Those interested in deepening their understanding of, and engagement with, Indigenous education, reconciliation, and Indigeneity in higher education are encouraged to begin with the following resources. This list is non-exhaustive and instead provides only a starting point for those wishing to learn more:

• PS Checklist #12: Indigenous Cultural Safety Checklist
• Janzen, M. (2019). Breathing life into the territorial acknowledgement. TCI (Transnational Curriculum Inquiry), 16(2), 74-81.
• Kirkness, V. J., & Barnhardt, R. (1991). First Nations and higher education: The four R’s—Respect, relevance, reciprocity, responsibility. Journal of American Indian Education, 1-15.
• National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. (2021). About NCTR. https://nctr.ca/

We are offering two live workshops from Indigenous Awareness Canada. The workshops are customized for the CPA audience and are FREE, with a maximum attendance of 25 participants per session. To learn more about the workshop content and what will be discussed, visit Aboriginal Awareness Training Workshop

Monday, October 5th at 9am-1pm MT (11am-3pm ET)
Tuesday, October 6th at 11am-3pm MT (1pm-5pm ET)

To register, email Devin at education@cpa.ca

As Canadians continue to struggle with high rates of mental illness and shortages of specialists such as psychologists, the CPA released the report “Increasing Access, Reducing Costs and Improving Outcomes: maximizing psychologists’ contributions to Canada’s publicly funded health care systems”. The report outlines five key strategies to help close critical gaps in access and ensure that those in need receive timely, cost-effective, evidence-based psychological care. Dr. Lesley Graff and Dr. Sean Kidd are two of the lead authors on the report, and they join the podcast to talk about the current state of the psychologist workforce in the healthcare system, and where we can go from here.

Podcasts and Profiles

The CPA has created a new “Psychology Works” Fact Sheet on Tourette Syndrome and Other Tic Disorders.

• Tourette Syndrome and Other Tic Disorders – PDF | HTML 08/2026

You can find all of our “Psychology Works” Fact Sheets here

The CPA has created new “Psychology Works” Fact Sheets on Developmental Trauma.

• Developmental Trauma- PDF | HTML 04/2026

You can find all of our “Psychology Works” Fact Sheets here

As Canadians continue to struggle with high rates of mental illness and shortages of specialists such as psychologists, the CPA released a report Increasing Access, Reducing Costs and Improving Outcomes: maximizing psychologists’ contributions to Canada’s publicly funded health care systems. The report outlines five key strategies to help close critical gaps in access and ensure that those in need receive timely, cost-effective, evidence-based psychological care. See our news release, executive summary and the full report.

The CPA’s Board of Directors has approved a new policy statement on AI in psychology. For more information: https://cpa.ca/aboutcpa/policystatements/#AI

In a letter to the Hon. Lena Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada (IRCC), the CPA voiced their concern about the IRCC’s plan to introduce a copayment model for services provided under the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP).  The IFHP provides health services (including psychological services) to refugees and asylum-seekers in Canada, and the CPA argued that the introduction of a copayment model would equate to denying services to this vulnerable population.  You can read the letter here.

Mood disorders are complex, which means that both the diagnosis and the treatment can be complex. Such is the case with bipolar disorder, a mood disorder characterized by manic highs and depressive lows. Getting accurate, evidence-based information about the condition is essential, which is what led The Royal mental health centre in Ottawa to create a virtual health information tool for people living with the condition. Dr. Kelsey Collimore, the psychologist who led this initiative, joins the CPA podcast Mind Full to talk about it.

Podcasts and Profiles

The CPA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 CPA Student Research Grants. These grants recognize exceptional student research in all areas of psychology. This year, grants were provided by the CPA, jointly by the CPA and CSBBCS, and by BMS Canada.

Congratulations to all!

Given the growing importance placed on access to mental health care services and the role of psychology, the CPA has released a report that reviews the publicly available data collected by the Canadian Institute for Health Information from 2017 to 2023 on the number of psychologists in Canada. Moving forward, the policy primer identifies two related next steps that need to be considered.

The CPA is pleased to announce the release of two research-based booklets designed to help kindergarten children with phonological awareness.

These booklets were created in response to recent endorsements of kindergarten reading programs that emphasize the phonics approach over the whole-language approach. The first booklet, titled, Promoting Reading Success: A Teacher’s Guide to Phonological Awareness Activities for the Kindergarten Child, is intended for use by teachers and can be purchased on the Publications page of the CPA website. The booklet is available in both English and French. To learn more about this booklet, you can read the Preface here. The second booklet, titled, Promoting Reading Readiness: A Parent/Caregiver’s Guide to Phonological Awareness Activities for the Kindergarten-Age Child, is intended for use by parents and caregivers, and can be downloaded for free by clicking here – you also can find the link to this booklet on the Publications page of the CPA website.

If you know of any teachers, parents, or caregivers who may benefit from these booklets, please share this information with them.

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