Mai Duong

CCPA recommends that the federal government re-instate Canadian Certified Counsellors (CCCs) to the list of approved service providers for NIHB Program for First Nations and Inuit in provinces currently working toward regulating the counselling/psychotherapy profession. CCPA recommends that the federal government pass a companion piece of legislation to the Canada Health Act called the Mental Health and Substance Use Health Care for All Parity Act – which equally values mental health, substance use health and physical health. CCPA recommends that the federal government exempts the profession of counselling therapy and psychotherapy from paying GST/HST on business operations, thus providing Canadians with improved access to one of the most cost-effective mental health care options available.