Submissions to Government We regularly provide submissions and input to federal and provincial governments, including pre-budget and public policy consultations. Recent submissions include: Submission to Health Canada [PDF 159kB] (February 2019): Proposed approach to strict regulation of edible cannabis, extracts and topicals (medical cannabis) Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health [PDF 145kB] (November 2020): Input to the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Guidelines Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François Legault [PDF 113kB] (December 2020): Recommendations to address joint replacement surgery wait times Submission to the Minister of Finance and the Associate Minister of Finance [PDF 158kB] (February 2021): Federal Government pre-Budget submission Letter to the National Advisory Committee on Immunization [PDF 361kB] (May 2021): Joint request from the Arthritis Society, Arthritis Consumer Experts, Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance and the Canadian Spondylitis Association for early prioritization of COVID-19 vaccination for arthritis patients who are immunocompromised and immunosuppressed Submission to the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board [PDF 138kB] (June 2021): Input into the PMPRB’s Guideline on Monitoring and Evaluation Plan Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance [PDF 675kB] (August 2021): Federal government pre-Budget submission Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance [PDF 1.1MB] (February 2022): Federal government pre-Budget submission Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance [PDF 1.2MB] (October 2022): Federal government pre-Budget submission Cannabis Act legislative review submission [PDF 777kB] (Nov 2022): Joint submission from Arthritis Society Canada, Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, Canadian Spondylitis Association and Gastrointestinal Society regarding medical cannabis (Section 5) of the Cannabis Act legislative review questionnaire. Provincial pre-Budget Submissions: Submission to the Ministry of Treasury Board and Finance [PDF 947kB] (January 2022): Alberta Government Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services [PDF 910 kB] (September 2021): British Columbia Government Submission to the Minister of Finance [PDF 939 kB](January 2022): Manitoba Government Submission to the Minister of Finance and Treasury Board [PDF 857 kB] (February 2022): New Brunswick Government Submission to the Minister of Finance [PDF 840 kB] (February 2022): Newfoundland and Labrador Government Submission to the Minister of Finance and Treasury Board [PDF 938 kB] (February 2022): Nova Scotia Government Submission to the Minister of Finance [PDF 408 kB] (February 2022): Ontario Government Submission to the Government of Prince Edward Isalnd [PDF 981 kB] (January 2022) Submission to the Minister of Finance [PDF 755 kB] (February 2021): Quebec Government (available in French only)