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2025
General Membership
Survey Results

2025 General Member Survey results highlight that CMPA continues to deliver effective member support.

Photo: Lisa Calder

“Our focus remains firmly on you—our members. We are continually listening, learning, and refining our services to ensure we’re delivering the support you need, when you need it most.”
- Dr. Lisa Calder, CEO

CMPA in your own words

Top words members used to describe CMPA

  •  Trusted - 80%
  •  Credible - 69%
  •  Responsive - 60%
  •  Collaborative - 31%
  •  Inclusive - 7%
  •  Innovative - 2%

These results are in-line with 2024.

Members agree that CMPA is here for them

97% agree CMPA services meet
members’ medico-legal needs

98% agree CMPA’s safe medical care learning
and research resources meet members’ needs

2025 results mirror the positive results observed in 2024.

CMPA’s value confirmed

  •  Provides credible medico-legal advice
  •  Protects professional integrity of physicians through ethical defence
  •  Promotes safe medical care through accredited learning

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No major shifts from 2024 were observed.

CMPA continues its EDI journey

CMPA is committed to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in the inclusive services we provide to members and within our own workplace. Guided by our EDI Strategy, we strive to create an inclusive environment where members and employees are valued, and members receive fair, supportive medico-advice, learning, and assistance.

We are proud to share that 76% of members (a 5% increase from 2024) indicated our medico-legal advice is culturally sensitive and inclusive, but we know we have more work to do.

CMPA advice and assistance to members who are experiencing a medico-legal matter pertaining to racism and all forms of discrimination

49% - Aware but never accessed

5% - Aware and accessed

CMPA workshops to mitigate bias and inequities in healthcare

36% - Aware but never accessed

9% - Aware and accessed

CMPA online eLearning resources and publications to assist members in providing culturally safe care to patients

36% - Aware but never accessed

18% - Aware and accessed

EDI resources

New questions added in this section in 2025. These supports and resources are new and we look forward to growing awareness and access.

Awareness gap: Helping members discover more of what we offer

Survey results indicate that many members are less familiar with our research and advocacy work, as well as our efforts to modernize and in response to changes in the healthcare environment.

  •  Promotes safe medical care through research and insights
  •  Adapts offerings to meet physicians changing healthcare environment
  •  Advocates for healthcare system improvements

Highlights of lesser-known CMPA resources

Member resources: learning and research, and physician wellness

Learning and research resources

Our survey suggests that some of our learning and research resources are not as well known by members; however, members who use them report a high level of satisfaction.

Request specific medico-legal data and insights

34% - Aware but never accessed

7% - Aware and accessed

Request education sessions

41% - Aware but never accessed

13% - Aware and accessed

CMPA publishes research in peer-reviewed journals

31% - Aware but never accessed

35% - Aware and accessed

Request specific medico-legal data and insights

34% - Awarebut never accessed

7% - Aware and accessed

Request education sessions

41% - Aware but never accessed

13% - Aware and accessed

CMPA publishes research in peer-reviewed journals

31% - Aware but never accessed

35% - Aware and accessed

CMPA’s accredited, tailored, learning, and research resources

Findings align closely with 2024 outcomes.

Continuing professional development (CPD)

We offer accredited virtual workshops and other learning resources to help members attain their maintenance of certification goals. Members who have accessed our learning resources provide overwhelmingly positive feedback.

CMPA virtual workshops

61% - Aware but never accessed

21% - Aware and accessed

CMPA online learning resources and activities 

42% - Aware but never accessed

47% - Aware and accessed

CMPA in-person workshops

57% - Aware but never accessed

16% - Aware and accessed

CMPA virtual workshops

61% - Aware but never accessed

21% - Aware and accessed

CMPA online learning resources and activities 

42% - Aware but never accessed

47% - Aware and accessed

CMPA in-person workshops

57% - Aware but never accessed

16% - Aware and accessed

CMPA CPD

Similar to 2024, the results show no significant change.

Navigating medico-legal issues can be stressful. CMPA provides resources and support to help physicians maintain their well-being

In addition to personalized peer support, CMPA offers a variety of wellness resources for physicians. Our survey results indicate that while awareness of our resources is high, nearly 40% of members have yet to engage with them.

Physican wellness information on CMPA website

42% - Aware, but not accessed

19% - Aware, and accessed

Physician-to-physician wellness advice and guidance

40% - Aware but never accessed

17% - Aware and accessed

Connecting members to resources outside of CMPA (e.g. CMA wellness hub, provincial health programs, etc.)

40% - Aware but never accessed

7% - Aware and accessed

Physican wellness information on CMPA website

42% - Aware, but not accessed

19% - Aware, and accessed

Physician-to-physician wellness advice and guidance

40% - Aware but never accessed

17% - Aware and accessed

Connecting members to resources outside of CMPA (e.g. CMA wellness hub, provincial health programs, etc.)

46% - Aware but never accessed

7% - Aware and accessed

Physician wellness resources

All results were in-line with 2024 except awareness (but never accessed) “Connecting members to resources outside CMPA”, which increased 7%.

Survey Participant Profile

A representative sample of 6,984 CMPA members completed the survey. We heard from all provinces and specialties across Canada. And excitingly, we successfully incorporated a larger sample of younger members, shifting respondent average age from 49 to 47, and increased respondent percentages from all equity-deserving groups slightly over last year.

Age

Age under 40: 18%, Age 40-65: 57%, Age 65+: 25%.

  •   Under 40
  •   40-65
  •   65+

Gender

Gender - Male: 49%, Female: 50%, Other: 1%.

  •   Male
  •   Female
  •   Other

Career stage

Career stage - Residents: 5%, Early (<5 years): 8%, Mid (5-30 years): 51%, Late (>30 years): 35%.

  •   Residents
  •   Early (<5 years)
  •   Mid (5-30 years)
  •   Late (>30 years)

Specialty

Specialty - Residency: 5%, Family: 32%, Emergency: 11%, Surgeons: 7%, Other: 45%.

  •   Residency
  •   Family
  •   Emergency
  •   Surgeons
  •   Other

Region

Region - BC/AB: 28%, ON: 36%, QC: 22%, SMAT: 13%.

  •   BC/AB
  •   ON
  •   QC
  •   SMAT*

Practice language(s)

Practice language(s) - English: 81%, French: 19%.

  •   English
  •   French

Due to rounding, the proportions presented may not add to 100%.

*SMAT: Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Atlantic provinces and Territories

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