Lobbying Activity Report

3367-36541

Organization: Canadian Nurses Association
Associated registration: 8692-3367-18
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-07-16
Arranged a meeting: No
Posted date: 2024-07-31

In-house lobbyists who participated in the lobbying activity: Valerie Grdisa Footnote1
Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity: David Eby, Premier
Office of the Premier
 
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications Intended Outcomes Associated Subject Matters
Calling on the government to invest in health human resources to support nurses and health-care workers during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Recommending strategies that include greater investments via bilateral agreements between the federal government and BC, financial incentives such as wages and retention bonuses to encourage senior nurses to remain in practice, and targeted loan forgiveness programs to support new graduates. Strategies should include immediate deployment of mental health resources to the front lines and additional efforts to ensure safe patient-to-nurse ratios. Develop health workforce strategies to guide and promote the retention and recruitment of nurses through enhanced data and best practices.
  • Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
COVID-19, Employment and Training, Health, Mental Health and Addictions, Taxation and Finance
-Support for regulated nurses working at full scope of practice
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
Health
 
Senior officer who filed this Lobbying Activity Report: Valerie Grdisa
 
The above name is that of the most senior paid officer who is responsible for filing a Lobbying Activity Report for the organization (the Designated Filer), whether that person participated in this lobbying activity or not.
 
  1. Footnote1  Indicates new information that was added through a Lobbying Activity Report.

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