E-7610 Emergency psychiatric care reform Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7610 — Emergency psychiatric care reform — with 205 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Dan Albas. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7610
Petition Details
- Status: Active — open for signatures
- Closing date: November 21, 2026
- Sponsor: Dan Albas (Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna)
- Category: Health
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 205
- Daily increase: +1 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +9 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~1 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: July 24, 2026 — 106 data points recorded
Provincial Distribution
- Ontario: 81 signatures
- British Columbia: 60 signatures
- Alberta: 27 signatures
- Quebec: 12 signatures
- New Brunswick: 7 signatures
- Manitoba: 6 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 5 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 4 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 1 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| July 24, 2026 | 6 |
| July 25, 2026 | 39 |
| July 26, 2026 | 72 |
| July 28, 2026 | 100 |
| July 30, 2026 | 113 |
| August 3, 2026 | 126 |
| August 7, 2026 | 138 |
| August 9, 2026 | 147 |
| August 13, 2026 | 157 |
| August 16, 2026 | 167 |
| August 18, 2026 | 177 |
| August 21, 2026 | 187 |
| August 28, 2026 | 195 |
| September 4, 2026 | 204 |
| September 6, 2026 | 205 |
Petition Text
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
• Canadians seeking emergency psychiatric care face excessively long wait times, frequently waiting between 6 to over 24 hours in emergency departments before being assessed by a mental health professional;
• Patients frequently report encountering stigmatizing attitudes from healthcare staff, a lack of dignity in treatment, and feel their mental health crises are not taken seriously in emergency room environments;
• There is a lack of standardized protocols and accountability regarding patient discharge, resulting in vulnerable individuals in acute mental distress being repeatedly turned away or discharged unsafely without preventative care;
• The current crisis response model frequently relies on law enforcement rather than trained social workers or psychiatric professionals, which can escalate distress and criminalize individuals experiencing a mental health emergency;
• Essential mental health treatments, preventative therapy, and ongoing psychological support are largely excluded from universal public healthcare coverage, forcing patients to rely on inadequate emergency rooms as a last resort;
• Patients in rural or smaller communities face compounded barriers, including a severe lack of local psychiatric specialists, resulting in individuals being held in crisis for days until inpatient beds become available in larger centers; and
• There is a significant deficiency in specialized training for hospital staff regarding trauma-informed care, safe de-escalation tactics, and the management of complex or less common psychiatric disorders.
We, the undersigned, Citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to take legislative or funding action to address the systemic gaps in emergency psychiatric care across Canada in support of the "More for Carlos Act".
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