If implemented properly, the Canadian Medical Association’s new Code of Ethics will save Indigenous lives

The Albertan government argues that private care will relieve pressure on the public system. Yet, where a parallel private care system operates, both health outcomes and access to care are worse overa...

Trade disputes. Economic uncertainty. Growing separatist rhetoric in Alberta. Canada faces no shortage of pressing challenges, but one issue can’t afford to take a back seat: health care.Patients cont...

The Canadian Medical Association is supporting the federal government in its attempt to make social media safer for children. CMA president and dermatologist Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi talks about the real-lif...

Following an extensive consultation process, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has updated the Code of Ethics and Professionalism that guides doctors' medical practice in Canada. The updates strengthen standards for how doctors provide care and clarify how they are expected to address racism and discrimination in health care.

As parliamentarians begin to gather for the start of the fall session, doctors are calling on them to prioritize health care solutions to build Canada strong.It’s time to act. Every day that health ca...

As the day wears on at two busy Family Birthing Centres in Toronto, physicians note a concerning trend in conversations about Vitamin K injections for newborns.

As Alberta rolls out a new “dual-practice” model for health care — where doctors can switch between billing public and private insurance plans — patients, physicians and politicians across the country are watching. Here’s what you need to know.Why is Bill 11 getting so much attention?

Today, many Alberta doctors can now work in private clinics, billing patients’ credit cards while working in the public system at the same time. The Alberta government has taken this extraordinary ste...

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announced on Thursday that the federal government is providing $541 million in research funding to a tranche of new professors recruited into Canadian institutions from ...

AI-driven tools are cutting down on paperwork and helping doctors reclaim what they need most: time. That’s one of the key findings from a recent rapid evidence synthesis conducted by the McMaster Hea...

Last spring, CMA president Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi and past president Dr.

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Dr. Yassen Tcholakov is working to make things better in Nunavik, where Inuit communities face significant health challenges.

Based on consultation with the profession, the CMA has updated its return-to-work policy — along with calls to improve the process Returning to work

Dr. Margot Burnell of the Canadian Medical Association outlines how Canada’s health care system can improve access, innovation and equity.

The Carney government has quietly walked back some of its cuts to a program providing temporary health-care coverage to refugees and asylum-seekers.

Emergency room doctors don’t have quiet shifts anymore.

Dr. Sara Trincao-Batra is an early-career pediatrician who is passionate about incorporating EDI principles into medical training.

Climate-related disasters (including floods, wildfires and smoke) disproportionately affect Indigenous health across Canada.

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is pleased First Ministers agreed today to break down the barriers that prevent health care clinicians and other professionals from working across provincial and...

As Canada’s premiers gather in Prince Edward Island for the Council of the Federation Summer meeting, Canadians are looking for health care solutions that will help build a stronger country and workfo...

Keeping kids safe online is crucial for their health.

Ottawa has introduced a fee increase for one of doctors’ most time-consuming administrative forms — the first change of this kind in more than a decade.As of Sept. 30, 2026, physicians will be paid $1...