12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Canadian Medical Association/Association médicale canadienne / ALEX MUNTER, Chief Executive Officer

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Active - Last Updated: 2024-12-09

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Medical Association/Association médicale canadienne (Address, activities & membership)

ALEX MUNTER, Chief Executive Officer

Responsible officer in previous versions
- Timothy Smith, 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, Taxation and Finance	ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN: Advocate for measures to alleviate the administrative burden on physicians and support their professional wellbeing, including investment to facilitate the development of EHRs and EMRs in Canada, improved remuneration for the completion of federal health forms, ensuring that physicians are not captured in the definition of "promoters" in the Disability Tax Credit Promoters Restrictions Regulations, and advocacy on discontinuing the requirement that employees present sick notes to their employers.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Federal-Provincial Relations, Health	AGEING WITH DIGNITY: Advocate for a pan-Canadian plan to improve elder care, including investments in long-term care standards, enhanced home and community-based care, and supports for older persons, an older adults care benefit program to deliver funding to older adults and caregivers to cover out of pocket health care costs, improved national standards and investment in the area of palliative and end of life care, and the development of a United Nations document supporting the rights of older persons.	Policies or Program
Federal-Provincial Relations, Health	Advocating for the creation of a national Chief Health Accountability Officer.	Policies or Program
Aboriginal Affairs, Health, Justice and Law Enforcement	BILL S-251: support the passage of Bill S-251, An Act to repeal section 43 of the Criminal Code (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's call to action number 6).	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Budget, Health, Taxation and Finance	BUDGET 2024: Provide CMA’s perspective on Budget 2024, particularly as it relates to the impact of capital gain taxation changes on physicians.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Science and Technology	Bill C-72, An Act respecting the interoperability of health information technology and to prohibit data blocking by health information technology vendors: Provide CMA’s perspective and support for Bill C-72, particularly as it relates to the health data interoperability that will ensure providers have access to the right information at the right time when providing care, and improve patient outcomes and their health care experience.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Budget, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health	CANADA HEALTH TRANSFER: Increased federal funding for health care to the provinces and territories to ensure the sustainability of the health care system.	Policies or Program
Health	CANADIAN PHARMACEUTICAL STRATEGY: A national strategy to ensure all Canadian have access to safe, effective and affordable prescription drugs regardless of employment status or geography.	Policies or Program
Federal-Provincial Relations, Health	COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Ensuring a coordinated and consistent national response by the federal government across all jurisdictions, including targeted resources to ensure health systems have the capacity to respond, advocating on equitable vaccine supply and distribution, applying restrictive public health measures when needed, prioritizing national collaboration to save the most lives, and ensure adequate supply, proper distribution, and appropriate usage of personal protective equipment throughout health systems.	Policies or Program
Health, Science and Technology	DIGITAL HEALTH: Increased investment in providing digital, virtual and telehealth services.	Policies or Program
Budget, Health	FEDERAL HEALTH FUNDING FOR A NEW PRIMARY CARE ACCESS FUND: Recommendation for a funding commitment to ensure that every Canadian has access to a family doctor or primary care team.	Policies or Program
Budget, Health	FEDERAL HEALTH FUNDING TO EXPAND PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITY: Recommendation for a $1 billion investment to expand Canada’s public health capacity.	Policies or Program
Health, Justice and Law Enforcement, Science and Technology	HARMFUL ONLINE CONTENT: Support the passage of Bill C-63, an Act to enact the Online Harms Act, to address the escalation of online harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence targeting physicians, other health workers, and anyone seeking health care treatment, including measures to strengthen the Criminal Code of Canada and the Canadian Human Rights Act.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Health	HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION: Increased investments in health and social-determinants-of-health related programs, including measures to address the opioid crisis and the regulation of natural health products.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Health	INCOME TAX ACT: provide insight into the federal government’s proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act, particularly with regards to the charitable status of organizations that provide pregnancy counselling services.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Aboriginal Affairs, Health	INDIGENOUS HEALTH AND RECONCILIATION WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: Implementation of the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including addressing the ongoing structural inequities that marginalize Indigenous Peoples, advancing the inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in societal systems and sectors, including health systems, and committing to collaborative and respectful relationships with Indigenous patients and communities. The CMA is also advocating to increase trust between Indigenous patients and health care providers, and to eliminate racism, inequitable access to care, and the ongoing harm caused to those within Canada’s health care system.	Policies or Program
Aboriginal Affairs, Health	INDIGENOUS HEALTH: Improvement to the health and health care services provided to Indigenous peoples in Canada including adding inclusive lettering on health cards across Canada.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health	INTEGRATED HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES Advocate for an Integrated Health Human Resources Strategy, including creating retention incentives and addressing administrative burden for health care professionals, increasing the number of doctors and nurses and ensuring that every Canadian has access to a family doctor or primary health team, increasing access to virtual care, creating an action plan to get internationally trained health care professionals to work, improving workforce data collection across health systems and investing in a supply needs-based planning tool, and facilitating team-based health care.	Policies or Program
Health	MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING: Advancing the medical profession’s perspectives on medical assistance in dying.	Policies or Program
Climate, Environment, Health	MEDICAL MIS/DISINFORMATION: Provide CMA’s perspective on the impacts of medical misinformation and disinformation, including on public trust in science, medicine, and public health experts.	Policies or Program
Climate, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health	NET ZERO: Advocate for sustainable health systems in Canada, including reaching net-zero emissions by 2050; advocate for the establishment of a national climate and health secretariat within the federal government to develop a pan-Canadian approach to addressing the impacts of climate change and health; and advocate for a targeted health infrastructure fund as part of the federal government’s long-term plan for public infrastructure.	Policies or Program
Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health	PAN CANADIAN LICENSURE: Advocate for the ability for physicians with full licences to practise independently without restrictions or for medical resident trainees registered in any Canadian jurisdiction to practise or train in any other Canadian jurisdiction without having to acquire more than one licence or pay additional licensing fees. This includes exploring enabling legislation in the provinces and territories.	Policies or Program
Health	PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT ACT (PIPEDA) PRIVACY PROTECTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION AND THE REGULATORY REVIEW: Improvement to privacy legislation to protect the privacy of health information.	Policies or Program
Health	PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL SAFETY: Advocate to address the challenges and opportunities for physical, psychological and cultural safety within Canada’s health system, including the implementation of a nation-wide anti-racism plan, the creation of a Canada Mental Health transfer, improving access to mental health services to physicians and their families, gender-affirming care, creating an emergency National Mental Health Support Services hotline for all health care providers, the creation of a National Physicians Day in Canada, ensuring safe and unimpeded access to health care facilities for health care workers and patients.	Policies or Program
Health	PHYSICIAN PARLIAMENTARIAN CAUCUS: advocate for the formation of a Physician Parliamentarian Caucus as a means of examining deficiencies in the health care system and proposing solutions.	Policies or Program
Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health	PUBLIC-PRIVATE HEALTHCARE: The CMA is conducting a series of in-person sessions across the country to engage key stakeholders, including the public, physicians, patients/PWLE, policymakers, system leaders and others, in a dialogue on public-private healthcare. What we hear will inform CMA policy moving forward, and our recommendations for action at a national level.	Policies or Program
Health, Science and Technology	TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: provide CMA’s perspective on the impact of technology and artificial intelligence on the health care sector including input on Bill C-27, and the means through which advancements can be foreseen and managed.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

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	ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN: Advocate for measures to alleviate the administrative burden on physicians and support their professional wellbeing, including investment to facilitate the development of EHRs and EMRs in Canada, improved remuneration for the completion of federal health forms, ensuring that physicians are not captured in the definition of "promoters" in the Disability Tax Credit Promoters Restrictions Regulations, and advocacy on discontinuing the requirement that employees present sick notes to their employers.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	AGEING WITH DIGNITY: Advocate for a pan-Canadian plan to improve elder care, including investments in long-term care standards, enhanced home and community-based care, and supports for older persons, an older adults care benefit program to deliver funding to older adults and caregivers to cover out of pocket health care costs, improved national standards and investment in the area of palliative and end of life care, and the development of a United Nations document supporting the rights of older persons.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	BILL S-251: support the passage of Bill S-251, An Act to repeal section 43 of the Criminal Code (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's call to action number 6).	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	CANADA HEALTH TRANSFER: Increased federal funding for health care to the provinces and territories to ensure the sustainability of the health care system.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	CANADIAN PHARMACEUTICAL STRATEGY: A national strategy to ensure all Canadian have access to safe, effective and affordable prescription drugs regardless of employment status or geography.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Ensuring a coordinated and consistent national response by the federal government across all jurisdictions, including targeted resources to ensure health systems have the capacity to respond, advocating on equitable vaccine supply and distribution, applying restrictive public health measures when needed, prioritizing national collaboration to save the most lives, and ensure adequate supply, proper distribution, and appropriate usage of personal protective equipment throughout health systems.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	DIGITAL HEALTH: Increased investment in providing digital, virtual and telehealth services.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	FEDERAL HEALTH FUNDING FOR A NEW PRIMARY CARE ACCESS FUND: Recommendation for a funding commitment to ensure that every Canadian has access to a family doctor or primary care team.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	FEDERAL HEALTH FUNDING TO EXPAND PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITY: Recommendation for a $1 billion investment to expand Canada’s public health capacity.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	HARMFUL ONLINE CONTENT: Advocate for new legislative measures to address the escalation of online harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence targeting physicians, other health workers, and anyone seeking health care treatment, including measures to strengthen the Criminal Code of Canada and the Canadian Human Rights Act.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Health	HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION: Increased investments in health and social-determinants-of-health related programs, including measures to address the opioid crisis.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION: Increased investments in health and social-determinants-of-health related programs.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	INCOME TAX ACT: provide insight into the federal government’s proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act, particularly with regards to the charitable status of organizations that provide pregnancy counselling services.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	INDIGENOUS HEALTH AND RECONCILIATION WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: Implementation of the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including addressing the ongoing structural inequities that marginalize Indigenous Peoples, advancing the inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in societal systems and sectors, including health systems, and committing to collaborative and respectful relationships with Indigenous patients and communities. The CMA is also advocating to increase trust between Indigenous patients and health care providers, and to eliminate racism, inequitable access to care, and the ongoing harm caused to those within Canada’s health care system.	Policies or Program
Aboriginal Affairs, Health	INDIGENOUS HEALTH: Improvement to the health and health care services provided to Indigenous peoples in Canada.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	INTEGRATED HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES Advocate for an Integrated Health Human Resources Strategy, including creating retention incentives and addressing administrative burden for health care professionals, increasing the number of doctors and nurses and ensuring that every Canadian has access to a family doctor or primary health team, increasing access to virtual care, creating an action plan to get internationally trained health care professionals to work, improving workforce data collection across health systems and investing in a supply needs-based planning tool, and facilitating team-based health care.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING: Advancing the medical profession’s perspectives on medical assistance in dying.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	NET ZERO: Advocate for sustainable health systems in Canada, including reaching net-zero emissions by 2050; advocate for the establishment of a national climate and health secretariat within the federal government to develop a pan-Canadian approach to addressing the impacts of climate change and health; and advocate for a targeted health infrastructure fund as part of the federal government’s long-term plan for public infrastructure.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	PAN CANADIAN LICENSURE: Advocate for the ability for physicians with full licences to practise independently without restrictions or for medical resident trainees registered in any Canadian jurisdiction to practise or train in any other Canadian jurisdiction without having to acquire more than one licence or pay additional licensing fees. This includes exploring enabling legislation in the provinces and territories.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT ACT (PIPEDA) PRIVACY PROTECTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION AND THE REGULATORY REVIEW: Improvement to privacy legislation to protect the privacy of health information.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL SAFETY: Advocate to address the challenges and opportunities for physical, psychological and cultural safety within Canada’s health system, including the implementation of a nation-wide anti-racism plan, the creation of a Canada Mental Health transfer, improving access to mental health services to physicians and their families, creating an emergency National Mental Health Support Services hotline for all health care providers, the creation of a National Physicians Day in Canada, ensuring safe and unimpeded access to health care facilities for health care workers and patients.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL SAFETY: Advocate to address the challenges and opportunities for physical, psychological and cultural safety within Canada’s health system, including the implementation of a nation-wide anti-racism plan, the creation of a Canada Mental Health transfer, improving access to mental health services to physicians and their families, gender-affirming care, creating an emergency National Mental Health Support Services hotline for all health care providers, the creation of a National Physicians Day in Canada, ensuring safe and unimpeded access to health care facilities for health care workers and patients.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	PHYSICIAN PARLIAMENTARIAN CAUCUS: advocate for the formation of a Physician Parliamentarian Caucus as a means of examining deficiencies in the health care system and proposing solutions.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	PUBLIC-PRIVATE HEALTHCARE: The CMA is conducting a series of in-person sessions across the country to engage key stakeholders, including the public, physicians, patients/PWLE, policymakers, system leaders and others, in a dialogue on public-private healthcare. What we hear will inform CMA policy moving forward, and our recommendations for action at a national level.	Policies or Program
Health, Science and Technology	TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: consider the impact of technology and artificial intelligence on the health care sector including input on Bill C-27.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	TECHNOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: consider the impact of technology and artificial intelligence on the health care sector.	Policies or Program

Subject matters in previous versions

Aboriginal Affairs
Budget
Climate
Constitutional Issues
Consumer Issues
Education
Employment and Training
Environment
Federal-Provincial Relations
Foreign Affairs
Government Procurement
Health
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
International Development
International Relations
Justice and Law Enforcement
Pensions
Privacy and Access to Information
Regional Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Small Business
Taxation and Finance

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Justice Canada (JC)
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG)
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Senate of Canada
Service Canada (ServCan)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

Government institutions in previous versions
- Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

Communication techniques

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

Oral communication
Written communication
Grass-roots communication

Who are the lobbyists?

ALEX MUNTER, Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held
Owen Adams, Senior Advisor to the CEO | Public offices held
Jennifer Arnold, Senior Director, Enterprise Strategy and Innovation | Public offices held
Alana Baker, Vice-President, Advocacy and Government Relations | No public offices held
Marie Claire Bedard, Director, Strategic Relationships and Alliances | No public offices held
Sheila Beehler-Walsh, Director, Strategic Partnerships | No public offices held
Renée Belanger, Strategic Advisor, Provincial/Territorial Medical Associations | No public offices held
Jeff Blackmer, EVP, Global Health and Chief Medical Officer | Public offices held
Kyle Brown, Director, Physician Wellness and Medical Culture | No public offices held
Ashley Chisholm, Strategic Advisor | No public offices held
Cortney Clark, Director, Indigenous Health, Advocacy, Engagement and Governance | No public offices held
Karen Clark, Business Support Specialist | No public offices held
Alex Dearham, Senior Advisor, Ethics & Professional Affairs | Public offices held
Nick Farinaccio, Vice President, Marketing | No public offices held
Elena Gabrysz, Senior Advisor, Media Relations | No public offices held
Aline Gagnon, Director, Stakeholder Partnerships | Public offices held
Caroline Gerin-Lajoie, Executive Vice-President, Physician Wellness and Medical Culture | No public offices held
Audrey Grandmaison, Senior Advisor, Public and Patient Engagement | No public offices held
Krista Halliday, Strategic Advisor, Global Health | No public offices held
Taylor Hodgins Musgrave, Advisor, Parliamentary Affairs | Public offices held
Jennifer Kitts, Vice President, Advocacy and Policy | Public offices held
Josée Larivière, Business Support Specialist | No public offices held
Luce Lavoie, EVP, Communications | No public offices held
Francois Lessard, Senior Director, Francophonie and Communications | No public offices held
Eric Lewis, Senior Advisor, Media Relations | No public offices held
Sarah Lowden, Strategic Advisor, Stakeholder Relations and Partnership Management | No public offices held
Joseph K. Mayer, Executive Vice President, Advocacy, Engagement and Governance | Public offices held
Jimmy Mui, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Services, CFO and COO | No public offices held
Laura Myers, Strategic Advisor | Public offices held
Chantal Nadeau, Executive Assistant, CMA's Presidents | Public offices held
Jasmine Neeson, Strategic Advisor, Government Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs | Public offices held
Ayo Olatunji, Director, Responsible Investing, Investment Management | No public offices held
Nunzia Parent, Governance Support Specialist | No public offices held
Rachelle Patry, Senior Director, Taxation | No public offices held
Jamie Riddell, Coordinator, Government Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs | No public offices held
Ziad Saab, Project Manager | No public offices held
Olivier Saintonge, Director, Strategic Relationships & Alliances | No public offices held
Karey J Shuhendler, Strategic Advisor, Policy | No public offices held
Christopher Simon, Director, Physician Wellness and Medical Culture | No public offices held
Kristin Smith, Senior Director, Physician Wellness and Medical Culture | No public offices held
Sivani Srikanthan, Advisor, Community Engagement | No public offices held
Moira Teed, Strategic Advisor | No public offices held
Romeo Tello, Senior Advisor | Public offices held
Ivy Thompson, Executive Assistant to the CEO | No public offices held
Ann Vachon, Director, Access to Care | Public offices held
Stephen Vail, Director, Policy | No public offices held
Erin Waldegger, Business Support Specialist, Physician Wellness and Medical Culture | No public offices held
Sarah Williams, Strategic Advisor, Indigenous Health | No public offices held
Mark Woods, Director, Strategic Foresight and Innovation | Public offices held
Andrew Yates, Senior Director, Strategic Communications & Media | No public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
- Alliyah Barre, Summer Student | Public offices held
- Caroline Bouchard, Strategic Advisor, Intergovernmental Affairs | Public offices held
- Julie Perron, Senior Executive Assistant | Public offices held
- Azin Peyrow, Director, Government Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs | No public offices held
- Olivier Saintonge, Director, Public and Patient Engagement | No public offices held
- Timothy Smith, CEO | No public offices held
- Ivy Thompson, Executive Assistant to the Presidents | No public offices held

Registration number: 775701-227341
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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
2024-11-25	Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia, Senator Senate of Canada	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-11-25	Mike Lake, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-11-19	Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Health
2024-11-18	Michael Bonser, Assistant Deputy Minister Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Climate, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-11-15	Mary Coyle, Senator Senate of Canada Rosa Galvez, Senator Senate of Canada Joan Kingston, Senator Senate of Canada	Climate, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-11-15	Rosa Galvez, Senator Senate of Canada	Climate, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-10-18	Sébastien Lemire, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Aboriginal Affairs, Climate, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-10-10	Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health House of Commons	Aboriginal Affairs, Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-10-10	Michael Kram, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-10	Pat Kelly, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-09	Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-09	Jim Quinn, Senator Senate of Canada	Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-09	Marilou McPhedran, Senator Senate of Canada	Aboriginal Affairs, Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-09	Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health House of Commons	Aboriginal Affairs, Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-08	Sharon Burey, Senator Senate of Canada	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-10-08	Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler, Senator Senate of Canada	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-10-08	Lena Metlege Diab, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-10-08	Francesco Sorbara, Member of Parliment House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-10-08	Tony Van Bynen, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-10-08	Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-10-08	Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-10-08	Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-10-08	Joyce Murray, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-10-08	Helena Jaczek, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-10-08	James Bezan, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-10-08	Valerie Bradford, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-10-08	Ted Falk, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-10-08	Jenica Atwin, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Aboriginal Affairs, Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-08	Lianne Rood, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-08	Matt Jeneroux, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-08	Peter Julian, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-08	Kristopher Wells, Senator Senate of Canada	Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-07	David Arnot, Senator Senate of Canada Stan Kutcher, Senator Senate of Canada	Aboriginal Affairs, Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-07	Francesco Sorbara, Member of Parliment House of Commons	Budget, Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-07	Arpan Khanna, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-07	Laila Goodridge, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-09-17	Jill Pilgrim, Director of Policy, Health Care Systems and Legal Affairs Health Canada (HC)	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Science and Technology
2024-07-30	Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health House of Commons	Employment and Training, Health
2024-07-08	Dan Mazier, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-07-08	Mike Lake, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-07-07	Heather McPherson, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-07-06	Melissa Lantsman, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-07-06	Jasraj Singh Hallan, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-07-06	Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health House of Commons	Employment and Training, Health
2024-07-06	Kody Blois, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-07-06	Rechie Valdez, Minister of Small Business House of Commons	Budget, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-07-06	Stephen Ellis, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-07-05	Cyd Courchesne, Chief Medical Officer and Director General Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)	Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-06-18	Jill Pilgrim, Director of Policy, Health Care Systems and Legal Affairs Health Canada (HC)	Budget, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-06-18	Karen Vecchio, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-06-10	Yash Nanda, Policy Advisor Finance Canada (FIN)	Budget, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-06-06	Helena Jaczek, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Science and Technology
2024-06-06	Mark Holland, Minister of Health House of Commons Jill Pilgrim, Director of Policy, Health Care Systems and Legal Affairs Health Canada (HC)	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Science and Technology
2024-05-29	Kassandra Fiore, Exempt Staff - Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Khurana Manraj, Exempt staff - Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of International Development, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-05-23	Nicholas Kang, Senior Policy Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Budget, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-05-21	Robert Rae, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in New York Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-05-14	Jenica Atwin, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Aboriginal Affairs, Climate, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-05-13	Christophe Cinqmars-Viau, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN) Yash Nanda, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)	Budget, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-05-09	Mark Holland, Minister of Health House of Commons Jill Pilgrim, Director of Policy, Health Care Systems and Legal Affairs \| Office of the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)	Budget, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-05-07	John Aldag, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Climate, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-05-02	Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Labour and Seniors House of Commons	Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-04-26	Christophe Cinqmars-Viau, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN) Yash Nanda, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN) Bud Sambasivam, Director of Policy \| Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Budget, Health, Taxation and Finance
2024-04-16	Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-04-16	Andrew Scheer, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Health
2024-04-11	Jagmeet Singh, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-04-10	Dahlia James, Senior policy advisor \| Office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Justice Canada (JC) Isabelle Laliberte, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Justice Canada (JC) Jessica Spindler, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Justice Canada (JC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Health
2024-04-09	Terry Beech, Minister of Citizen's Services House of Commons	Employment and Training, Health
2024-04-09	Andrew Cardozo, Senator Senate of Canada	Climate, Employment and Training, Health
2024-04-09	Donna Dasko, Senator Senate of Canada	Climate, Employment and Training, Health
2024-04-09	Marie-Françoise Mégie, Senator Senate of Canada	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-04-09	Mike Morrice, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Aboriginal Affairs, Climate, Employment and Training, Health
2024-04-09	Gord Johns, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Aboriginal Affairs, Employment and Training, Health
2024-04-09	Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth House of Commons	Aboriginal Affairs, Employment and Training, Health
2024-04-09	Karen Vecchio, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training, Health
2024-03-22	Stephen Ellis, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-03-21	Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Climate, Health
2024-03-21	Jagmeet Singh, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Aboriginal Affairs, Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-03-20	Jaxson Khan, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Health, Science and Technology
2024-03-13	Dahlia James, Senior policy advisor \| Office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Justice Canada (JC) Isabelle Laliberte, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Justice Canada (JC) Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Justice Canada (JC)	Employment and Training, Health, Justice and Law Enforcement, Science and Technology
2024-02-27	Elizabeth Wong, Policy and Operations Advisor \| Office of the Minister of Labour and Seniors, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Health
2024-02-14	Jill Pilgrim, Deputy Director of Policy & Legal Affairs \| Office of the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Science and Technology
2024-02-13	Rosa Galvez, Senator Senate of Canada	Climate, Health
2024-02-06	Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health Health Canada (HC) Jill Pilgrim, Deputy Director of Policy & Legal Affairs \| Office of the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)	Aboriginal Affairs, Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-02-05	Karen Vecchio, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-02-05	Gord Johns, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Aboriginal Affairs, Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
2024-01-16	Stephen Lucas, Deputy Minister of Health Health Canada (HC) Jocelyne Voisin, Assistant Deputy Minister Health Canada (HC)	Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Science and Technology
2024-01-16	Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Aboriginal Affairs, Climate, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health

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Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne - Address, activities & membership

Address:

1410 Blair Towers Place
Suite 500
Ottawa, ON K1J 9B9
Canada

Telephone number: 613-731-8610

Contact information in previous versions
- 1867 Alta Vista Drive
  Ottawa, ON K1G 5W8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-731-8610
- 1867 Alta Vista Drive
  Ottawa, ON K1G 5W8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-731-8610
- 1867 Alta Vista Drive
  Ottawa, ON K1G 5W8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-731-8610 Ext. 1241
  
  Fax number: 613-731-1755
- 1867 Alta Vista Drive
  Ottawa, ON K1G 5W8
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-731-9331 Ext. 2802
  
  Fax number: 613-731-1755

Description of the organization's activities:
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is a national, voluntary association of physicians that advocates on behalf of its members and the public for access to high-quality health care. The CMA also provides leadership and guidance to physicians. The CMA was formed in Quebec City in 1867, just three months after the birth of Canada. It was created by 164 physicians who recognized the need for a national medical body. They selected Sir Charles Tupper, who would later serve as Canada's prime minister, as the first president. Today the CMA has more than 85,000 members, and advocates on behalf of both members and their patients — on Parliament Hill, during federal election campaigns and in the media. The CMA also takes the lead on public health issues. CMA’s Mission: Helping physicians care for patients. CMA’s Vision: The CMA will be the leader in engaging and serving physicians, and the national voice for the highest standards for health and health care.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (CMA) IS THE NATIONAL VOICE OF CANADIAN PHYSICIANS. FOUNDED IN 1867, CMA'S MISSION IS TO SERVE AND UNITE THE PHYSICIANS OF CANADA AND BE THE NATIONAL ADVOCATE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PEOPLE OF CANADA FOR THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE. ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE CANADIAN PUBLIC, CMA PERFORMS A WIDE VARIETY OF FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS ADVOCATING HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE/INJURY PREVENTION POLICIES AND STRATEGIES, ADVOCATING FOR ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE, FACILITATING CHANGE WITHIN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE TO PHYSICIANS TO HELP THEM INFLUENCE, MANAGE AND ADAPT TO CHANGES IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is a national, voluntary association of physicians representing over 85,000 physicians comprising 12 provincial and territorial medical associations and 55 national specialty and special-interest physician organizations.

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION IS A VOLUNTARY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE MAJORITY OF CANADA'S PHYSICIANS AND COMPRISING 12 PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL DIVISIONS AND 51 NATIONAL MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS.
- THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION IS A VOLUNTARY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE MAJORITY OF CANADA'S PHYSICIANS AND COMPRISING 12 PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL DIVISIONS AND 49 NATIONAL MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS.

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Consultant, Medical Ethics Canadian Armed Forces, Not applicable	July 2003 to August 2003	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Receptionist Department of Employment and Immigration, Office of the Minister of Employment and Immigration	September 1980 to September 1987	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Science Outreach Marketing /Internal Communications Summer Student National Research Council of Canada, Communications and Corporate Relations Division	2007 to 2007	Not a designated office
Marketing/Sales Summer Student Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Global Nuclear Products Division	2006 to 2006	Not a designated office
Marketing/Sales Summer Student Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Global Nuclear Products Division	2005 to 2005	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Summer student Department of National Defence, Recruitment, education and training	May 1999 to August 1999	Not a designated office
Summer student Solicitor General of Canada, Library services	May 1998 to August 1998	Not a designated office
Summer student Solicitor General of Canada, Library services	July 1997 to August 1997	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Part-Time Summer Student House of Commons, Office of Ali Ehsassi, Member of Parliament	June 2022 to August 2022	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Research Analyst, Senior Research Analyst Statistics Canada, Health Division	September 1978 to October 1990	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Tour Officer, NDP Leader's Office House of Commons, NDP Leader's Office	February 2019 to November 2019	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Office of Shannon Stubbs, Member of Parliament	March 2018 to October 2018	Not a designated office
Constituency Assistant House of Commons, Office of Peter Braid, Member of Parliament	July 2013 to September 2013	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Service desk coordinator Canadian Science and Technology Museum Corporation, N/A	1999 to 2001	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Social Policy Researcher Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Policy and Strategic Direction	January 2021 to December 2021	Not a designated office
Policy Analyst Global Affairs, Global Issues and Development	January 2018 to March 2018	Not a designated office
Policy Analyst Global Affairs, Global Issues and Development	June 2017 to October 2017	Not a designated office
Policy Analyst Global Affairs, Global Issues and Development	January 2015 to July 2015	Not a designated office
Junior Research and Policy Analyst Global Affairs, Global Issues and Development	May 2014 to August 2014	Not a designated office
Junior Research and Policy Analyst Global Affairs, Global Issues and Development	September 2013 to December 2013	Not a designated office
Program Officer Canada Border Services Agency, Pre-Border Programs Directorate, Programs Branch	January 2013 to April 2013	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant to the Secretary of State Industry Canada, Office of the Secretary of State for Science, Research & Develo	August 1995 to November 1995	Not a designated office
Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Office of Maurizio Bevilacqua, Member of Parliament	January 1991 to November 1993	Not a designated office
Special Assistant House of Commons, Office of Paul Martin, Member of Parliament	May 1989 to January 1991	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Constituency Assistance House of Commons, Office of Paul Dewar, Member of Parliament	October 2012 to April 2014	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Assistant House of Commons, Office of Denise Savoie, Member of Parliament and Deputy Speaker	August 2011 to August 2012	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Secretary National Capital Commission, Surveys and Mapping	December 1989 to August 1992	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legal and Policy Researcher and Program Manager Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, N/A	April 1990 to May 1994	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Intern House of Commons, Office of Keith Martin, Member of Parliament	September 2006 to February 2007	Not a designated office
Assistant coordinator National Capital Commission, Welcome Centre	April 2006 to September 2006	Not a designated office
Assistant coordinator National Capital Commission, Welcome Centre	April 2005 to September 2005	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Marketing Officer National Arts Centre, Marketing Department	January 2008 to April 2010	Not a designated office
Marketing Officer Canadian Tourism Commission, N/A	February 2003 to April 2007	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Writer and Special Advisor House of Commons, Speaker of the House of Commons, Prime Minster's Office	1986 to 1993	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-12-05

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