Registration - In-house Organization

HealthCareCAN / SoinsSantéCAN / Michelle McLean, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: HealthCareCAN / SoinsSantéCAN
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Michelle McLean, President & CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2008-02-14
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 782759-16722

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 701

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 12

Version 6 of 52 (2011-05-20 to 2011-12-15)

Registration versions:

Version 6 of 52 (2011-05-20 to 2011-12-15)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Constitutional Issues
Consumer Issues
Education
Employment and Training
Environment
Health
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Internal Trade
International Trade
Labour
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Department of Finance Budget 2011: Investments in palliative care, research and innovation, and health human resources, and tax credits for caregivers.
Department of Finance Canada Budgets: CHA advocates for increased operating funds for health research. Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
Department of Finance Canada and Federal Budgets: The federal role in Canada's health system: the use of the federal spending power and national objectives - renewed and strengthened Equalization and Territorial formula, strengthened commitment to equal per capita cash support for the Canada Health Transfer and Canada Social Transfer.
Excise Tax Act: The GST rebate for health services, Section 259 (1) (2) (3) (4.1), Section 123 (1).
The Supreme Court of Canada decision on the Chaoulli case - the principle of access based on need and not ability to pay. This is not limited to the Canada Health Act sections 2,3,4,7,8,9,10, 11,12,13,14,18,19,22,23.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Food and Drugs Act: Legislation and Regulations related to the re-use of single-use medical devices.

Policies or Program

Canada Health Infoway: Electronic Health Record
Canadian Patient Safety Institute: Patient safety and quality improvement
Health Canada - Advisory Committee on Health Delivery and Human Resources (ACHDHR): Health system employability - self sufficiency, internationally educated health professionals, and entry-to-practice credentials. Also following the 2008/2009 First Ministers' meetings, the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) and labour mobility.
Health Canada - First Nations and Inuit Health, Indian and Northern Affairs: Aboriginal health. CHA advocates on training and job opportunites for Aboriginal Canadians, programs to reduce chronic disease and support health promotion, funding for health services, sufficient health human resources, and improving living conditions such as clean water.
Health Canada Primary Health Care Transition Fund and the 2000 and 2003 Health Accords: CHA advocates for the extension to home care coverage beyond the two-weeks post acute care.
Health Canada: Ten-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care (Plan). CHA advocates on the following sections of this Plan: Reducing Wait Times and Improving Access, Strategic Health Human Resource (HHR) Action Plan, Home Care, Primary Care Reform, National Pharmaceuticals Strategy, Prevention, Promotion and Public Health, Health Innovation, Accountability and Reporting to Citizens, FMM 2004 Investments for Health and New Funding Levels (10-Year).
Mental Health Commission of Canada: Progress on access to mental health services across the health continuum and expanded home- and continuing-care supports

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication
Letters to the Editor

Government Institutions

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Environment Canada
Finance Canada (FIN)
Health Canada (HC)
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
Industry Canada
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Justice Canada (JC)
Members of the House of Commons
Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Transport Canada (TC)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The Canadian Healthcare Association (CHA) is a leader in developing, and advocating for, health policy solutions that meet the needs of Canadians. CHA's policy development, advocacy, communications, distance learning and conference services contribute to this national leadership. The Canadian Healthcare Association is the recognized champion for a sustainable and accountable quality health system that provides access to a continuum of comparable services throughout Canada, while upholding a strong, publicly-funded system as an essential, foundational component of this system.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Pamela Fralick, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Organization's membership or classes of membership

CHA's members are Canada's provincial and territorial health organizations and associations representing a broad continuum of care including acute care, home and community care, long term care, public health, mental health, palliative care, addiction services, children, youth and family services and housing services.

Government funding

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

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
17 YORK STREET
OTTAWA, ON K1N 9J6
Canada

Telephone number: 613-241-8005 Ext. 246
Fax number: 613-241-5055

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

PAMELA FRALICK, PRESIDENT AND CEO | Public offices held
Teresa Neuman, Communication Specialist | No public offices held

HealthCareCAN/SoinsSantéCAN

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
HealthCareCAN/SoinsSantéCAN	2014-06-12	current
Canadian Healthcare Association/Association canadienne des soins de santé	2009-01-15	2014-06-12

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Healthcare Association/Association canadienne des soins de santé

HealthCareCAN / SoinsSantéCAN

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Michelle McLean	2025-03-03	Current
Catherine Barton	2024-11-06	2025-03-03
Paul-Émile Cloutier	2017-06-15	2024-11-06
WILLIAM THOLL	2014-03-17	2017-06-15
Phil Dresch	2013-01-07	2014-03-17
Pamela Fralick	2008-02-14	2013-01-07

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Deputy Chief Executive Officer/Director of Liaison and Coordination Health Canada, Canadian Centre of Substance Abuse, Ottawa	August 1991 to March 1997	Not a designated office
Chief Health Canada, Alcohol and Drugs Unit, Ottawa	January 1990 to July 1991	Not a designated office
Program Coordinator (ES - Economics and Statistics) Health Canada, Alcohol and Drugs Unit, Ottawa	April 1989 to January 1990	Not a designated office
Regional Drug Education Coordinator Department of National Defense, Lahr, Germany	July 1984 to February 1989	Not a designated office
Counsellor, Senior Counsellor Department of National Defense, Alcoholism Rehabilitation Clinic. Lahr, Germany	November 1980 to July 1984	Not a designated office
Coordinator, Evaluator Health and Welfare Canada, Student Projects Program	June 1978 to September 1978	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Deputy Chief Executive Officer/Director of Liaison and Coordination Health Canada, Canadian Centre of Substance Abuse, Ottawa	August 1991 to March 1997	Not a designated office
Chief Health Canada, Alcohol and Drugs Unit, Ottawa	January 1990 to July 1991	Not a designated office
Program Coordinator (ES - Economics and Statistics) Health Canada, Alcohol and Drugs Unit, Ottawa	April 1989 to January 1990	Not a designated office
Regional Drug Education Coordinator Department of National Defense, Lahr, Germany	July 1984 to February 1989	Not a designated office
Counsellor, Senior Counsellor Department of National Defense, Alcoholism Rehabilitation Clinic. Lahr, Germany	November 1980 to July 1984	Not a designated office
Coordinator, Evaluator Health and Welfare Canada, Student Projects Program	June 1978 to September 1978	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-04-30

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Registration - In-house Organization

HealthCareCAN / SoinsSantéCAN / Michelle McLean, President & CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 6 of 52 (2011-05-20 to 2011-12-15)

Version 6 of 52 (2011-05-20 to 2011-12-15)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization