Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Consumer Issues
- Health
- Industry
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- CIHR - application for funding support for annual meeting
- Grants and Contributions program through Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) (ie. Financial Assistance to National Voluntary Health Organizations (FANVHO) funding)
Policies or Program
- Indirect Costs Program
Met with federal officials at the Depts. of Industry and Finance regarding charities and the ICP
- National Pharmaceutical Strategy
Seeking clarification on government's role re implementation of the NPS. Requesting national health charities' participation in the common drug review process regarding access to new and existing medications/seeking to provide input on policy development related to catastrophic drug coverage
- Science and Technology Strategy
Increasing investments in health research to increase commercialiation and knowledge translation
Increase investments in discovery and intervention research to create new knowledge and better health policy to improve the health system and create better health outcomes and patient care
Met with Minister of Health's Chief of Staff and senior advisors to discuss federal budget & need to invest in health research to improve patient care and outcomes related to knowledge translation; as well as to stimulate the economy by investing in people (ie. researchers) to keep Canada internationally competitive and nationally proactive re prevention and maintenance of health for Canadians.
- Tax Policy - reviewing tax policy related to chronic diseases
Regulation
- New Substances Organisms Regulations Environment Canada - reviewing proposed regulations that may have an impact on research, researchers and research institutions
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Environment Canada
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Health Canada (HC)
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Industry Canada
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Members of the House of Commons
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Revenue Canada (RC)
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Senate of Canada
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The Health Charities Coalition of Canada (HCCC) is a coalition of national health charities, established in June 2000. The HCCC provides a strong voice on common interests in areas of shared concern. It acts as a resource to member organizations and facilitates networking opportunities. Because of the close ties between national health charities and Canadians, the HCCC can ensure that the concerns of the people of Canada about health and the health system are heard by policy and decision-makers.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Deirdre Freiheit,
Executive Director
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The following criteria must be met in order to obtain membership in the HCCC:The organization must be a Canadian registered health charity The organization must express a committment to providing service in both English and French languages The organization must be national in scopeThere are two classes of membership: (1) Sustaining and (2) Friends
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2009-03-31
List of Government Funding
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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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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$8,224.00
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Yes
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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$7,500.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
222 Queen Street, Suite 1402
Ottawa, ON K1P 5V9
Canada
Telephone number:
613-794-5677
Fax number:
613-569-3278
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization