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Mental Health, Drugs, & Addiction

Mental Health Coverage platforms

Here's what the 2021 Canadian election parties are promising.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Mental Health Coverage.

Conservative

Encourage employers to add mental health coverage to their employee benefit plans by offering a tax credit for 25% of the cost of additional mental health coverage for the first three years.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Mental Health Coverage.

NDP

  • Bring in mental health coverage for uninsured Canadians.
  • Work with the provinces & territories to implement a comprehensive approach to mental health services.

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As a first step, a New Democrat government would bring in mental health care for uninsured Canadians – ensuring that people with no coverage for mental health services could gain access to these supports without worrying about the cost. Our comprehensive pharmacare plan will also mean that prescription medication for mental health care will now be available free of cost to Canadians. We will work with provinces and territories to build on these initiatives and put in place a truly comprehensive approach to mental health services. And we believe that no new parent should struggle alone – it’s time for a national perinatal mental health strategy to support growing families before and after birth.

Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

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We don't have any Green policies on Mental Health Coverage.

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