Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Budget
- Consumer Issues
- Economic Development
- Education
- Elections
- Health
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- National standards and Safe Long-term Care Act include a common standard for the definition of an Essential Care Partner (ECP).
- Parliamentary review of medical assistance in dying with respect to advance requests, the state of palliative care, and the protection of Canadians with disabilities.
Policies or Program
- Budget 2023 - as it relates to full and sustainable funding by the Government of Canada in: A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) - as it relates to increased federal funding and long-term investment in dementia research exceeding 1% of direct dementia care costs (aspirational goal in national dementia strategy)
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) - as it relates to disability and dementia, including development of a submission by civil society on the List of Issues Prior to Reporting (LOIPR) and promotion of a Charter of Rights for People with Dementia
- Create and fund programs to support Canadians diagnosed with young-onset dementia.
- Implementation metrics and success criteria for "A Dementia Strategy for Canada:Together We Aspire."
- Improve access to palliative and end-of-life care for people living with dementia in Canada.
- Proposed Canada Disability Benefit includes "cognitive impairment" in its definition of disability.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Senate of Canada
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
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Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The Alzheimer Society is Canada's leading health charity for people with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. The Society works nationwide to improve the quality of life for Canadians living with dementia, their families and caregivers, and advances the search for the causes and a cure.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Ronan Ryan,
Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The Alzheimer Society is a federation of 10 provincial societies across Canada.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2022-03-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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$940,000.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
20 Eglinton Avenue West
16th Floor - 16ième étage
Toronto, ON M4R 1K8
Canada
Telephone number:
416-553-2422
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Ronan Ryan,
Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held
- Randy Steffan,
Director, Public Policy and Government Relations |
No public offices held
