AGP Executive Report
Last update: 22 minutes agoHealth Workforce: Canada shed 68,300 jobs in September, with education and health care and social assistance among the hardest-hit sectors. B.C. alone lost 6,800 health care and social assistance jobs. MAiD Debate: MPs defeated a Conservative bill to permanently exclude mental illness as the sole basis for assisted dying. The government says it plans its own legislation. Mental Health: New Canadian research finds one in three young people surveyed use AI for mental health support, as a Western University professor warns Canadians’ mental health is at a decade low. Access to Care: Canada and Yukon reached an agreement in principle to improve health-care access, while Ottawa is fast-tracking Ontario licensing for internationally trained physicians. Prevention and Capacity: Hypertension control is at its lowest level in decades, putting millions of Canadians at greater risk of stroke and heart disease. Ottawa is also investing in domestic radiopharmaceutical production.
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