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

Address, activities & membership

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 leads a national movement with physicians who believe in a better future of health. Our ambition is a sustainable, accessible health system where patients are partners, a culture of medicine that elevates equity, diversity and well-being, and supportive communities where everyone has the chance to be healthy. We drive change through advocacy, giving and knowledge sharing – guided by values of collaboration and inclusion.

  • Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
    • 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.
    • 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 CMA's work is informed by the tens of thousands of doctors, residents and medical students across the country. Together, they reflect a range of backgrounds, types of practice and locations — rural, remote and urban.

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

Public offices held: Chloe Rivest


Government funding

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

Public offices held: Catherine Penney

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Policy Advisor
Transport Canada, Strategic Policy and Accessibility Unit 		August 2021 to August 2022 Not a designated office
Junior Policy Analyst
Employment and Social Development Canada, Accessible Canada Directorate 		August 2019 to August 2021 Not a designated office

Public offices held: Jeff Blackmer

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

Public offices held: Jennifer Arnold

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

Public offices held: Mark Woods

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

Public offices held: Owen Adams

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

Public offices held: Audrey Grandmaison

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Clerk, Term Contract Employee
Courts Administration Services, Registry of the Tax Court of Canada 		May 2014 to October 2014 Not a designated office
Intern
Courts Administration Services, Communications 		March 2012 to April 2012 Not a designated office
Student Employee
Courts Administration Services, Registry of the Tax Court of Canada 		May 2011 to April 2014 Not a designated office

Public offices held: Colin Poulin

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Research Assistant
Supreme Court of Canada, Law Branch 		January 2020 to May 2020 Not a designated office
Student
Senate of Canada, Office of The Honourable Kim Pate 		April 2019 to July 2019 Not a designated office
Student
Public Services and Procurement Canada, Human Resources Branch 		October 2016 to December 2016 Not a designated office
Communications Assistant
Public Works and Government Services Canada, Finance and Administration Branch 		September 2015 to October 2016 Not a designated office
Research Assistant
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Litigation Management and Resolution Branch 		January 2015 to August 2015 Not a designated office

Public offices held: Taylor Hodgins Musgrave

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

Public offices held: Jasmine Neeson

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

Public offices held: Estelle Ah-Kiow

List of Public Offices Held
Position Period Held Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Program Advisor
Office of the Secretary to the Governor General of Canada, Policy, Program and Protocol Branch 		July 2023 to January 2025 Not a designated office
Government Relations Advisor
Export Development Canada, Public Affairs and International Relations 		April 2022 to July 2023 Not a designated office
Policy Advisor
Employment and Social Development Canada, Employment Equity Act Review Secretariat 		September 2021 to April 2022 Not a designated office
Analyst
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Digital Change Sector 		October 2020 to September 2021 Not a designated office
Policy Analyst
Department of Canadian Heritage, International Trade Directorate 		December 2019 to September 2020 Not a designated office

Public offices held: Laura Myers

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

Public offices held: Joseph K. Mayer

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

Public offices held: Alex Dearham

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

Public offices held: Jennifer Kitts

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

Public offices held: Ann Vachon

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

Public offices held: Aline Gagnon

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

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