Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Health
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- to advocacte for the development of new legislation that has the potential to impact appropriate promote timely and transparent approval processes, and effective post-marketing surveillance for prescription medications
Policies or Program
- advocate with the Public Health Agency of Canada for the timely release of 'Arthritis in Canada'.
- amend the current Employment Insurance sickness benefit period to better reflect the needs of Canadians with episodic disabilities
- existing procedures for the special access programs for prescription medications will not create barriers that prevent people with arthritis from benefiting from this program
- promote an increase in funding for research related to arthritis
- promote changes to the Common Drug Review process to minimize duplication, improve timeliness and transparancy, and encourage the amendment of guidelines to make comparisons of benefits and risks more meaningful to people with arthritis.
- revise the terms “severe and prolonged” in section 42 of the Canada Pension Plan
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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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Health Canada (HC)
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Members of the House of Commons
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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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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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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)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
A national charity, with divisions in each province/territory, that provides advice and services to Canadians and funds research and career development related to arthritis
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Steven McNair,
President and CEO
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The members of the national board are the corporate members
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2009-03-31
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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Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
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$52,900.00
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Yes
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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$10,000.00
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No
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Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
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$80,000.00
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Yes
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Government of Newfoundland/Labrador
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$11,500.00
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No
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Government of Ontario, Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
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$4,686,590.00
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Yes
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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$3,600.00
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No
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Municipality of London, Ontaro
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$9,851.00
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Yes
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Municipality of Sudbury, Ontario
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$18,541.00
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Yes
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Municipality of Timmins, Ontario
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$3,446.31
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Yes
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Newfoundland Labrador Department of Health and Community Services
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$11,500.00
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No
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Prince Edward Island Department of Health
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$5,500.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
393 University Ave, Ste 1700
Toronto, ON M5G 1E6
Canada
Telephone number:
416-979-3353
Ext.
366
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
