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Important Update Government Announces Plan to Exempt Counsellors, Counselling Therapists, and Psychotherapists from GST/HST View Campaign Update Among providers of mental health services in Canada, Counselling Therapists/Psychotherapists are the only mental health professionals required to charge GST/HST. Get Rid of This Tax Today Tax Free Therapy The problem The problem 5.3 million Canadians reported they needed help for their mental health in 2017. 1 Canadians aged 18 and older screened positive for symptoms of depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in spring 2021. 2 1 in 4 Counselling Therapy/ Psychotherapv Is the most unmet need of Canadians seeking nelp witn mental nealth care. 1 Counselling Therapists/ Psvchotherapists are the only mental health professionals required to charge GST/HST. Canadians should not have to pay tax on their mental health services. Taking points Why we need your help This tax creates an unfair disadvantage for practitioners relative to other licensed mental health care professionals. Counselling Therapists/Psychotherapists are specifically trained to deliver therapy. Yet they are the only regulated mental health professionals still required to charge GST/HST The removal of GST/HST on counselling therapy/psychotherapy would increase access to services, by reducing the financial burden on our healthcare system, our workplaces and our communities.3 Exempting counselling therapy/psychotherapy from GST/HST would reduce Canada’s revenue by 0.004%. Show your support In Ontario alone, there are over 10,000 Psychotherapists registered to practice. Removing the barrier of GST/HST nationally would make this mental health service more accessible.

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Campaign Update Below you'll find all Tax Free Therapy Campaign Updates Hill Times Research: Decade-Long Campaign Pays Off CEO Kim Hollihan highlighted in Hill Times Research Article, discussing CCPA's decade-long campaign to remove GST for counselling therapists and psychotherapists. Date: December 7, 2023 Click here to read the article Update on GST Exemption from Lindsey Thomson, Director of Public Affairs Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland tabled the 2023 Fall Economic Statement yesterday, announcing the government’s plans to make psychotherapy and counselling services exempt from GST/HST. ​ Click below to watch an update from Lindsey Thomson, Director of Public Affairs for CCPA. ​ Date: November 22, 2023 ​ Click here to watch Update on Bill C-323 from Lindsey Thomson, Director of Public Affairs Bill C-323, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (mental health services), will be sent to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance for further debate. Click above to watch an update from Lindsey Thomson, Director of Public Affairs. ​ Date: September 28, 2023 ​ Click here to read our Press Release Press Conference announcing launch of Countdown to 2025 Please click on the photo to view the press conference. On August 23, 2023, we launched a countdown timer to 2025. This countdown will be displayed on the main page of our website to track the urgency of removing GST/HST from counselling and psychotherapy services before the next federal election is called. ​ Click here to read more MP Stephen Ellis speaks on Bill C-323 An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (mental health services) , during it’s Second Reading in the House of Commons Date: April 25, 2023 ​ Click here to watch CCPA on Parliament Hill Please click on the photo above to watch the full press conference. CEO Dr. Kim Hollihan and Director of Public Affairs, Lindsey Thomson, of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) were on Parliament Hill this morning to recognize the government’s plans to exempt psychotherapy and counselling services from GST/HST. This is a pivotal announcement made by Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland in the 2023 Fall Economic Statement. This announcement, once codified in legislation, will impact hundreds of thousands of people across the country who require therapy services. CCPA applauds the government in taking this important step on the road to mental health parity. ​ Date: November 23, 2023 ​ Click here to read our Press Release Minister of Finance Announces Tax Exemption for Psychotherapy and Counselling Services in 2023 Fall Economic Statement Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland tabled the 2023 Fall Economic Statement yesterday, announcing the government’s plans to make psychotherapy and counselling services exempt from GST/HST. As the national association for professional counsellors and psychotherapists and the leading advocate for this exemption, the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) is eager to see this become reality. ​ Date: November 22, 2023 ​ Click here to read our Press Release MP Stephen Ellis speaks on Bill C-323 An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (mental health services) , during the remaining time for its Second Reading in the House of Commons. ​ C-323 will be voted on September 27th, 2023, to be sent to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance for further debate. Date: September 25, 2023 ​ Click here to watch GST/HST Tax-Free Therapy Campaign Update On March 6, 2023, our petition to remove GST/HST from counselling and psychotherapy services was tabled in the House of Commons by MP Lindsay Mathyssen. ​ On April 19, 2023, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance formally responded to our public petition. ​ Click here to read more MP Mathyssen Presents a Petition on the Removal of GST/HST for all Counselling Therapists and Psychotherapists. House of Commons Sitting MP Mathyssen Petition ​ Date: March 6, 2023 ​ Click here to watch

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Resources Below you'll find an array of material to show support of Bill C-323. All material is available for download. L earn more with our one pager Click here to download Download our Shareables & Share on Social Key Messages Prior to the pandemic, counselling therapy/psychotherapy was already the most requested but least met mental health care need of Canadians. Click here to read This enactment amends the Excise Tax Act in exempting psychotherapy services from the goods and services tax This bill proposes to exempt psychotherapy services from the goods and services tax (GST). The cost estimate shown below represents the reduction in GST revenues if all goods and services provided under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 621330 (Offices of mental health practitioners except physicians) were to become GST exempt. Click here to read

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Media Coverage Below you'll find press releases & mentions in the media. Lindsey Thomson: The need for Tax Free Therapy in Canada | Ep 48 In this podcast episode, I chat with Lindsey about the CCPA, the Excise Tax bill being put into place, and how you can be a part of making mental health more affordable and accessible. Click here to listen CCPA’s Second Annual Counselling and Psychotherapy Month OTTAWA (April 3, 2023) – This month the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) is celebrating Canada’s second annual Counselling and Psychotherapy Month. Click here to read more Madison Violet Supporting Tax Free Therapy Madison Violet, JUNO nominated , multi-instrumentalist & harmonizing duo, is showing support to Tax Free Therapy Click here to watch Danny Lamb Supporting Tax Free Therapy Danny Lamb, singer, song writer, music teacher and founder of "A song, A city" music initiative is showing support to Tax Free Therapy Click here to watch Stuck On Planet Earth Band Supporting Tax Free Therapy Stuck On Planet Earth band showing support to Tax Free Therapy Click here to watch Propter Hawk Band Supporting Tax Free Therapy Propter Hawk Band showing support to Tax Free Therapy Click here to watch Should therapy be tax-exempt? New campaign calls out 'bureaucratic semantics' Published Sept. 29, 2022. A new campaign is aiming to finally clear away a financial barrier to therapy — a tax on counselling therapists and psychotherapists’ services, which experts say is unfair. Click here to read National Coalition calls on Government to Remove GST/HST from Therapy Services OTTAWA, September 20, 2022—Today, a national coalition of mental health and counselling/psychotherapy organizations are calling on the federal government to remove the inequitable GST/HST requirement for counselling therapists and psychotherapists by immediately passing legislation to make therapy services tax-free in Canada. Click here to read Tax on mental health counselling creates barrier to services, say advocates Groups have lobbied government in vain for years to get rid of HST on counselling. If governments want to improve access to qualified mental health counselling, they should stop taxing the services, say licensed counselling therapists in the province. Click here to read Carrie Foster's Testimony Supporting Tax Free Therapy Carrie Foster, President of the CCPA, testified in front of the federal Committee on Health in support of Tax-Free Therapy. Click here to watch Amanda Anastacio Supporting Tax Free Therapy Amanda Anastacio, works as a clinical associate at St. Catharines’ based Peaceful Minds Psychotherapy, and is showing support to Tax Free Therapy Click here to read more Alan Cross Supporting Tax Free Therapy Alan Cross, Canadian radio broadcaster and a writer on music, is showing support to Tax Free Therapy Click here to watch Mental health care not high enough priority This article written by Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes discusses immediately removing GST/HST on counselling and psychotherapy. Click here to read Toronto Musician Taylor Simpson Supporting Tax Free Therapy Toronto Musician Taylor Simpson showing support to Tax Free Therapy Click here to watch Lindsay Mathyssen tweets about Bill C-323 Today NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Mental Health and Harm Reduction Critic Gord Johns spoke about mental health services and my Bill C-218. Click here to read Mental health organizations call for removal of taxes on therapy services Streamed live on Sep 20, 2022 On Parliament Hill, representatives from mental health and counselling organizations call on the federal government to remove the HST/GST requirement for therapists and psychotherapists in Canada. They are joined by NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, whose private member’s bill, C-218, would make therapy services tax-free. Click here to watch PBO Report Announces the Cost of Exempting Counselling Therapists/Psychotherapists from GST/HST OTTAWA, May 26, 2022 – The COVID-19 pandemic has had a detrimental impact on the mental health of Canadians, and the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy (CCPA) continues to advocate for improved access to mental health care providers during this time of immense need. Click here to read Psychotherapists Fight to Access Sales Tax Exemption Published July 4, 2023. Psychotherapy is subject to sales tax, while other health services are exempt. A look at the bizarre process for achieving tax-free status. Click here to read

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