National Framework on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Act

This bill requires the federal Minister of Health to create a national framework addressing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The Minister must develop this framework in consultation with provincial governments, Indigenous governing bodies, and other relevant stakeholders involved in health and education.

The framework must address several specific areas: creating resources to help people with ADHD and their families recognize, understand, and manage the condition; ensuring teachers have the training and tools to support students with ADHD and related learning difficulties; improving training for doctors and mental health professionals on ADHD; ensuring these practitioners have access to evidence-based training on diagnosing and treating ADHD; and helping people with ADHD get fair access to trained medical and mental health professionals.

The bill sets deadlines for accountability. Within two years of the law taking effect, the Minister must complete a report describing the framework and table it in both the House of Commons and the Senate, then publish it online within 10 days. Within five years after that, the Minister must produce a follow-up report assessing how well the framework is working, including conclusions and recommendations, which must also be tabled in Parliament and published online.

The bill does not create new funding programs, benefits, or legal rights on its own — it is focused on requiring the government to plan, coordinate, and report on a national strategy for ADHD.

This bill requires the Minister of Health to develop a national framework on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and to report on it to Parliament, but creates no new body, penalty, or enforcement power.

• Who holds the duty — the Minister of Health, who must consult provincial and Indigenous governing body representatives responsible for health and education, plus other stakeholders, when developing the framework.
• What the framework must address — resources for individuals and families, training for educators and medical/mental health practitioners, and equitable access to trained practitioners; the specific content and design of these measures is left to the Minister rather than set out in the bill.
• Reporting timeline — a report setting out the framework must be tabled in both Houses of Parliament within two years of the Act coming into force, and published online within 10 days of tabling.
• Follow-up review — a further report assessing the framework's effectiveness, with the Minister's conclusions and recommendations, must be tabled within five years after the first report is tabled, and also published online.
• Oversight — the only mechanism is tabling these two reports in Parliament; there is no vote, approval process, or sunset clause, and no penalties are specified for non-compliance.
• Scope of legal effect — the Act does not itself create rights, funding, standards, or obligations for provinces, educators, or practitioners; it only obliges the Minister to develop and report on a framework.