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Relying on the experience of frontline nurses, the CFNU works with experts, academics and other health care stakeholders to produce evidence-based research and resources on current health care issues. CFNU’s research has focused on the need for a national pharmacare plan, the importance of safe staffing, health care financing, safe seniors’ care, intergenerational issues in the workplace and occupational health and safety issues.

The CFNU transforms research into policy and practice by advocating for evidence-based changes at the federal level and provincial level at the Council of the Federation.

CFNU’s research products include groundbreaking research reports, backgrounders, fact sheets and position statements.

The economic impact of increased public sector health spending in Canada

The economic impact of increased public sector health spending in Canada The Economic Impact of Increased Public Sector Health Spending in Canada quantifies and outlines the benefits of an increase in federal health expenditures, with calculations for both a deficit-financed and tax-financed scenario. The report draws on economic modelling conducted by Quantitative Economic Decisions, Inc., and was authored by economist and […]

Pressure Points: Strengthening and Retaining Canada’s Nurse Practitioner Workforce

Pressure Points: Strengthening and Retaining Canada’s Nurse Practitioner Workforce Findings from the 2025 National NP Retention and Recruitment Study Pressure Points: Strengthening and Retaining Canada’s Nurse Practitioner Workforce is one of the largest pan-Canadian studies of nurse practitioners (NPs) to date. Drawing from a survey of more than 1,300 Canadian NPs, the report reveals a […]

The Economic Benefits of Canada’s Public Health Care System

The Economic Benefits of Canada’s Public Health Care System The Economic Benefits of Canada’s Public Health Care System explores and documents the multi-faceted contributions that public health care makes to Canada’s economy, including growth, jobs, investment, innovation and equality. Authored by Jim Stanford, economist and director of the Centre for Future Work, this report outlines […]

June 9, 2021
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Canada Beyond COVID Magazine

In Canada Beyond COVID, the CFNU looks at the Canadians who fell through the cracks during the pandemic: seniors, nurses, migrant workers, Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, the working poor, the trans community, and others. As we look to rebuild our economy – as we look towards a post-COVID Canada – we must ensure that no […]

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October 5, 2020
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Investigation: How Canada failed health workers and mismanaged COVID-19

An investigation into Canada’s management of COVID-19 and the safety of the nation’s health care workers has been released. The investigation’s report, A Time of Fear, details Canada’s systemic preventable failure to adequately prepare and urgently respond to the gravest public health emergency in a century. The independent investigation was commissioned by the Canadian Federation of […]

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