THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW Canada) urges the Government of Canada and relevant ministries to:
1. Expand the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) to include dedicated, targeted funding for team-based models of primary care, including but not limited to physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, and other regulated health professionals, in addition to the existing coverage for services provided by physicians and in hospitals;
2. Require that provincial and territorial governments implement and fund geographically based primary care delivery models to operate within the terms of the CHA, utilizing postal code catchment areas, where every resident is guaranteed access to a publicly funded, interdisciplinary team of care providers tailored to local population needs.
3. Follow through on the January 10, 2025 statement from the Ministry of Health on the Canada Health Act to provide a new Canada Health Services Policy as of April 1, 2026, that if a service is considered medically necessary, it should be covered by a patient’s provincial or territorial health care plan, whether a physician or a physician-equivalent provides the service.
