Council 2025-2026

The CMPA President and members of Council can be contacted by email at [email protected]. Enquiries regarding operational or case-specific matters should be directed to 1-800-267-6522.

The following are the members of Council for 2025-2026.

President

Ontario
Division: A
Birinder Singh
MD, LLB, CCFP, FCFP, Law Society of Ontario
Family medicine
Term ending: 2026

Council members by region

British Columbia and Yukon
Division: A
Michael Curry
LLB/JD, MD, CCFP (EM), FCFP, FCLM
Emergency medicine, family medicine
Term ending: 2027
British Columbia and Yukon
Division: B
Jugpal S. Arneja
MD, MBA, FAAP, FACS, FRCSC
Plastic surgery
Term ending: 2026
British Columbia and Yukon
Division: B
Fay Leung
MD, FRCSC
Orthopedic surgery
Term ending: 2027
Alberta
Division: A
fred Rinaldi
MD, FRCP(F), LLB
Longitudinal family medicine and hospital medicine
Term ending: 2028
Alberta
Division: B
Jenn D’Mello
MD, FRCPC, DRCPC
Pediatrics, Pediatric emergency medicine, Child maltreatment pediatrics
Term ending: 2028
Alberta
Division: B
Wayne Rosen
MD, MSc, FRCSC, FASCRS
General and colorectal surgery
Term ending: 2026
Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut
Division: B
Mansfield Mela (2<sup>nd</sup> Vice-President)
MBBS, FRCPC, MSc Psych, FWACP, Founder of Forensic Psychiatry
Forensic psychiatry
Term ending: 2028
Manitoba
Division: A
Darcy Johnson
BSc, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Family medicine
Term ending: 2027
Ontario
Division: A
Paul Healey
BSc, MD, CCFP(EM)
Emergency medicine
Term ending: 2027
Ontario
Division: A
Clover Hemans
MD, CCFP, FCFP, BScN, MScQIPS
Family medicine
Term ending: 2027
Ontario
Division: A
Elliot Halparin
MD, CCFP, FCFP
Family medicine
Term ending: 2028
Ontario
Division: B
Yatin Chadha
MD, FRCPC
Diagnostic radiology
Term ending: 2028
Ontario
Division: B
Gerry Craigen
BSc, LLB, JD, MD, FRCPC, DABPN, FACPsych, FAPA
Psychiatry
Term ending: 2027
Ontario
Division: B
Michael Sullivan
MD, FRCPC
Anesthesiology, Critical care
Term ending: 2027
Ontario
Division: B
Katy Shufelt (1<sup>st</sup> Vice-President)
BSc Hon, MD, FRCPC
Interventional cardiology
Term ending: 2026
Ontario
Division: B
Jennifer Clara Tang
MD, FRCPC, ACBOM, MHSc (Bioethics), ARCT
Emergency medicine
Term ending: 2028
Ontario
Division: B
Joyce Zhang
BSc. Phm (Hons), R.Ph, MD, MPH, FRCPC
Internal medicine, Occupational medicine
Term ending: 2027
Québec
Division: A
Jacques Bouchard
MD, LMCC, CCFP, C.M.
Family medicine
Term ending: 2028
Québec
Division: A
François Mercier
MD
Family medicine
Term ending: 2026
Québec
Division: B
Nicole Damestoy
MD, MSc, FRCPC, ASC
Public health and preventive medicine
Term ending: 2026
Québec
Division: B
Viviane Khoury
BSc. MD, FRCPC
Radiology
Term ending: 2027
Québec
Division: B
Geneviève Lalonde
MD, MSc, FRCPC
Anesthesiology
Term ending: 2027
Québec
Division: B
Yanick Larivée
MD, FRCSC
Otorhinolaryngology
Term ending: 2027
New Brunswick
Division: B
Jennifer Gillis-Doyle
MD, CCFP(PC), FRCPC
Palliative medicine
Term ending: 2028
Nova Scotia
Division: B
Heather Scott
MD, FRCSC
Obstetrics (maternal fetal medicine)
Term ending: 2026
Prince Edward Island
Division: A
Jill Cunniffe
MD, CCFP
Hospital medicine
Term ending: 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador
Division: B
Paula Cashin
MD, FRCPC, LLM
Radiology and nuclear medicine
Term ending: 2026
National position
Division: A
Victoria Januszkiewicz
MD (Fellow)
PGY6, Obstetrics and gynecology
Term ending: 2027

Geographical areas: 1 British Columbia and Yukon | 2 Alberta | 3 Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut | 4 Manitoba | 5 Ontario | 6 Québec | 7 New Brunswick | 8 Nova Scotia | 9 Prince Edward Island | 10 Newfoundland and Labrador


Council representation

To ensure appropriate representation across all specialities in medicine, surgery, and family medicine, members seeking election must practice in one of the following two Divisions:

  • Division A - Certification from CFPC, or CMQ (Specialists in Family Medicine), or physicians without CFPC, CMQ, or RCPSC certification. One (1) Council position within Division A is filled by a member engaged in a residency program in Canada.
  • Division B - Specialist certification from RCPSC or CMQ, not including Specialists in Family Medicine.

The number of Division A or B positions in each area is determined by geographical location. In some instances, a council position within an area may be Division A or B.