Registry of Lobbyists
Version 4 of 4 (1998-05-13 to 1998-12-08) 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 AIDS SOCIETY (CAS)
900 - 130 ALBERT STREET OTTAWA, ON K1P 5G4 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-230-3580 |
| Fax number: | 613-563-4998 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | RUSSELL M ARMSTRONG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Description of the organization's activities: | CAS IS DEDICATED TO INCREASING THE RESPONSE TO HIV / AIDS ACROSS ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY, AND TO ENRICHING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. CAS ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS, DEVELOPS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROVIDES A NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATION IN CANADA'S RESPONSE TO AIDS. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | CAS MEMBERS ARE ORGANIZATIONS. ORGANIZATIONS MUST BE COMMUNITY-BASED, VOLUNTEER DRIVEN AND HAVE HIV/AIDS AS THEIR MAJOR ACTIVITY AREA TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | RUSSELL ARMSTRONG |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| 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), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Justice Canada (JC), National Research Council (NRC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) |
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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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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, DISABILITY ISSUES, Health, Immigration, INCOME SECURITY ISSUES, Justice and Law Enforcement, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | SUBMISSION OF BRIEFING DOCUMENTS TO HEALTH CANADA ON PHASE III OF THE NATIONAL AIDS STRATEGY. PRESENTATION TO FINANCE COMMITTEE DURING PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS. SUBMISSION TO STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH REGARDING REGULATION OF COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES. SUBMISSION TO PMPRB ON MANDATE REVIEW. SUBMISSION TO FINANCE COMMITTEE ON CPP REFORM. ONGOING WORK WITH HRDC ON SOCIAL UNION, VRDP [ VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION OF DISABLED PERSONS = EMPLOYABILITY ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAM], OPPORTUNITIES FUND. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | WORK WITH CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION ON MEDICAL INADMISSIBILITY CRITERIA. BRIEF TO HEALTH PROTECTION BRANCH ON MANDATE, ROLE, STRUCTURE, PARTICULARLY AS THESE RELATE TO THE DRUG APPROVAL PROCESS. |