The CFPC’s Short-term Strategic Priorities (2024–2027)
The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)’s Board of Directors has established short-term priorities to set the direction for the next two to three years as the organization continues to stabilize. The next strategic plan will be built via a comprehensive process that incorporates robust consultation with members and interest holders to build a plan with a five- to 10-year horizon. The strategic plan resulting from this comprehensive process would begin guiding the CFPC by fall of 2027 at the latest.
- Focus on core business principles, specifically revenue generation and cost containment
- Prioritizing revenue generating programs with adequate organizational supports
- Finding new areas of revenue generation where possible
- Exploring areas to reduce expenditure and find efficiency within the organization
- Identifying and strengthening best practice standards of business structure/supports
- Exploring opportunities to expand the CFPC membership
- Improving membership structure to provide more options/value to members
- Evaluate and emphasize non-revenue generating member value activities that are known to be meaningful for the membership
- Supporting and/or enhancing member value activities that do not directly generate revenue
- Strengthening relationships with Chapters to increase value provided to members
- Identifying and strengthening core advocacy functions including collaboration with partners as needed. Present targeted areas** may evolve.
- Collaborating on initiatives that improve health workforce capacity
- Re-evaluating activities that do not have clear value metrics
- Continuing redistribution of resources to essential areas of member value
- Approach governance with a continual improvement mindset
- Developing a sustainable plan for ongoing governance growth and maturation
- Informing consultation processes to be used in activities like building a long-term five- to 10-year strategic plan
- Support and foster desired organizational culture
- Consistently considering and integrating equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism principles to make sure that all members feel welcome to engage
- Addressing environmental, social, and governance trends that are important to the membership, and that align with the CFPC’s purpose
**The CFPC’s present targeted advocacy areas are:
- Less paperwork
- Remuneration (fair pay, loan forgiveness)
- Foreign credentials recognition
- Indigenous health
- More teams
- Topics that tie into prescription for primary care (Patient’s Medical Home)
- Chapter support as needed
Throughout the duration of the short-term priorities, core CFPC functions will continue, such as:
- Collecting member fees
- Performing accreditation visits
- Administering exams and certifying family physicians
- Certifying CPD (continuing professional development)
- Setting standards in residency and CPD
- Managing Mainpro+®
- Advocating and engaging in government relations on behalf of members
(September 2024)
