C-329National Framework on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Act
An Act to establish a national framework respecting attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on March 30, 2023
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since March 30, 2023
What it does
Requires the Health Minister to develop and report on a national ADHD framework for support, training and access to care.
What it does
- Requires the Minister of Health to work with provinces, Indigenous governing bodies and other stakeholders to develop a national framework on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
- Requires the framework to include resources that help people with ADHD and their families better recognise, understand and manage the disorder.
- Requires the framework to include training and resources for educators, medical and mental health practitioners, including support for evidence-based assessment and treatment.
- Requires the framework to aim to improve access to trained medical and mental health practitioners for people with ADHD and their families.
- Requires the Minister to table the framework in both Houses of Parliament within two years and publish it on the Department of Health website.
- Requires the Minister to report later on how effective the framework is, with conclusions and recommendations, and to table and publish that report.
Who it affects
- People with ADHD
- Families of people with ADHD
- Students with ADHD
- Educators
- Medical practitioners
- Mental health practitioners
- Provincial governments
- Indigenous governing bodies
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Current stage. Now here
Committee
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Report stage
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Third reading
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Senate
First reading
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Second reading
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Committee
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Third reading
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Royal assent
Royal assent
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What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
NDPHeather McPherson· March 30, 2023
“Moved for leave to introduce Bill C-329, an act to establish a national framework respecting attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.”
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