Registry of Lobbyists
Version 13 of 13 (2003-06-04 to 2003-12-12) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Organization: |
CANADIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION (CPHA)
400 - 1565 CARLING AVENUE OTTAWA, ON K1Z 8R1 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-725-3769 |
| Fax number: | 613-725-9826 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | GERALD H DAFOE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
| Description of the organization's activities: | INCORPORATED IN 1912, THE CANADIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION (CPHA) IS A NATIONAL, INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING PUBLIC HEALTH IN CANADA WITH LINKS TO THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY. CPHA'S MEMBERS BELIEVE IN UNIVERSAL AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE BASIC CONDITIONS WHICH ARE NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE HEALTH FOR ALL CANADIANS. CPHA'S MISSION IS TO CONSTITUTE A SPECIAL NATIONAL RESOURCE IN CANADA THAT ADVOCATES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF DISEASE PREVENTION, HEALTH PROMOTION AND PROTECTION, AND HEALTHY PUBLIC POLICY. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THE MEMBERSHIP IS THE STRENGTH AND SPIRIT OF CPHA. MEMBERS GIVE THE ASSOCIATION CREDIBILITY, DIRECTION AND AUTHORITY, AS WELL AS EXPERTISE AND HUMAN RESOURCES, BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, THAT ARE UNPARALLELED. IN RETURN, THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OUT ON BROADER PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, OUTSIDE DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES. MEMBERSHIP IN CPHA IS VOLUNTARY, NOT MANDATORY. THE COMPOSITION OF MEMBERS ENCOMPASSES PROFESSIONALS IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE, PROFESSORS AND RESEARCHERS IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, GOVERNMENT WORKERS AND INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN ISSUES THAT AFFECT COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH. THERE ARE 5 CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP: ACTIVE, CORPORATE, HONORARY, RETIRED AND STUDENT. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | GERALD DAFOE |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DEBORAH GORDON-EL-BIHBETY |
| Position title: | ASSOCIATE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CPHA NATIONAL PROJECTS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MARGARET HILSON |
| Position title: | ASSOCIATE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GLOBAL HEALTH PROG. |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CULBERT IAN |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, CANADIAN HIV/AIDS CLEARINGHOUSE |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JANET MACLACHLAN |
| Position title: | ASSOCIATE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Revenue Canada (RC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) |
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Environment, Health, Infrastructure, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | CPHA PRODUCED A PAPER "AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION: STRENGTHENING THE BALANCE IN HEALTH CARE REFORM" THAT WAS CIRCULATED TO FEDERAL/PROVINCIAL/TERRITORIAL MINISTERS OF HEALTH. CPHA SUBMITTED A REPORT TO THE COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE IN CANADA "CREATING CONDITIONS FOR HEALTH". CPHA'S PRESIDENT APPREARED BEFORE THE COMMISSION AND CPHA PUBLISHED THE REPORT "A FINE BALALNCE: A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE ON HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM". CPHA MET WITH NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS, HOSTED BY THE PUBLIC POLICY FORUM, TO DISCUSS FOLLOW UP FROM THE ROMANOW AND KIRBY REPORTS. CPHA ALSO MET WITH A GROUP OF RESEARCHERS AND DECISION MAKERS ON PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITY HOSTED BY CIHR.CPHA PARTICIPATED IN THE HEALTH ACTION LOBBY (HEAL) GOVERNMENT RELATIONS/LOBBYING PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH FUNDING ISSUES AND AN ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM CONCERNING THE HEALTH SYSTEM. CPHA WILL CONTINUE WORK IN THE AREA OF HEALTH AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF WORLD TRADE AGREEMENTS. CPHA CONTINUES TO SUPPORT GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION AND TOBACCO AND SMOKING LEGISLATION AND RELATED ISSUES. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | THE ASSOCIATION'S PLANS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE PREVIOUS PERIOD AND ONGOING AS WELL INCLUDE THE ADVANCEMENT OF CPHA CAPABILITIES AND ACTION IN THE AREA OF SUICIDE PREVENTION; BIKE HELMET LEGISLATION; BOOSTER SEAT LEGISLATION; NATIONAL INJURY PREVENTION STRATEGY; AND NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION STRATEGY.CPHA WILL CONTINUE AS A MEMBER OF THE CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN CONSULTATIONS ON TEH GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL CHILDREN'S AGENDA.CPHA IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS) AND PUBLIC HEALTH. CPHA, ALONG WITH HEALTH CANADA, IS ORGANIZING A NETWORK OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO DISCUSS EDUCATIONAL ISSUES ON WEST NILE VIRUS.CPHA CONTINUES TO TAKE THE LEAD ON DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CANADA'S PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM CAPACITY. |