Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Budget
- Climate
- Consumer Issues
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Health
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Science and Technology
- Sports
- Taxation and Finance
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Physicians Day (Bill S-248): Calling for a national Physicians Days in Canada.
- Pre-Budget consultations: Federal investment and taxation changes to improve health care system and the health of Canadians.
- Tax planning using private corporations: Initiate a comprehensive response which includes advocacy to influence government, support to members in the individual advocacy, and development of a submission to the federal government.
Policies or Program
- Aboriginal Health Issues: Improvement to the health and health care services provided to Aboriginal people in Canada.
- Canadian Pharmaceutical Strategy: A national strategy to ensure all Canadians have access to safe, effective, and affordable prescription drugs regardless of employment status or geography.
- Child Health: Increase investment and improved regulation to protect and enhance the health of children.
- Chronic Diseases: Increased federal investment to protect and promote the health of Canadians.
- Disability Tax Credit Program: To review the 2002 Canadian Medical Association submission to the sub-committee on the status of persons with disabilities.
- Emergency Preparedness: The adoption of a health emergencies Act to protect the health of Canadians in time of national health emergency.
- Environmental and Health Issues: Improvement of federal legislation to improve air, water, soil quality and climate change.
- Excise Tax Act and Physician Services: Changes to the application of zero-rate tax on physician practices.
- Federal Health Programs and Forms: Improved compensation for the completion of federal forms by physicians.
- Health information technologies (electronic medical and health records): Investment and needed regulations to facilitate the development of health information technology in Canada.
- Health infrastructure: A targeted health infrastructure fund as part of the federal government's long-term plan for public infrastructure.
- Health promotion and disease prevention: Increased investment and improved regulations to protect and enhance the health of Canadians.
- Healthy living initiatives: Encouraging governments to fund programs to promote healthy living.
- Human Health Resources: Recruitment and retention of health care providers and federal investment in residency spots.
- Internet prescribing: Prohibitions against the prescribing of pharmaceuticals over the internet.
- Long-term care: Increase investment and changes to the Tax Act to enhance long-term care.
- National health goals: The establishment of national health goals for the Canadian population.
- National tobacco controls program: Increased restriction on the sale and advertising of tobacco products in Canada.
- Palliative and End of Life care: Improved national standards and investment in the area of palliative and end of life care.
- Retirement income issues: Ensuring that Canadian physicians are able to save adequately for retirement; long-term care savings plan.
- Seniors: Calling for Canada to have a national seniors strategy in place by 2019.
- Suicide prevention: National Suicide Prevention Action Plan - Letter of support for a Private Member's Motion to be table in the House of Commons.
- Sustainability of health care (financing and accessibility): Increase in health transfer funding and accountability by the federal government.
- Telehealth: Increased investment in providing telehealth to rural and remote communities.
Regulation
- Medicinal Marijuana regulations: Strengthening regulations relating to the prescribing of medical marijuana.
- Natural health products: Strengthen regulatory regime of natural health products.
- Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act (PIPEDA): Privacy protection of health information and regulatory review: Improvement to privacy legislation to protect the privacy of health information.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
The lobbyist has arranged or expects to arrange one or more meetings on behalf of the client between a public office holder and any other person in the course of this undertaking.
Government Institutions
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Canada Foundation for Innovation
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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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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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Senate of Canada
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Service Canada (ServCan)
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Status of Women Canada (SWC)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Client Details
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
Client Contact Information
Address:
1867 Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa, ON K1G 5W8
Canada
Telephone number:
867-669-4100
Client representative
Timothy Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Parent Company Information
Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Coalition Members Information
Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne is not a coalition.
Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information
The activities of Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
- Joule
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1031 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON K1S 3W7
Canada
Lobbyist Details
Courtney Howard
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No public offices held
Business address:
1867 Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa, ON K1G 6R5
Canada
Telephone number:
867-669-4100
Consultant relationship to the client
- The registrant is on the board of directors for this organization.