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Announcing the 2025 CPA Fellows and Award Recipients
You can see the list of recipients on the CPA Awards page.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!
CPA Responds to Canada Health Act Letter of Interpretation (March 2025)
In January 2025, the Federal Minister of Health issued a letter of interpretation on the Canada Health Act that identified certain regulated professions (nurse practitioners, midwives and pharmacists) as providing “physician equivalent services” and should be publicly insured by the provinces and territories. However, psychology was specifically not recognized, see CPA’s response.
Mind Full, a CPA Podcast: The Friendship Guide with Dr. Jillian Roberts
Dr. Jillian Roberts is a Professor at the University of Victoria, a registered psychologist in B.C., and an author who has written a string of successful children’s books in the Just Enough and The World Around Us series. She joins the Mind Full podcast to talk about her latest book, The Friendship Guide.
Registration is Now Open for CPA2025: 86th Annual National Convention
CPA2025 will take place from June 12-14, 2025, at the St. John’s Conference Centre in St. John’s, NL. Pre-convention Professional Development Workshops to take place on June 11th. This is an event not to be missed!
CPA Student Affiliates who identify as Indigenous can obtain a registration fee waiver if registering by June 3rd.
(http://convention.cpa.ca/registration/)
Release of CPA Policy Primers (February 2025)
Knowing that a federal election is around the corner, the CPA recognizes the importance and need to continue to invest in our collective mental health; which brings with it a number of health, social and economic dividends that benefit individuals, families, communities and the country as a whole. With the objective of contributing to the country’s public policy-making when it comes to mental health, the CPA has developed a policy primer entitled The Federal Government & Mental Health Policy…Preparing for the Next Federal Election. The CPA has focused on a select number of policy issues where the federal government can play a strong leadership role: (1) improving and expanding publicly funded access to psychological services; (2) improving employer-based coverage for psychological services; (3) increasing the number of practicing clinical psychologists, and (4) increasing investment in psychological research.
New “Psychology Works” Fact Sheets
CPA Membership Renewal for 2025 is NOW OPEN!
Join a membership 7000+ strong that supports you at every stage of your career. Whether you are a student; work in practice, research, or education; are at the very start of your career, an experienced professional, or enjoying your retirement…you will benefit from all a CPA membership has to offer.
For more information on the many benefits of membership in the CPA – CLICK HERE.
Join as a NEW MEMBER or RENEW your membership now!
We look forward to supporting, promoting, and advocating for you in 2025.
CAMIMH Releases 3rd Annual Mental Health-Substance Use Health Report Card (January 2025)
The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) released it 3rd annual mental health-substance use health report card. It is clear that there remains a gap between what the people of Canada expect from their governments and what they are delivering. More must be done to ensure people in need of support for their mental health and substance use health get the care they need, when they need it. See news release and survey.
Psynopsis Vol.46, Issue 4 now available online
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Psychology Month Profile: Liisa Galea
Liisa GaleaDr. Liisa Galea is a scientific lead for the CAMH (the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) program womenmind™. It’s a community of philanthropists, thought leaders and scientists dedicated to tackling gender disparities in science, and to put the unique needs and experiences of women at the forefront of mental health research.
Visit our 2025 Psychology Month page as we add spotlights throughout February.
Mind Full, a CPA Podcast: A PhD, a radio show, and now a children’s book with Sommer Knight
While completing her psychology PhD, Sommer Knight is busy putting everything she learns to use. She co-hosts a radio show and has now written a children’s book to advance the conversation about mental health in Black families and Black communities. She joins the CPA podcast Mind Full to talk about Today is a Rainy Day.
CPA signs Global Psychology Alliance (GPA) Democratic Systems and Psychological Science Statement and Call to Action
The CPA has signed a statement published by the GPA, Democratic Systems and Psychological Science: A Collective Statement and Call to Action. The members of the GPA have recognized the profound impact of social and political determinants on mental health and call upon psychologists worldwide to advocate for the protection and promotion of democratic systems as a means to enhance health globally.
CAMIMH Report Shines A Light on How Provinces-Territories are Spending Federal Monies on Mental Health & Substance Use Health Care Services(December 2024)
The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH), of which the CPA is a founding member, released a report Take the Money and Run which reviews how the provinces and territories are spending the $25 billion that was part of the 2023 ten-year health agreements with the federal government. The report notes that while the provinces and territories have taken the money, many of them need to up their game in terms of investing these resources to improve timely access to mental health and substance use health care services. See the news release and report.
CPA’s Indigenous Student Award: Scholarship in Undergraduate & Graduate Psychology
The purpose of this program is to encourage and support Indigenous (Inuit, First Nations, or Métis) students entering psychology undergraduate and graduate programs in Canadian universities. This is an academic merit-based award that also takes into consideration life factors such as motivation to excel in the field of psychology and level of need in overcoming barriers to attending university. Application requirements include: official transcript, CV or resume, personal statement, and one letter of support. Recipients of the bursary will be required to be CPA student affiliates in good standing for the duration of the bursary.
Deadline for applications is November 28th.
Click here to apply: https://cpa.ca/machform/view.php?id=93738
Click here for full instructions: https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Funding/Indigenous_Student_Award_Instructions-EN-NOV2024.pdf
Call for Special Issue Proposals in the Canadian journal of Experimental Psychology
The Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology (CJEP) / Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale is issuing an open call for special issue proposals, to be considered with three deadlines per year by the senior editorial team—September 15, December 31, and June 15. We invite you to send your proposal.
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