Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Employment and Training
- Environment
- Health
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Trade
- International Trade
- Science and Technology
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Amendments to the Food and Drug Act -- Ensure that natural health products are a separate category from drugs in any amendments to the Food & Drug Act as per the 1998 Standing Committee on Health's Report.
Policies or Program
- Food Directorate -- Provide input and feedback into draft guidelines regarding food-like natural health products and ensure that finalized guidelines are implemented and interpreted in a fair and appropriate manner.
Regulation
- Food & Drug Regulation - ensure regulations are interpreted appropriately.
- Natural Health Products Regulations -- Ensure that the Natural Health Products Regulations are implemented and interpreted appropriately by the regulator.
- Organic Products Regulations -- Implementation and interpretation of the regulations.
- Unprocessed Product Licence Applications Regulations - ensure that UPLAR are implemented and interpreted appropriately by the regulatory
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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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Competition Tribunal (CT)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment Canada
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Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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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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National Research Council (NRC)
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Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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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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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
THE CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION (CHFA) IS A NON-PROFIT FEDERALLY CHARTERED TRADE ASSOCIATION. ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND MANUFACTURERS IN A VARIETY OF INDUSTRY SUB SECTORS SUCH AS SUPPLEMENTS, VITAMINS, HERBALS, HOMEOPATHICS, SPORTS AND NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS, PACKAGED FOODS AND ORGANIC FOODS. CHFA MEMBERS BELIEVE THAT ACCESS TO NATURAL HEALTH FOODS AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS IS THE DEMOCRATIC RIGHT OF EVERY CANADIAN. TO THAT END, THEY ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING AND FURTHERING THE INTERESTS OF THE CANADIAN HEALTH PRODUCTS INDUSTRY.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Helen Long,
President
Organization's membership or classes of membership
RETAIL MEMBERS-MASTER RETAIL, ASSOCIATE RETAIL, PROVISIONAL RETAIL, AND GYMS & WEIGHT LOSS CLINICSSUPPLIER MEMBERS-FULL SUPPLIER AND ASSOCIATE SUPPLIER
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
235 Yorkland Blvd. Ste. 302
Toronto, ON M2J 4Y8
Canada
Telephone number:
416-497-6939
Ext.
240
Fax number:
416-497-2947
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Carl Carter,
Director Regulatory Affairs and Policy Development |
No public offices held
- Krista Jajko,
Regulatory Affairs Coordinator |
No public offices held
- Helen Sherrard,
President |
No public offices held
