12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association - Address, activities & membership

Address:

1205-3230 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON  M4N 3P6
Canada

Telephone number: 416-543-5508

• Contact information in previous versions

  • 365 Bloor Street East
    Suite 2003
    TORONTO, ON  M4W 3L4
    Canada
    
    Telephone number: 416-226-9100
    
    
  • 365 Bloor Street East
    Suite 2003
    TORONTO, ON  M4W 3L4
    Canada
    
    Telephone number: 416-226-9100  Ext. 4001
    
    
  • 45 SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST, SUITE 301
    TORONTO, ON  M2N 5W9
    Canada
    
    Telephone number: 416-226-9100
    
    Fax number: 416-226-9185  
    
    
  • 45 SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST, SUITE 301
    TORONTO, ON  M2N 5W9
    Canada
    
    Telephone number: 416-226-9100  Ext. 226
    
    
  • 45 SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST, SUITE 301
    TORONTO, ON  M2N 5W9
    Canada
    
    Telephone number: 416-226-9100  Ext. 226
    
    Fax number:  
    
    
  • 45 SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST, SUITE 301
    TORONTO, ON  M2N 5W9
    Canada
    
    Telephone number: 416-226-9100  Ext. 226
    
    Fax number: 416-226-9185  
    
    

Description of the organization's activities:
The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies) is leading healthcare transformation closer to where Canadians work, live and play. We are the national advocate for the business of pharmacy serving as the hub of activity providing greater patient access to primary healthcare services. We develop evidence-based proposals that deliver both tangible health and economic outcomes to the benefit of our members, associates and Canadians. Our focus is on improving the delivery of care environment for pharmacy while fostering the right business conditions to advance sustainable healthcare for all stakeholders by leveraging the 9000 points of care with pharmacies conveniently located in every community across Canada.

• Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:

  • THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES (CACDS) REPRESENTS PHARMACY OWNERS WHO ARE VALUED, RECOGNIZED AND RESPECTED PROFESSIONALS DELIVERING QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE NEIGHBOURHOOD PHARMACY SERVICES TO CANADIANS. OUR MISSION IS THAT CACDS FOSTERS A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT THAT ENABLES STRONG, COHESIVE PHARMACIES TO PROVIDE PATIENTS AND CONSUMERS WITH NEIGHBOURHOOD ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
  • THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES (CACDS) IS THE VOICE OF COMMUNITY PHARMACY IN CANADA. OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE A STRONG CHAIN DRUG STORE SECTOR WHICH PROVIDES CANADIAN CONSUMERS WITH ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES, BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS, PROMOTING AND ENHANCING THE ROLE AND VALUE OF OUR CHAIN PHARMACY MEMBERS AND THEIR PHARMACISTS IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, ENSURING THAT GOVERNMENTS AND REGULATORS WHOSE DECISIONS AFFECT THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF CHAIN DRUG STORES UNDERSTAND OUR ISSUES AND MAKE BETTER USE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABLE IN MEMBER LOCATIONS AND WORKING WITH OUR SUPPLIER COMMUNITY TO INCREASE CONSUMER SATISFACTION THROUGH GREATER EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR SUPPLY CHAIN.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
Neighbourhood Pharmacies represents pharmacy owners and the senior executives from retail chain and corporate pharmacies including traditional community pharmacies, grocers with pharmacies, mass merchandise outlets with pharmacies, banner organizations that are independently owned, pharmacy long term care operators serving vulnerable patient populations and specialty pharmacies that focus on high touch patient services like infusion-based clinics. Another tier of membership is Associates that represent over 100 organizations with product and service suppliers covering the entire pharmacy ecosystem.

• Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:

  • CACDS RESPRESENTS 21 COMMUNITY CHAIN DRUG STORE ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING TRADITIONAL PHARMACIES AND GROCERY AND MASS MERCHANDISE OUTLETS WITH PHARMACIES. IN ADDITION OUR APPROXIMATE 113 ASSOCIATES INCLUDE PRODUCT AND SERVICE SUPPLIERS TO THE CHAIN DRUG STORE SECTOR.
  • CACDS RESPRESENTS 22 COMMUNITY CHAIN DRUG STORE ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING TRADITIONAL PHARMACIES AND GROCERY AND MASS MERCHANDISE OUTLETS WITH PHARMACIES. IN ADDITION OUR APPROXIMATE 170 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS INCLUDE PRODUCT AND SERVICE SUPPLIERS TO THE CHAIN DRUG STORE SECTOR.
  • CACDS RESPRESENTS 23 COMMUNITY CHAIN DRUG STORE ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING TRADITIONAL PHARMACIES AND GROCERY AND MASS MERCHANDISE OUTLETS WITH PHARMACIES. IN ADDITION OUR APPROXIMATE 170 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS INCLUDE PRODUCT AND SERVICE SUPPLIERS TO THE CHAIN DRUG STORE SECTOR.
  • CACDS RESPRESENTS 23 COMMUNITY CHAIN DRUG STORE ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING TRADITIONAL PHARMACIES AND GROCERY AND MASS MERCHANDISE OUTLETS WITH PHARMACIES. IN ADDITION OUR 160 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS INCLUDE PRODUCT AND SERVICE SUPPLIERS TO THE CHAIN DRUG STORE SECTOR.
  • CACDS RESPRESENTS 22 COMMUNITY CHAIN DRUG STORE ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING TRADITIONAL PHARMACIES AND GROCERY AND MASS MERCHANDISE OUTLETS WITH PHARMACIES. IN ADDITION OUR 180 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS INCLUDE PRODUCT AND SERVICE SUPPLIERS TO THE CHAIN DRUG STORE SECTOR.

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.