Lobbying Information
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Canada Health Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-6) with respect to the Canada Health Care Policy to protect, promote and restore the physical and mental well-being of residents of Canada and to facilitate reasonable access to health services without financial or other barriers, as it pertains to HIV, hepatitis C and other sexually-transmitted and blood-borne infections.
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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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
CATIE is Canada’s source for up-to-date, unbiased information about HIV and hepatitis C. We connect people living with HIV or hepatitis C, at-risk communities, healthcare providers and community organizations with the knowledge, resources and expertise to reduce transmission and improve quality of life.
We develop and share information resources:
- Deliver up-to-date treatment, prevention, healthy living and programming content in varied formats and media
- Partner with frontline organizations to develop targeted resources
- Centralize free national distribution of English and French resources through the CATIE Ordering Centre
- Offer an array of information through free subscriptions to e-newsletters
- Provide confidential telephone and e-mail inquiry services in English and French
We strengthen community capacity and networks:
- Partner with frontline organizations to share approaches and strengthen programs
- Offer an array of educational workshops and conferences, including online learning
- Hold national events to facilitate knowledge exchange and networking.
We connect researchers and service providers to inform each other’s work:
- Synthesize and present research findings in plain language to inform frontline program development
- Facilitate collaboration between researchers and frontline service providers
- Facilitate research priority-setting and knowledge exchange.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Laurie Edmiston,
Executive Director
Organization's membership or classes of membership
MEMBERSHIP CLASSES
Subject to the Articles, there shall be six classes of members in the Corporation. All classes are entitled to vote for directors seeking to be elected as “at large” directors.
(a) Class A Members, also known in these by-laws as Pacific Region Members, consisting of members ordinarily resident in British Columbia or the Yukon Territory.
Subject to the Act or these by-laws, Class A Members shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend and vote at all meetings of the members of the Corporation, and each Class A Member shall have one vote on each matter that is the subject of a vote of the members, whether at a meeting of members or by mail-in ballot or otherwise. Only Class A members have the right to nominate candidates for and vote in elections for directors standing for election for their class.
(b) Class B Members, also known as Western Region Members, consisting of members ordinarily resident in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, or the Northwest Territories.
Subject to the Act or these by-laws, Class B Members shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend and vote at all meetings of the members of the Corporation, and each Class B Member shall have one vote on each matter that is the subject of a vote of the members, whether at a meeting of members or by mail-in ballot or otherwise. Only Class B members have the right to nominate candidates for and vote in elections for directors standing for election for their class.
(c) Class C Members, also known as Ontario and Nunavut Region Members, consisting of members ordinarily resident in Ontario or Nunavut.
Subject to the Act or these by-laws, the Class C Members shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend and vote at all meetings of the members of the Corporation, and each Class C Member shall have one vote on each matter that is the subject of a vote of the members, whether at a meeting of members or by mail-in ballot or otherwise. Only Class C members have the right to nominate candidates for and vote in elections for directors standing for election for their class.
(d) Class D Members, also known as Quebec Region Members, consisting of members ordinarily resident in Quebec.
Subject to the Act or these by-laws, Class D Members shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend and vote at all meetings of the members of the Corporation, and each Class D Member shall have one vote on each matter that is the subject of a vote of the members, whether at a meeting of members or by mail-in ballot or otherwise. Only Class D members have the right to nominate candidates for and vote in elections for directors standing for election for their class.
(e) Class E Members, also known as Atlantic Region Members, consisting of members ordinarily resident in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or Newfoundland and Labrador.
Subject to the Act or these by-laws, Class E Members shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend and vote at all meetings of the members of the Corporation, and each Class E Member shall have one vote on each matter that is the subject of a vote of the members, whether at a meeting of members or by mail-in ballot or otherwise. Only Class E members have the right to nominate candidates for and vote in elections for directors standing for election for their class.
(f) Class F Members, also known as Aboriginal Members, consisting of members ordinarily resident anywhere in Canada.
Subject to the Act or these by-laws, Class F Members shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend and vote at all meetings of the members of the Corporation, and each Class F Member shall have one vote on each matter that is the subject of a vote of the members, whether at a meeting of members or by mail-in ballot or otherwise. Only Class F members have the right to nominate candidates for and vote in elections for directors standing for election for their class.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2015-03-31
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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Ontario Ministry of Health
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$494,637.00
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Yes
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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$3,900,715.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
555 Richmond Street, West
Suite 505, Box 1104
Toronto, ON M5V 3B1
Canada
Telephone number:
416-203-7122
Ext.
248
Fax number:
416-203-8284
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Laurie Edmiston,
Executive Director |
No public offices held
