Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 44 (2002-01-18 to 2003-02-14) 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.
| Corporation: |
MERCK FROSST CANADA INC
16711 TRANSCANADA HIGHWAY KIRKLAND, QC H9H 3L1 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 514-428-3788 |
| Fax number: | 514-428-3892 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | DAWN GRAHAM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CORPORATE AFFAIRS |
| Description of activities: | MFCC IS ONE OF CANADA'S LARGEST RESEARCH-BASED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY WITH ROOTS GOING BACK TO 1899. THE COMPANY IS BASED IN KIRKLAND, QUEBEC WITH OFFICES IN HALIFAX, QUEBEC CITY, OTTAWA, WINNIPEG, CALGARY, EDMONTON AND VANCOUVER. OVER 1,700 PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED IN THE DISCOVERY, MANUFACTURE AND MARKETING OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES. OUR CENTRE FOR THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH ALONE EMPLOYEES OVER 300 SCIENTISTS AND IS THE LARGES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE IN CANADA. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: | The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking. |
| Other direct interests | The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking. |
| Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Affaires étrangères et Commerce international Canada (MAECIC), Agence canadienne de développement international (ACDI), Bureau fédéral de développement régional (Québec) (BFDR[Q]), Conseil d'examen du prix des médicaments brevetés (CEPMB), Conseil national de recherches (CNRC), Industrie Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Santé Canada (SC), Solliciteur général Canada (SGC), Tribunal canadien du commerce extérieur (TCCE) |
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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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Appels téléphoniques, Communications écrites, en format papier ou électronique, Présentations, Réunions |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Commerce intérieur, Commerce international, Industrie, Justice et application des lois, Propriété intellectuelle, Questions constitutionnelles, Relations internationales, Santé |
| Subject Matter: Particulars: | CHANGES TO PATENT LEGISLATION; PMPRB PRICING GUIDELINES; PHARMACARE; HEALTH POLICIES |