Registry of Lobbyists
Version 3 of 13 (1997-08-14 to 1998-04-06) 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: | ROBERT BURR |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JIM CHAUVIN |
| Position title: | SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| 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: | RON DE BURGER |
| Position title: | PROGRAM DIRECTOR, CPHA AIDS PROGRAM |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MARGARET HILSON |
| Position title: | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL PROG. |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JANET MACLACHLAN |
| Position title: | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MANAGEMENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ED RAGAN |
| Position title: | PROGRAM DIRECTOR, CANADA INT. IMMUNIZATION PROG. |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | RENEE SABATIER |
| Position title: | PROGRAM DIRECTOR, SOUTHERN AFRICAN AIDS TRAINING P |
| 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: | Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Revenue Canada (RC), 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 Trade, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | MEETINGS WITH THE MINISTER OF HEALTH REGARDING THE 1997 BUDGET AND SUPPORT FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES CASH TRANSFERS TO THE PROVINCES. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | LETTERS/PAPER CALLING FOR A NATIONAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STRATEGY IN SUPPORT OF HEALTH AND REDUCING HEALTH INEQUITIES. |