CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION DES INFIRMIERES ET INFIRMIERS DU CANADA(CNA)

What they're asking for

In the registry's own words. Descriptions are only filed for meetings since mid-2024.

1. Discussions aim to ensure that artificial intelligence and emerging health technologies are developed, assessed, and approved in ways that meet the needs of the Canadian population. Communications emphasize the importance of integrating nursing perspectives into governance, regulation, clinical and ethical evaluation, and approval processes for new technologies.

   July 14, 2026 · Raquel Dancho · Conservative · Health; Justice and Law Enforcement; Science and Technology; Taxation and Finance; Budget

2. Strategies to address the health human resources crisis and nursing shortages across Canada, including providing funding to provinces and territories to help optimize workloads; financial supports for nurses and health-care workers such as loan forgiveness, tax incentives, retention bonuses for senior nurses; creating a mental health action plan for health-care workers; increasing training and education for health-care workers.

   June 4, 2026 · Arielle Kayabaga · Liberal · Health; Taxation and Finance; Budget; Education

3. Allow nurses to certify the Disability Tax Credit form

   May 13, 2026 · Jacques Gourde · Conservative · Health; Taxation and Finance

4. Influencing the Canada Health Transfer and Health Bilateral Agreements between the federal government and provinces and territories to urge governments to increase healthcare investments and invest in priority areas such as the health workforce, primary care, long-term care, mental health, data and virtual care, and surgeries and backlogs.

   April 28, 2026 · Doly Begum · Liberal · Health; Taxation and Finance; Budget; Federal-Provincial Relations

5. Enhancing access to sustainable health human resources (HHR) to better serve rural, remote and Indigenous communities across Canada. As well as greater HHR coordination across Canada and inter professional collaboration. This also includes increasing virtual care modalities and broadband internet minimum speeds.

   December 11, 2025 · Gord Johns · NDP · Telecommunications; Health

6. Bill S-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against persons who provide health services and first responders)

   December 9, 2025 · Todd Doherty · Conservative · Health; Justice and Law Enforcement

7. Support for regulated nurses working at full scope of practice

   November 26, 2025 · Dan Mazier · Conservative · Health; Taxation and Finance; Budget

8. Seek funding for nursing research, including Indigenous nursing

   November 25, 2025 · Brendan Hanley · Liberal · Health; Aboriginal Affairs; Taxation and Finance; Budget; Research and Development

9. Harmonize nursing regulatory practices to support a responsive and sustainable nursing workforce

   November 25, 2025 · Natilien Joseph · Liberal · Health; Taxation and Finance

10. Continue to act on Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations, including recommendation for new Indigenous healing centres, enhancing the education of health-care workers in culturally appropriate care, and increasing the diversity of the health workforce in Canada.

    November 25, 2025 · Billy Morin · Conservative · Health; Aboriginal Affairs; Taxation and Finance; Budget; Education

Full meeting log

49 MP-directed communications since January 2024, from the Registry of Lobbyists.