12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Arthritis Society Canada/Société de l’arthrite du Canada / Patricia Barbato, President and Chief Executive Officer

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Active - Last Updated: 2024-05-01

Who is lobbying?

Arthritis Society Canada/Société de l’arthrite du Canada (Address, activities & membership)

Patricia Barbato, President and Chief Executive Officer

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Budget, Health, Science and Technology	Advocate for increased government funding for research, innovation and data related to arthritis and to support patient oriented research. Government support for health charities.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Budget, Health	Discussion with government official about national pharmacare and timely access to treatment for people living with arthritis including addressing wait times for joint replacement surgery and pain management.	Policies or Program
Budget, Employment and Training, Health	Discussions with government about strategies and supports to help improve quality of life for people living with arthritis.	Policies or Program
Health, Taxation and Finance	Discussions with government officials with respect to policy and regulation of medical cannabis.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Taxation and Finance	Excise Tax Act, specifically with respect to the application of sales tax on medical cannabis	Policies or Program, Regulation

Subject matter details in previous versions

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Advocate for increased government funding for research, innovation and data related to arthritis and to support patient oriented research. Government support for health charities.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Discussion with government official about national pharmacare and timely access to treatment for people living with arthritis including addressing wait times for joint replacement surgery and pain management.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Discussions with government about strategies and supports to help improve quality of life for people living with arthritis.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Discussions with government officials with respect to policy and regulation of medical cannabis.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Excise Tax Act, specifically with respect to the application of sales tax on medical cannabis	Policies or Program, Regulation

Subject matters in previous versions

Budget
Employment and Training
Federal-Provincial Relations
Health
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Senate of Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Grass-roots communication
Oral communication
Written communication

Who are the lobbyists?

Sian Bevan, Chief Science Officer | No public offices held
Joanne Di Nardo, Senior Director Public Policy & Government Affairs | No public offices held
Kelly Gorman, Senior Director Public Policy & Government Affairs | No public offices held
Cheryl McClellan, Chief Operating Officer | No public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
- Joanne Di Nardo, Director Public Policy & Government Affairs | No public offices held
- Kelly Gorman, Director Public Policy & Government Affairs | No public offices held
- Heather Holmes, Vice President, Quebec | No public offices held

Registration number: 945692-16891
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2024-04-04	Joanna Lam, Policy and Regional Affairs Advisor \| Minister's Office, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)	Health
2024-02-01	Fatima Asghar, Policy Advisor \| Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)	Health, Budget
2023-11-10	Chelsea Madryga, Parliamentary Secretary Assistant \| Office of the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)	Health
2023-10-05	Robert Ktichen, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health, Research and Development
2023-10-04	Elizabeth Wong, Policy & Operations Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Labour and Seniors, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Health, Employment and Training
2023-09-29	Sean Casey, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health, Research and Development
2023-09-21	Yash Nanda, Policy Advisor Finance Canada (FIN)	Health, Taxation and Finance, Research and Development
2023-08-01	Linda Diaz, Deputy Director Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Jean-Francois Leroux, Manager, Chronic Pain Policy Team Health Canada (HC) Mark Nafekh, Director General Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Amahnda Powers, A/Chief of Staff Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	Health, Research and Development

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Arthritis Society Canada / Société de l’arthrite du Canada - Address, activities & membership

Address:

220 Bay Street, Suite 300
Toronto, ON M5J 2W4
Canada

Telephone number: 416-979-7228

Contact information in previous versions
- 393 University Ave, Ste 1700
  Toronto, ON M5G 1E6
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-979-7228
- 393 University Ave, Ste 1700
  Toronto, ON M5G 1E6
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-979-7228
- 393 University Ave, Ste 1700
  Toronto, ON M5G 1E6
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-979-7228 Ext. 3337
- 393 University Ave, Ste 1700
  Toronto, ON M5G 1E6
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-979-3353 Ext. 3366
- 393 University Ave, Ste 1700
  Toronto, ON M5G 1E6
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-979-3353 Ext. 366
- 393 University Ave, Ste 1700
  Toronto, ON M5G 1E6
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-979-3353 Ext. 366
  
  Fax number:

Description of the organization's activities:
A national health charity with offices across Canada that invests in research, advocates for those affected by arthritis and provides education, tools and programs to deliver better health outcomes and quality of life for people living with arthritis.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- A national charity, with divisions in each province/territory, that provides advice, advocacy, and services to Canadians, and funds research and career development related to arthritis
- A national charity, with divisions in each province/territory, that provides advice and services to Canadians and funds research and career development related to arthritis
- A national charity, with divisions in each province/territory, that provides expertise, research and career development and services on arthritis for the people of Canada

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
The members of the national board are the corporate members

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- The corporate members are the members of the national and divisional boards

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$26,155.55	Yes
Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Health	$1,671,500.72	No
Government of Nova Scotia - GG Maud Grant	$51.66	No
Government of Ontario, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care	$5,591,681.00	Yes

Government funding in previous versions

List of Government Funding
End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
2023-03-31	Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$19,304.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Health	$342,300.96	Yes
2023-03-31	Government of Ontario, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care	$5,380,189.30	Yes
2022-03-31	Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)	$476,241.62	No
2022-03-31	Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$68,141.69	Yes
2022-03-31	Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Health	$615,797.29	Yes
2022-03-31	Government of Newfoundland and Labrador	$43,700.00	Yes
2022-03-31	Government of Nova Scotia	$5,071.40	Yes
2022-03-31	Government of Ontario, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care	$5,234,253.67	Yes

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