA presents its brief to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology November 3, 2011. Canadian Psychological Association, Living Well in Health and with Illness: Brief to Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology Canada’s 2004 10-Year plan to Strengthen Health Care in Canada.


CPA Supports National Action on Suicide Prevention

On October 4th, an opposition motion was introduced into the House of Commons, by the Honorable Bob Rae, Acting Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. The motion called for collaboration among government and stakeholders to make action on suicide a health and public policy priority. Both the motion, and private members bills advanced by Conservative MP Harold Albrecht and NDP MP Meagan Leslie, called for a National Suicide Prevention Strategy. The motion passed in the House 271 to 3. CPA was invited to support the motion and attend the October 4th press conference.