12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

• 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	Adult physiotherapy services covered under the Non-Insured Health Benefits program	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan - changes to financial supports provided in response to COVID-19 pandemic to ensure physiotherapists are included in supports, regardless of business models in place. Programs of interest include Canada Emergency Response Benefit, Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, Canada Emergency Business Account and Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Canada's response to COVID-19 pandemic: ensure personal protective equipment is available to physiotherapists working in all health care settings.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Caseload Guidelines: Joint application for funding from Health Canada for Caseload Guidelines development for Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy. and Speech Language Pathology.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Enable support and funding for those communities that could potentially benefit most from telerehabilitation services, including Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Metis and rural and remote populations, where infrastructure may presently exclude them from access (no cellular or internet service/access)	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Health Human Resource Strategy: Explore opportunities to develop health human resource strategy for the profession of physiotherapy.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Improving access to safe and effective pain management, such as physiotherapy, as an upstream response to the opioid crisis	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Internationally Educated Health Professionals: Monitoring issues related to emerging needs of profession and population.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Raise awareness about the role of physiotherapy within a multidisciplinary approach to healthcare and educate policymakers on how physiotherapy can help reduce healthcare costs, support preventative care and contribute to a healthier Canadian population at all stages of life.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Remove the requirement that employees of the federal public service must get a referral from a medical doctor before qualifying for reimbursement for physiotherapy services under the Public Service Health Care Plan.	Policies or Program

  Subject matters in previous versions

  • Aboriginal Affairs
  • Budget
  • Education
  • Employment and Training
  • Health
  • Research and Development
  • Small Business
  • Taxation and Finance

Government Institutions

• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
• Senate of Canada
• Statistics Canada (StatCan)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Communication techniques

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

• Grass-roots communication
• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Arrange one or more meetings

• Lisa Carroll, Senior Director, Professional Practice | No public offices held
• Fiona Livingstone, Chief Corporate Services Officer | No public offices held
• Krissy Murphy, Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held
• Kayla Scott, Senior Director, Advocacy | No public offices held

• Lobbyists in previous versions

  • Lisa Carroll, Director, Policy and Research | No public offices held