Annual Meeting of Members

• We are proposing stabilizing the member fee to inflation (specifically, the Consumer Price Index).
• The Board can set fees by inflation or less:
  • The Board may opt to not increase the fees in any given year.
  • If the Board wants to increase fees by more than inflation, it will require a vote by members.
  • The Board can provide reduced fees options for specific groups like those on parental leave. While the CFPC has offered this, this member benefit needs to be established in the bylaw.

• Member fees have remained unchanged since 2017, even as inflation has grown by over 25 per cent. This means the value of fees has decreased significantly while the costs of delivering high-quality programs and sustaining self-regulation have grown.
• We’re stabilizing our budget aligned with inflation to avoid cuts to the things you value, including championing excellence in family medicine.
• Modest, predictable fee adjustments aligned with inflation will help maintain affordable membership while sustaining high standards in family medicine. 
• The Board will keep fees stable. Any proposed increases beyond inflation will always require a member vote.

• Member fees enable the CFPC to offer tangible services such as continuing professional development reporting, Canadian Family Physician, Tools for Practice, and exam subsidies.
• Fees sustain self-governance of the profession, protecting the value and autonomy of family doctors. At a time when physician self-governance is under pressure, including how we practice, we need to defend the profession.
• Fees fund advocacy efforts with federal and provincial governments, medical organizations, and the public. Fees also help support Chapters.

• Due to declining relative fee value since 2017, small budget reductions were performed but by 2024 the CFPC had a $5.5 million deficit.
• The CFPC took decisive steps in 2024–2025 to stabilize finances and cut millions in expenses.
• Cuts included terminating 24 staff positions, eliminating about 75 per cent of office space, cutting Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine support, reducing in-person meetings, eliminating library services, trimming CFP editions from 12 to 10, closing the Besrour Centre, and more.
• Ongoing cuts without stabilizing fees put essential member services—like certification, CPD, and advocacy—at risk.
• Predictable, inflation-aligned fees protect these services and ensure we continue to uphold excellence in family medicine without jeopardizing our financial future.

• Despite large dual mandates—standards for self-regulation and member support—the CFPC is a lean organization compared to similar national medical organizations. (For example, the next closest organization has over 80 per cent more staff.)
• Member fees support core functions like certifying family physicians, accrediting training, setting standards, certifying CPD, and advocating for your profession.
• Fees enable valuable member resources/services, including exam subsidies, Tools for Practice, resident/student supports or fee reduction options for medical or parental leaves. They also help cover necessary operating costs (IT systems, legal) that keep the organization effective.

• The CFPC continues to advocate for members and the practice of family medicine.
• Advocacy takes time but our focused efforts have resulted in improvements to team-based care, reduced administrative burden—the CFPC was the first medical organization to raise administrative burden as an issue—and fairer compensation models. Some of the CFPC’s successes include:
  • Despite pressure to limit family physician provision of emergency care, our standards and advocacy allowed this essential service to be maintained.
  • Employment and Social Development Canada is using member feedback we collected to amend the Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefit Form. We've argued for better compensation in mode and amount. Five provinces have seen increases of 25 per cent to 50 per cent with some other provinces following suit. 
• We created the Patient’s Medical Home, which now serves as the foundation for family practice reform and supports a robust, community-responsive, team-based model.
• The CFPC’s “No Substitute for a Family Doctor” campaign reached millions, highlighting your value to patients and the health system.
• Ongoing advocacy keeps family medicine a priority for governments and ensures you’re supported and valued.

• The 2025 CCFP exam fee ($4,369) is lower than the Royal College’s primary exam fee ($5,830).
• Exam fees do not cover the full cost of running an exam. Membership fees subsidize exams to keep them more affordable for candidates.
• The CFPC is actively exploring exam cost efficiencies.
  • Exam fees increases align with inflation only, as a best practice.

• Yes. Despite being admired internationally (our two-year residency is more comprehensive than some five-year programs), threats to the value of our certification and profession are lengthy. Discussions have come up about replacing family physicians with allied professionals, minimizing training to one year, limiting the comprehensive nature of family physician care, and even ending self-regulation.
• The CFPC’s standards’ functions—residency requirements, exams, accreditation, CPD, certification/reporting—are essential to your professional autonomy. 
• The future of our profession is not assured unless we defend it. Without a national organization to represent and defend family medicine, the privilege of self-regulation is at risk. How we work, where we work, how much we work, and more could all be subject to increased oversight.

• Self Learning, CFPCLearn, and Family Medicine Forum generate their own revenue.
• The CFPC continues to pursue new revenue sources, partnerships, and sponsorships to reduce reliance on member fees.

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Financial statements: The CFPC’s fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, and in keeping with Paragraph 172 (1) of the NFP Act, the year-end statements were posted within 6-months of year-end. Additionally, the six-month statements (representing the most recent quarter for the particular ongoing financial year) were posted as of October 7. They are also linked within the 2024 AMM agenda, posted and circulated to members on October 9.

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