Our Work

Government submissions

(documents available in English only)

August 2026	CCS federal 2026 pre-budget submission  The CCS recommends that the federal government partner with us to define wait time targets for priority conditions beginning with screening, diagnosis, and management of heart failure.
May 2026	CCS federal 2026 pre-budget submission  The CCS recommends that the federal government partner with us to define wait time targets for priority conditions beginning with screening, diagnosis, and management of heart failure.
October 2024	CCS federal 2025 pre-budget submission  The CCS requests funding to support screening, diagnosis, and management of heart failure.
August 2023	CCS federal 2024 pre-budget submission   The CCS advocates for screening, diagnosis, and management of cardiovascular disease as part of health system recovery from COVID-19
February 2023	CCS federal 2023 pre-budget submission The CCS recommends that the government support Canada’s health systems’ recovery from COVID-19 by defining targets for screening, diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease.
October 2022	CCS federal 2023 pre-budget submission The CCS urges the government to ensure Canadian heart failure patients receive optimal care and make policy/funding decisions that will mitigate the climate crisis and benefit cardiovascular health.
August 2021	CCS federal 2022 pre-budget submission The CCS advocates for a national heart failure strategy and improved access to defibrillators.
May 2020	Challenges & opportunities: Cardiovascular care & COVID-19 The CCS highlights consequences of COVID-19 and recommends solutions to inform the federal government’s pandemic response.
February 2020	CCS federal 2021 pre-budget submission The CCS advocates for funds to sustain and expand national quality reporting.
August 2019	CCS federal 2019 pre-budget submission The CCS advocates for funds to sustain and expand national quality reporting.
August 2018	CCS federal 2018 pre-budget submission The CCS advocates for funds to sustain and expand national quality reporting.
August 2017	CCS federal 2017 pre-budget submission The CCS advocates for funds to sustain and expand national quality reporting.

Testimonies

May 2021	CCS President, Dr. Marc Ruel, appears as a witness before the Standing Committee on Health to advocate for prioritizing the full Covid-19 vaccination of Canadian healthcare workers
May 2020	CCS Quality Project Steering Committee Chair, Dr. Paul Dorian, appears as a witness before the Standing Committee on Health to highlight the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on cardiovascular care, and offer solutions
February 2020	CCS President, Dr. Andrew Krahn, appears as a witness before the Standing Committee on Finance as part of their 2021 pre-budget consultations

Policies & Positions

Coming soon