Registration - In-house Organization

Subject Matters

• Aboriginal Affairs
• Budget
• Economic Development
• Health
• Regional Development
• Research and Development
• Science and Technology
• Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Seek increased funding for type 1 diabetes research
• To seek funding to expand the foundation's educational program to raise awarenes of type 1 diabetes and diabetes management in Canada.

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Strategy for Patient-Orientated Research (SPOR) Discussions with CIHR and SPOR Network about collaboration towards the creation of a type 1 diabètes registry
• Seek an increase funding for the Canadian Clinical Trial Network to find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).
• Seeking support of Government of Canada as well as Opposition parties and civil service for Diabètes 360 initiative to develop a national diabètes strategy and create a new health partnership
• Seeking to add insulin to the list of drugs that would be covered should the government decide to launch a national pharmacare program

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

• Have suggested amendments to the Income Tax Act with respect to Disability Tax Credit and the rules governing Life Sustaining Therapy, in this case insulin therapy. Also, pursuing more immediate remedies that would stem the recent spate of denial letters for DTC claimants with type 1 diabetes.

Policies or Program

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Strategy for Patient-Orientated Research (SPOR) Discussions with CIHR about collaboration on SPOR

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
• Senate of Canada

Address:
235 Yorkland Blvd, Suite 600
Toronto, ON  M2J 4Y7
Canada

Telephone number: 647-789-2000  Ext. 2015