Registry of Lobbyists
Version 4 of 6 (2000-07-12 to 2001-01-19) 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 HEARING SOCIETY
271 SPADINA ROAD TORONTO, ON M5R 2V3 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 416-964-9595 | ||||||
| Fax number: | 416-928-2506 | ||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | DAVID ALLEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | ||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | INCORPORATED IN 1940, THE CANADIAN HEARING SOCIETY IS A NON-PROFIT AGENCY THAT PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO ENHANCE THE INDEPENDENCE OF DEAF, DEAFENED AND HARD OF HEARING CANADIANS AND TO ENCOURAGE THE PREVENTION OF HEARING LOSS. SERVICES INCLUDE AUDIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, HEARING AID DISPENSING, THE SALE OF TECHNICAL DEVICES, AURAL REHABILITATION, SIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, INTERPRETER SERVICE, EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO SENIORS, AND PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION. | ||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THE CHS BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF A MINIMUM OF 15 DIRECTORS AND A MAXIMUM OF 24 DIRECTORS, AT LEAST ONE-THIRD OF WHOM SHALL BE DEAF, DEAFENED OR HARD OF HEARING. HEADQUARTERED IN TORONTO, THE SOCIETY HAS 12 REGIONAL OFFICES AND 11 SUB/AREA OFFICES ACROSS ONTARIO. ANY INDIVIDUAL INTERESTED IN FURTHERING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CANADIAN HEARING SOCIETY MAY BECOME A MEMBER BY PAYING A MEMBERSHIP FEE. MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL, ADDITIONAL FAMILY MEMBERS, AND LIFE. | ||||||
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | Yes | ||||||
| End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 2000-03-31 | ||||||
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| Name: | DAVID ALLEN |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | KATHERINE HUM-ANTONOPOULOS |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR - CONSUMER SERVICES (EAST) |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SUSAN MAIN |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR - MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | GARY MALKOWSKI |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR - EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MARIBETH MEIJER |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR - CONSUMER SERVICES (WEST) |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | PENNY PARNES |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR - CONSUMER SERVICES (CENTRAL) |
| 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 Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Justice Canada (JC) |
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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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Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Education, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Justice and Law Enforcement, Telecommunications, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | 1. POLICIES OR PROGRAMS: CORRESPONDENCE WITH CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY RE LACK OF TTY MACHINES AND CAPTIONED MONITORS IN CANADIAN AIRPORTS AND FAILURE OF CANADIAN AIR CARRIERS TO PROVIDE CAPTIONED IN-FLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS TO DEAF PASSENGERS.2. POLICIES OR PROGRAMS: CORRESPONDENCE WITH CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, PRIME MINISTER AND SELECTED MPS RE FAILURE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT ELDRIDGE DECISION OF SUPREME COURT OF CANADA.3. POLICIES OR PROGRAMS: CORRESPONDENCE WITH MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP RE POLICY DENYING LANDED IMMIGRANT STATUS TO DEAF CHILDREN OF APPROVED IMMIGRANTS ON MEDICAL GROUNDS.4. LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS: SUPPORT FOR A CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | 1. POLICIES OR PROGRAMS: ONGOING CORRESPONDENCE WITH CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY RE LACK OF TTY MACHINES AND CLOSED CAPTIONING ON MONITORS IN CANADIAN AIRPORTS AND FAILURE OF CANADIAN AIR CARRIERS TO PROVIDE CAPTIONED IN-FLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS TO DEAF PASSENGERS.2. POLICIES OR PROGRAMS: ONGOING CORRESPONDENCE WITH MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP RE POLICY DENYING LANDED IMMIGRANT STATUS TO DEAF CHILDREN OF APPROVED FAMILIES ON MEDICAL GROUNDS.3. REGULATIONS, POLICIES OR PROGRAMS: GRANTED LEAVE TO ACT AS AN INTERVENOR BEFORE THE CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL IN THE CASE OF SIMSER V. TAX COURT OF CANADA -- INTERVENING ON BEHALF OF SIMSER. |