Indigenous Service Canada is seeking Psychologists, and other Health Care, Social and Educational consultants, who are interested in offering consultative services for Jordan’s Principle requests that are at the appeal level. To submit a bid, the consultants need to be an Aboriginal business.

Professionals from these fields who are interested in bidding for these contracts can click here and click on the consultant field of interest. This link also has information about Jordan’s Principle and how to apply to be an Aboriginal business. The deadline is Monday, December 23, 2019 at 2 pm EST.

Ottawa, ON (December 6, 2019) – The Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) applauds Prime Minister Trudeau and the 43rd speech from the throne, delivered today in Ottawa. Government’s commitments to further the work of reconciliation, redress climate change, and improve upon the health and safety of Canadians are particularly welcome.

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(http://www.pre.ethics.gc.ca/eng/nr-cp_2019-06-05.html).

TCPS 2 (2018) replaces TCPS 2 (2014) as the official human research ethics policy of the federal research granting agencies.

Canada’s five major national research funders are pleased to join research leaders around the world who are working to strengthen research excellence by ensuring robust, equitable and impactful measures of research assessment. The Government of Canada’s research funding agencies — CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC, CFI, and Genome Canada—have signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), reaffirming their commitment to excellence in research evaluation and the importance of knowledge translation. https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Media-Media/ProgramNewsDetails-NouvellesDesProgrammesDetails_eng.asp?ID=1103

DORA is a global initiative to support the development and promotion of best practice in assessment of scholarly research. It aims to address the negative consequences of unintended overuse of journal publication as a primary indicator of quality for research output. https://sfdora.org/

The CPA invites all members interested in the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) and the T2201 to participate in a focus group addressing recommendations for change to the DTC. These recommendations were made following feedback to a DTC survey in which psychologists, and other qualified health practitioners, participated last year. Those who participated in the 2018 survey are especially invited to participate in the focus groups. For information on how to register CLICK HERE.

CPA participated in the inaugural International Summit on Psychology and Global Health: A Leader in Climate Action November 14-16 in Lisbon, Portugal. Leaders in the field of psychology came together from nearly 40 countries to focus on global climate change, and psychology’s role in addressing it. Here, CEO Karen Cohen signs the conference’s proclamation, signed by 33 leaders from around the world.

Click here to view the proclamation

CPA is glad to announce the launch of a guide intended to support health providers whose services are covered or reimbursed through private extended health insurance plans.  The guide, initiated by the CPA, was the result of a collaboration among several regulated health provider associations and the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA). It is intended to help healthcare providers understand the private health insurance environment so they can in turn help their patients and clients understand the services they receive through their insurance plans. 

The guide can be found on CLHIA’s website here

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