Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada
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Monthly Communication Report

15042-681735

Corporation: AstraZeneca Canada Inc.
Associated registration: 957438-15042-66
Communication date: 2026-04-15
Posted date: 2026-05-15

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication: Shalene Curtis-Micallef, Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister's Office, Health Canada (HC)

Elizabeth  Wong, Senior Policy Advisor
Office of the President of the Treasury Board of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Maggie Chi, Member of Parliament
House of Commons

Jocelyne Voisin, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister
Health Policy Branch, Health Canada (HC)

Annahat Kochar, Policy Advisor
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Mackenzy Metcalfe, Policy Advisor
Office of the Minister of Finance, Finance Canada (FIN)

Nasser Haidar, Senior Policy Advisor
Office of the Min. responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA) Footnote1

Justine Frame, Policy Advisor
Minister's Office, Health Canada (HC)

Sandenga Yeba, Director of Policy & Deputy Chief of Staff
Office of the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)

Pamela Aung-Thin, Assistant Deputy Minister
Health Canada (HC)

Ritu Banerjee, Assistant Deputy Minister
Health Emergency Readiness Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
 
List of Details
Subject matter Detail
Health, Industry, Research and Development Pharmaceutical pricing policy issues arising from the jurisdiction of the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Economic Development, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, Research and Development Policies and frameworks to accelerate access to innovative medicines post-Health Canada approval, including efforts to reduce time-to-reimbursement and streamline federal/provincial listing processes
Budget, Economic Development, Federal-Provincial Relations, Foreign Affairs, Government Procurement, Health, Industry, International Trade, Research and Development Policy measures to ensure security of drug supply in Canada and preserve Canada’s attractiveness for biopharmaceutical launches, including in response to foreign pricing regulations
 
Responsible Officer who filed this communication report: Gaby Bourbara
 
As the most senior paid officer, the person named above is responsible for certifying the communication report for the corporation or organization (Registrant). This person may or may not have participated in the reported communication.

The Lobbyists Registration Regulations do not require that the names of in-house lobbyists (i.e. employees of corporations or organizations) who actually participated in the communication be disclosed.
 
 
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