Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Agriculture
- Broadcasting
- Budget
- Consumer Issues
- Environment
- Health
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual Property
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
- Sports
- Taxation and Finance
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Policies or Program
- EXPAND FEDERAL INFRUSTRUCTURE PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND RECREATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS
- EXTEND THE INDIRECT COSTS OF RESEARCH PROGRAM TO INCLUDE HEALTH CHARITY FUNDED RESEARCH
- IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES & PROGRAMS TO MAKE HEALTHY FOOD AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL CANADIANS.
- Support food literacy among Canadians by implementing programs to improve knowledge and skills required to make informed eating decisions and prepare fresh nutritious meals.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- CLOSE LOOPHOLES ON FLAVOURED TOBACCO PRODUCTS; EXPAND TOBACCO PACKAGING HEALTH WARNINGS
- IMPLEMENT A MONITORING MECHANISM TO TRACK FOOD AND INDUSTRY PROGRESS ON SODIUM REDUCTION.
- IMPLEMENT REGULATIONS TO RESTRICT INDUSTRY MARKETING OF FOODS AND BEVERAGES TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
- IMPROVE NUTRUTION LABELLING REGULATIONS, INCLUDING NUTRITION FACTS TABLES.
- PERMIT HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS TO BE CLAIMED AS A MEDICAL EXPENSE.
- THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO FUND RESEARCH RELATED TO HEART AND STROKE DISEASE, DEMENTIA AND ABORIGINAL HEALTH.
Regulation
- INTRODUCE TRANS FAT REGULATIONS TO LIMIT THE LEVEL OF TRANS FATS IN PROCESSED FOODS
- Implement a levy on manufacturers of beverages high in free sugars (energy dense, nutrient poor). This levy should be an excise tax and be based on free sugars per unit. Revenues from such a taxation stream should be used to subsidize vegetables and fruit to make healthy eating more affordable.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
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Advertisements
Government Institutions
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment Canada
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Industry Canada
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Members of the House of Commons
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Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
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Senate of Canada
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The Heart and Stroke Foundation, a volunteer-based health charity across Canada, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke and reducing their impact through the advancement of research and its application, the promotion of healthy living, and advocacy.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
David Sculthorpe,
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Organization's membership or classes of membership
National organization that includes nine independent provincial bodies.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2014-08-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Manitoba - Provincial Government
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$169,860.60
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No
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Newfoundland - Provincial Government
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$62,800.00
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No
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Nova Scotia - Provincial Government
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$280,500.00
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Yes
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Prince Edward Island - Provincial Government
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$30,000.00
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Yes
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Province of British Columbia - Ministry of Health
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$1,100,000.00
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No
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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$3,597,288.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
1402-222 Queen Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 5V9
Canada
Telephone number:
613-569-4361
Fax number:
613-569-3278
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- MANUEL ARANGO,
DIRECTOR, HEALTH POLICY |
Public offices held
- CHRIS GRAY,
SR. MANAGER, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & ADVOCACY |
Public offices held
- MARY ELIZABETH HARRIMAN,
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
No public offices held
- LESLEY JAMES,
SR. HEALTH POLICY ANALYST |
No public offices held
- MANON LECOURS,
Director of Government Relations and Advocacy, Quebec |
Public offices held
- MARY LEWIS,
Vice President, Research and Knowledge Exchange |
No public offices held
- WILLIAM MCBAIN,
HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALIST |
Public offices held
- DAVID SCULTHORPE,
Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held
