12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Canadian Pharmacists Association/Association des Pharmaciens du Canada / Glen Doucet, Chief Executive Officer

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Active - Last Updated: 2024-05-22

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Pharmacists Association/Association des Pharmaciens du Canada (Address, activities & membership)

Glen Doucet, Chief Executive Officer

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Health	CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT: Amending the CDSA to add pharmacists as practitioners (Opioids)	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Health	E-health specifically as it relates to the implementation of e-prescribing in Canada, including funding for Canada Infoway	Policies or Program, Regulation
Health	Emergency Preparedness/Pandemic Planning with respect to implications for the practice of pharmacy	Policies or Program
Budget, Employment and Training, Health, Labour	Federal investments to improve support for the pharmacy workforce	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Aboriginal Affairs, Health	First Nations and Inuit Health - Non-Insured Health Benefits program (NIHB) with respect to implications for the practice of pharmacy	Policies or Program
Health, Immigration	Foreign Credential recognition Program, Health Canada Health Human Resources (HHR) Strategy - working with the department to understand the entry of foreign-trained pharmacists to Canada	Policies or Program
Health	Funding for a Health Human Resources Strategy and mental health resources for health providers	Policies or Program
Federal-Provincial Relations, Health	Health transfers: increased funding to Provinces and Territories for community health providers	Policies or Program
Health	Post-market surveillance of pharmaceutical products with respect to implications for the practice of pharmacy	Policies or Program
Health	Prescription drug cost containment strategies with respect to implications for the practice of pharmacy	Policies or Program, Regulation
Immigration	Prioritizing immigration of health care workers	Policies or Program
Health	Proposed changes to the public service health care plan	Policies or Program
Health, Small Business	Regulation and complaint to the competition bureau regarding pharmacy benefit managers	Policies or Program, Regulation
Employment and Training, Health, Taxation and Finance	Rural and remote student loan forgiveness expansion	Policies or Program, Regulation
Health	The Cannabis Act, with respect to the medical cannabis regime and the role of pharmacists in dispensing and managing medical cannabis.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Health, Taxation and Finance	The implementation of pharmacare in Canada, with respect to the practice of pharmacy and the role of pharmacists in pharmacare	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Health	Working with Health Canada to implement measures to respond to national drug shortages, and responding to US proposals on importation	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	CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT: Amending the CDSA to add pharmacists as practitioners (Opioids)	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccinations	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Funding for a Health Human Resources Strategy and mental health resources for health providers	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Health Canada -- Emergency Preparedness/Pandemic Planning with respect to implications for the practice of pharmacy	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Health Canada -- Error reporting by community pharmacy into the the Canadian Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention System (CMIRPS)	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Health Canada -- First Nations and Inuit Health - Non-Insured Health Benefits program (NIHB) with respect to implications for the practice of pharmacy	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Health Canada -- Foreign Credential recognition Program, Health Canada Health Human Resources (HHR) Strategy - working with the department to understand the entry of foreign-trained pharmacists to Canada	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Health Canada -- Implementing a national COVID-19 testing strategy	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Health Canada -- Post-market surveillance of pharmaceutical products with respect to implications for the practice of pharmacy	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Health Canada -- Working with Health Canada to implement measures to respond to national drug shortages, and responding to US proposals on importation	Policies or Program, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Health transfers: increased funding to Provinces and Territories for community health providers	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Immigration: prioritizing immigration of health care workers	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Finance Canada, Health Canada - Prescription drug cost containment strategies with respect to implications for the practice of pharmacy	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Finance Canada, Health Canada -- E-health specifically as it relates to the implementation of e-prescribing in Canada, including funding for Canada Infoway	Policies or Program, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Pre-budget consultation: Federal investments to improve support for the pharmacy workforce	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Pre-budget consultation: Federal investments to improve the health care system and the health of Canadians	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Proposed changes to the public service health care plan	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Regulation and complaint to the competition bureau regarding pharmacy benefit managers	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Rural and remote student loan forgiveness expansion	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Supports and resources for pharmacists and health care practitioners in response to COVID-19.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	The Cannabis Act, with respect to the medical cannabis regime and the role of pharmacists in dispensing and managing medical cannabis.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	The implementation of pharmacare in Canada, with respect to the practice of pharmacy and the role of pharmacists in pharmacare	Policies or Program

Subject matters in previous versions

Aboriginal Affairs
Employment and Training
Government Procurement
Health
Immigration
Industry
International Trade
Labour
Small Business
Taxation and Finance

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Justice Canada (JC)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Senate of Canada
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

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

Who are the lobbyists?

Christine Dalgleish, Manager, Membership Engagement & Communications | No public offices held
Glen Doucet, Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held
Sadaf Faisal, Director, Professional Affairs | No public offices held
Danielle Paes, Chief Pharmacist Officer | No public offices held
Dave Penner, Director, Advocacy & Policy | Designated public offices held
Barry Power, Senior Director, Digital Content | No public offices held
Kelsey Skromeda, Manager, Policy & Research | No public offices held
Joelle Walker, Vice President, Public Affairs | No public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
- Adam Wilson, Director, Government Relations | No public offices held

Registration number: 935843-2
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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
2024-07-16	Lena Metlege Diab, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-07-02	Mike Morrice, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-06-26	Judith Seidman, Senator Senate of Canada	Health
2024-06-17	Kim Pate, Senator Senate of Canada	Health
2024-02-28	Stephen Ellis, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-02-27	Jade Mallette, Director of Parliamentary Affairs Health Canada (HC)	Health
2024-02-06	Jill Pilgrim, Deputy Director of Policy & Legal Affairs Health Canada (HC)	Health
2023-12-21	Jill Pilgrim, Deputy Director of Policy & Legal Affairs Health Canada (HC)	Health
2023-10-26	Sean Casey, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-10-19	Stephen Ellis, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2023-10-12	Robert Kitchen, Member of Parlilament House of Commons	Health
2023-09-07	Aldrich (Cid) Cabillan, Special Assistant, Issues Manager Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Julia Carbone, Director of Policy and Legal Affairs Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Bryan Rourke, Director of Operations Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)	Immigration
2023-09-06	Eshan Naik, Director of Policy \| Office of the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, House of Commons Jill Pilgrim, Senior Policy Advisor Health Canada (HC)	Health
2023-09-05	Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport Transport Canada (TC)	Health
2023-08-30	Michael Roche, MP Officer House of Commons	Health
2023-08-22	Emelyana Titarenko, Communications and Issues Manager Health Canada (HC)	Health

View all monthly communication reports

Canadian Pharmacists Association / Association des Pharmaciens du Canada - Address, activities & membership

Address:

851 Industrial Avenue
Mailbox M035
Ottawa, ON K1G 4L3
Canada

Telephone number: 613-523-7877 Ext. 249

Fax number: 613-523-0445

Contact information in previous versions
- 1785 Alta Vista Drive
  Ottawa, ON K1G 3Y6
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-523-7877 Ext. 249
  
  Fax number: 613-523-0445
- 1785 Alta Vista Drive
  Ottawa, ON K1G 3Y6
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-523-7877
- 1785 Alta Vista Drive
  Ottawa, ON K1G 3Y6
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-523-7877
- 1785 Alta Vista Drive
  Ottawa, ON K1G 3Y6
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-523-7877
  
  Fax number: 613-523-0445
- 1785 ALTA VISTA DRIVE
  OTTAWA, ON K1G 3Y6
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-523-7877
  
  Fax number: 613-523-0445

Description of the organization's activities:
The Canadian Pharmacist Association advocates on issues of concern to pharmacists in all areas of practice and the health well-being of Canadians. It is a not for profit, voluntary professional association. The association fulfills its mandate through research, education and advocacy.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- The association advocates on issues of concern to pharmacists in all areas of practice and the health well-being of Canadians. It is a not for profit, voluntary professional association. The association fulfills its mandate through research, education and advocacy.
- The association advocates on issues of concern to pharmacists in all areas of practice. It is a not for profit, voluntary professional association. The association fulfills its mandate through research, education and advocacy.
- THE ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES ON ISSUES OF CONCERN TO PHARMACISTS IN ALL AREAS OF PRACTICE. IT IS A NOT FOR PROFIT, VOLUNTARY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION. THE ASSOCIATION FULFILLS ITS MANDATE THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
The Canadian Pharmacists Association is a national voluntary association representing over 39,000 pharmacists, working in all fields of pharmacy in all provinces and territories. Our members include community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists, academic and research pharmacists, students, interns and administrators

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- The Canadian Pharmacists Association is a national voluntary association representing over 10,000 pharmacists, working in all fields of pharmacy in all provinces and territories. Our members include community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists, academic and research pharmacists, students, interns and administrators
- The Canadian Pharamcists Association is a national voluntary association representing over 10, 000 pharmacists, working in all fields of pharmacy in all provinces and territories. Our members include community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists, academic and research pharmacists, students, interns and administrators
- It is the national voluntary association representing over 10, 000 pharmacists, working in all fields of pharmacy in all provinces and territories. Our members include community pharmacists, hospital pharmacists, academic and research pharmacists, students, interns and administrators
- IT IS THE NATIONAL VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATON REPRESENTING OVER 10, 000 PHARMACISTS, WORKING IN ALL FIELDS OF PHARMACY IN ALL PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES. OUR MEMBERS INCLUDE COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS, HOSPITAL PHARMACISTS, ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH PHARMACISTS, STUDENTS, INTERNS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Appointments Government of Canada, Prime Minister's Office	January 2006 to July 2010	July 2, 2010

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

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
2022-12-31	Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)	$32,515.72	No
2022-12-31	Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)	$32,515.72	No
2022-12-31	Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)	$32,515.72	No
2022-12-31	Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)	$32,515.72	No
2022-12-31	Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)	$32,515.72	No

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