New releases of the PS-CA, CA:FeX and CA Core+ specifications are now available

Good afternoon,
In this email, you will find information about:

1. how to access the new releases of the PS-CA and CA:FeX specifications, the ballot timelines, and how to participate in the ballot process; and
2. the new CA Core+ specification and how to participate in the ballot process and/or provide input into future releases.

PS-CA and CA:FeX
We are pleased to announce that the PS-CA v1.1.0 DFT-Ballot and CA:FeX DFT-Ballot specifications are now available for review. All Collaborators are invited to review and submit comments on the specifications. Please visit the corresponding release pages for access to the specifications and details on how to provide feedback.

• PS-CA v1.1.0 DFT-Ballot release page
• CA:FeX v2.0.0 DFT-Ballot release page

Ballot Timelines

• Ballot review period: Dec 15, 2023 – Feb 14, 2024
• Ballot submission period (i.e., feedback on the specifications): Jan 15 – Feb 14, 2024

Balloting Processes
We recently hosted an education session about balloting processes. If you would like to learn more about the balloting processes, the presentation deck and recorded webinar are available here:

• Presentation Deck
• Webinar Recording

New Specification: CA Core+
We would like to take this opportunity to announce the first draft of the pan-Canadian FHIR Profile Set (CA Core+). If you are interested in learning more about the CA Core+ please visit the Pan-Canadian Core FHIR Profile Set (CA Core+) space on InfoScribe. To access the specification and find details on how to provide feedback, please visit:

• CA Core+ v0.1.0 DFT-Ballot release page

The CA Core+ v0.1.0 DFT-Ballot will share the same ballot timelines as the PS-CA v1.1.0 DFT-Ballot and CA:FeX v2.0.0 DFT-Ballot, as noted above.
If you would like to be part of the CA Core+ discussions and to provide input on future releases of the CA Core+, please visit the FHIR Implementations Working Group .

Thanks in advance for your participation in this balloting cycle for the PS-CA and CA:FeX specifications. If you have general comments or questions about Interoperability or on the specifications, please feel free to post in this thread. We will have our subject matter experts available to answer. This is also a great way to spark conversations with other stakeholders about how they are addressing specific topics.

Allana, on behalf of the Interoperability Team