Advocating for system improvements that support the delivery of safe care
CMPA advocates for meaningful, system-level change that supports the delivery of safe medical care.
Our work helps shape the healthcare system for the benefit of both physicians and patients, enabling physicians to focus on what they do best: providing safe, quality care to their patients. This aligns with our vision to be a valued, trusted presence in Canadian healthcare. We aim to empower physicians to deliver safe, quality care to their patients.
CMPA is not an advocacy organization in the conventional sense; we don’t lead public campaigns or political lobbying efforts. Instead, we advance change through evidence, earned and sustained engagement, and long-term education.
Our advocacy aims to be principled, balanced, and grounded in our responsibility to both the profession and the public.
How CMPA advocates
Advocacy, broadly defined as public support for or recommendation of a cause or policy, is complex in healthcare and often requires years of sustained effort.
Understanding CMPA’s approach provides insight into how we amplify physician voices and influence change while maintaining our commitment to protecting physicians’ professional integrity.
What we do
We leverage the insights of our vast medico-legal experience to:
- Form strategic partnerships with national and provincial organizations to advance shared interests
- Share timely, thoughtful public policy submissions to both provincial and federal entities
- Facilitate dialogue on complex topics
Through collaborative efforts with key healthcare partners, we are working towards a safer and more effective healthcare system.
Our data, research, insights, and unique perspective enable us to provide credible, evidence-informed input to policy discussions and to educate policy makers on key legislation, regulations, and medico-legal issues. These ongoing contributions, repeated over many years, are essential to advancing policy discussions in a consistent and durable way.
What we don’t do
In practice, CMPA typically does not:
- Lobby governments
- Launch social movements or public campaigns
- Promote views on specific social issues
Engaging in these activities could hinder our ability to provide effective advice and support to our members on medico-legal matters.
Long-term approach to inform policy
CMPA’s approach to advocacy is deliberate, sustained, and relationship driven. System-level change takes time, and CMPA’s efforts focus on building partnerships and maintaining a long-term, collaborative view.
Through this long-term, evidence-informed approach, CMPA contributes to sustainable improvements in healthcare policy and the delivery of safe medical care.
