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HealthCareCAN

The national voice of healthcare organizations and hospitals

HealthCareCAN
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    • Bolster Canada’s Health Workforce
    • Modernize Health Infrastructure
    • Support Better Aging and Older Adult Care
    • Strengthen Health Research and Innovation
    • Empower Lifelong Learning
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Our Work

HealthCareCAN is the national voice of healthcare organizations and hospitals across Canada. Our mission is to deliver high-quality products and services to members in support of health system innovation and transformation.

Click on the sections below to learn how HealthCareCAN and its members are working to return Canada to its former status as a world-class health leader.

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Bolster Canada’s Health Workforce
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Modernize Health Infrastructure
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Strengthen Health Research and Innovation
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Support Better Aging and Older Adult Care
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Empower Lifelong Learning

Recent Activities

Improving access to palliative care starts with better data collection - HealthCareCAN op-ed in the Hill Times
May 11, 2023

Canada at risk of losing some of its brightest health research talent
May 1, 2023

Experts call on Health Minister Duclos to rise to challenge of health-care system transformation - Interview with Paul-Émile Cloutier, President & CEO
April 24, 2023

HealthCareCAN recommendations to strengthen clinical trials in Canada reflected in CIHR report
April 21, 2023

HealthCareCAN continues to connect with federal health, research and innovation decision-makers
April 4, 2023

Budget 2023 a missed opportunity to strengthen health research in Canada
March 28, 2023

HealthCareCAN welcomes Report on the Advisory Panel on the Federal Research Support System
March 22, 2023

HealthCareCAN advocacy efforts on behalf of members recognized
March 21, 2023

Cloutier and Hill: The budget must boost Canadian health research
March 15, 2023

Second Commons committee endorses HealthCareCAN health workforce recommendations
March 13, 2023

Health research funding in Budget 2023 - HealthCareCAN letter to The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, and The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
March 2, 2023

Improving the health system for patients, providers, and researchers focus of HealthCareCAN meeting with Shadow Minister of Health Stephen Ellis 
February 21, 2023

HealthCareCAN recommendations on health workforce endorsed in Commons committee report
February 17, 2023

Health workforce issues front and centre as HealthCareCAN meets with Immigration Minister Sean Fraser 
February 17, 2023

Band-Aids or a New Healthcare System: In Conversation with Dr. Michael Gardam on the Necessary Conditions for Transforming Healthcare in Canada. Listen now!
February 16, 2023

Will More Money Fix Canada's Health Care System? HealthCareCAN Board Chair, Dr. Michael Gardam on TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paiken
February 10, 2023

Dr. Michael Gardam, Chair of HealthCareCAN's Board of Directors discusses the federal health funding announcement on CPAC. Watch @15:45
February 8, 2023

Now the real work begins: Healthcare needs true systems approach
February 7, 2023

Here’s what Canadians want as high-stakes health summit begins: ‘A significant shift’ - Interview with Dr. Michael Gardam, Chair, HealthCareCAN Board of Directors
February 7, 2023

Lasting health-care system change requires national human resource strategy, say health experts - Interview with Paul-Émile Cloutier, president and CEO of HealthCareCAN
February 6, 2023

Investments in Canada’s health research must be part of solution
January 24, 2023

Dr. Michael Gardam, HealthCareCAN's Board Chair & CEO of Health PEI on CTV's Power Play to discuss solutions for Canada's healthcare crisis (play at 28:54)
December 14, 2022

For a world-class health system, Canada needs to think bigger.
November 28, 2022

HealthCareCAN calls for political leaders to step up in wake of health ministers’ meeting 
November 9, 2022

Read our submission to the Advisory Panel on the Federal Research Support System
November 8, 2022

Health care providers to Canadian governments: this is our prescription for hope
November 4, 2022

New Coalition for Action for Healthcare Workers an important step forward
November 3, 2022

HealthCareCAN champions health research with new Federal Panel
October 26, 2022

Mental health is health: it’s time we act like it
October 3, 2022

HealthCareCAN President and CEO, Paul-Émile Cloutier, speaks of pressures on Canada’s health-care system in interview with Global News. Watch now.
September 18, 2022

HealthCareCAN to First Ministers: Put politics aside, we need concrete action now 
July 12, 2022

Commons committee echoes HealthCareCAN health system solutions 
June 29, 2022

What's happening inside emergency rooms across Canada right now? Interview with HealthCareCAN President & CEO, Paul-Émile Cloutier
June 26, 2022

HealthCareCAN invites parliamentarians to engage with hospitals, research institutes and healthcare organizations over the summer
June 23, 2022

HealthCareCAN pressing for action to support healthcare workforce
June 18, 2022

Newcomers: Filling the labor shortage in a “discouraging” system - Interview with HealthCareCAN's President and CEO, Paul-Émile Cloutier (in French only)
June 10, 2022

Commons committee endorses HealthCareCAN health research recommendations
June 8, 2022

A call-to-action to create meaningful and sustainable change for Canada’s healthcare workforce.
June 8, 2022

Read HealthCareCAN's submission to the Standing Committee on Health for its study on the emergency situation facing Canadians in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
May 17, 2022

Pandemic heightens urgency for Canada Health Transfers reform
April 20, 2022

Recent Publications

The urgent need to re-imagine older adult care in Canada
Indigenous health / Infrastructure / Long-term care / Patient safety / Year 2023

Measuring Jurisdictional Performance in Homecare and Mental Health Services
Long-term care / Mental health / Year 2023

Submission to the Standing Committee on Science and Research: Study on International Moonshot Programs
Infrastructure / Research & innovation / Year 2023

HealthCareCAN submission to Finance Canada’s 2023 Pre-Budget Consultations
Health human resources / Infrastructure / Long-term care / Mental health / Pre-budget submissions / Research & innovation / Year 2023

A Federal Framework for Diabetes in Canada
Indigenous health / Research & innovation / Year 2022

Submission to the consultation on building the future of clinical trials at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Research & innovation / Year 2022

Submission to the Advisory Panel on the Federal Research Support System
Research & innovation / Year 2022

Building a climate-resilient healthcare system: The importance of adaptation & health infrastructure
Infrastructure / Year 2022

Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance: Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2023 Federal Budget
Health human resources / Infrastructure / Long-term care / Mental health / Pre-budget submissions / Research & innovation / Year 2023

Canadian Blood Services: A Partner in Health Research
Research & innovation / Year 2022

Newcomer Access to Professional Interpretation Services in Healthcare
Health human resources / Patient safety / Year 2022

Building a National Standard for Cyber Resiliency in Healthcare
Infrastructure / Patient safety / Year 2022

Fostering inclusion of healthcare providers with disabilities
Health human resources / Mental health / Year 2022

Submission to the Standing Committee on Health: Study on the Emergency Situation Facing Canadians in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Health human resources / Indigenous health / Infrastructure / Long-term care / Mental health / Research & innovation / Year 2022

Submission to the Standing Committee on Health: Study on Children’s Health
Health human resources / Infrastructure / Research & innovation / Year 2022

Submission to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities: Study on Labour Shortages, Working Conditions and the Care Economy
Health human resources / Year 2022

Submission to Finance Canada Consultation in advance of the 2022 Federal Budget
Pre-budget submissions / Year 2022

Submission to the Standing Committee on Science and Research: Study on the Successes, Challenges and Opportunities for Science in Canada
Infrastructure / Research & innovation / Year 2022

Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance’s Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2022 Federal Budget
Pre-budget submissions / Year 2022

Structural Stigma: The invisible barrier to equitable health care
Indigenous health / Mental health / Patient safety / Year 2021

A Better Approach to Rural Health Care: Recommendations from the Rural Road Map for Action
Infrastructure / Patient safety / Year 2021

COVID’s Tragic Toll in Canada’s Long-Term Care Sector Must Lead to Action
Health human resources / Long-term care / Mental health / Year 2021

Working together, to do better: Addressing inequities facing Indigenous people in the health system
Indigenous health / Year 2021

Submission 2021 Federal Budget Consultation
Pre-budget submissions / Year 2021

Health sector is the lynchpin in our post-pandemic recovery
Infrastructure / Research & innovation / Year 2021

Changing the status quo: Has the disruption of the pandemic provided opportunities for re-thinking established medical tests and practices?
Patient safety / Year 2021

COVID-19 Amplifies Health System Capacity Shortfalls
Health human resources / Mental health / Year 2021

HealthCareCAN and the Mental Health Commission of Canada spotlight mental health in the workplace
Mental health / Year 2020

Will COVID-precipitated advances in the use of digital health in Canada persist or backslide in the “next normal”?
Infrastructure / Mental health / Patient safety / Year 2020

The First Wealth, is Health: Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2021 Federal Budget
Pre-budget submissions / Year 2021

COVID-19 and Cybersecurity: Cyber criminals not deterred by lockdowns
Infrastructure / Year 2020

Health and Climate Change
Infrastructure / Research & innovation / Year 2020

Not Part of the Job: Ending Violence Against Health Care Workers in Canada
Health human resources / Long-term care / Mental health / Year 2019

A Healthy Ontario: Building a Sustainable Healthcare System
Infrastructure / Patient safety / Year 2019

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