CMHA, Ontario is actively involved in monitoring issues that impact mental health, as well as matters of concern to individuals with mental illness and their families. The scope of our focus is wide-ranging, encompassing social and health policy, the broad determinants of health and the mental health service system.
We regularly prepare submissions offering advice and recommendations to decision-makers creating policies that will affect mental health and persons with mental illness. This page links to our recent submissions.
You can find related information on CMHA, Ontario Policy Positions on this site.
A joint submission from Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario and Schizophrenia Society of Ontario, in response to "A Discussion Paper: Issues and Ideas"
Proposed Amendments to Bill 140. An Act to enact the Housing Services Act, 2010, repeal the Social Housing Reform Act, 2000 and make complementary and other amendments to other Acts.
A joint submission from Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario and Schizophrenia Society of Ontario in response to the Government of Ontario's final review period for the Proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation (IAR) which harmonizes the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) standards for information and communications, employment, and transportation into a single regulation.
A paper submitted by the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care regarding the findings and recommendations contained in the reports of the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care's Advisory Group (MAG) and the Select Committee of the Legislature on Mental Health and Addictions.
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario recommendations to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, Legislative Assembly of Ontario, for the 2011 provincial budget.
Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario makes recommendations to the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services during a roundtable discussion on accessibility. The submission highlights key issues in the field of justice, corrections and mental health.
A joint submission from Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario and Schizophrenia Society of Ontario in response to the Government of Ontario's Proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation (IAR) which harmonizes the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) standards for information and communications, employment, and transportation into a single regulation.
CMHA Ontario recommends that the Government of Canada reverse the decision to replace the mandatory long-form questionnaire portion of Census 2011 with a voluntary National Household Survey.
How should the Government of Ontario’s Mental Health and Addictions Strategy approach the issue of integrating mental health and addictions? Discussion paper submitted to the Select Committee on Mental Health and Addictions.