IPAC is actively engaged in ensuring that the TRC Calls to Action in healthcare are being fulfilled. IPAC Board and staff members meet regularly with stakeholders and allies that share our goals of equity in healthcare and medical education.

Position Statements

Position Statement: On Bill 216: Ensuring Equity for Indigenous Medical Learners in Ontario, February 4, 2025 (PDF)

Position Statement: Truth Reconciliation Ameliorative Programs in Medical Education and Professional Ethics, November 14, 2024 (PDF)

Position Statement: Documenting Anti-Indigenous Racism and Discrimination in Healthcare Settings, November 16, 2024 (PDF)

Anti-Indigenous Racism

Statement on the Fourth Anniversary of the Death of Joyce Echaquan, September 28, 2024 (PDF)

Statement: IPAC Stands Against Intimidation of Medical Learners, December 11, 2023 (PDF)

Statement on the Second Anniversary of the Death of Joyce Echaquan, September 29, 2022 (PDF)

Federal Government supporting Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada in addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism in Health Systems, April 29, 2022

Statement on the Discovery at the Kamloops Indian Residential School, June 7, 2021 (PDF) 

Breaking Down Barriers, Realities of Racism, CTV Panel

Roundtable Discussions on Anti-Indigenous Racism in Medical Education (PDF)  

Statement on the Death of Joyce Echaquan and Systemic Racism, September 30, 2020 (PDF) 

Interview with IPAC Board President Dr. Nel Wieman on the Death of Joyce Echaquan (MP3) 

Environmental Justice

CEPA and Bill S-5

Bill S-5 Elder Gathering Roundtable, April 12, 2024 – Long Version (MP4)

Bill S-5 Elder Gathering Roundtable, April 12, 2024 – Short Version (MP4)

CEPA Bill S-5 Member Survey Slide Deck, April 2024 (PDF)

What We Hear Report – Bill S-5 IPAC Member Roundtables, April 24-25, 2024 (PDF)

Medical Education

Empowering Spaces: A Guide to Advocating for Indigenous Medical Learner Lounges

COVID-19

Community: COVID-19 PSA One (MP4)

Culture. COVID-19 PSA Two (MP4)

We See You. COVID-19 PSA Three (MP4)

The Land. COVID-19 PSA Four (MP4)

Connection. COVID-19 PSA Five (MP4)