Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Disability issues
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Health
- Income Security
- Pensions
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Health Canada and Department of Finance, respecting increased funding for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Policies or Program
- Canadian Transportation Agency, with respect to Code of Practice relating to persons with MS and other disabilities
- Common Drug Review, with respect to increased public input during review process
- Health Canada, respecting creation with provincial/ territorial governments programs relating to increased home care for persons with MS and other disabilities/ diseases and the support of caregivers
- Health Canada, with respect to the creation of catastrophic drug program
- Human Resources and Skills Development, respecting the creation of new disability income programs for persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities
- Human Resources and Skills Development, respecting the creation of new employment training programs for persons with MS and other episodic disabilities
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 Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
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Industry Canada
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Members of the House of Commons
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Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
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Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Revenue Canada (RC)
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Senate of Canada
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Service Canada (ServCan)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada is a health charity that supports research to find the cause, prevention and cure for MS, provides services and programs for persons with MS and their families and caregivers, and educates the public about the disease.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Yves Savoie,
President & Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The MS Society has approximately 28,000 members who join the organization through their local chapters or division offices.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2007-08-31
List of Government Funding
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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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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$2,120.00
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Yes
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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$66,507.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
175 Bloor St. E., Suite 700
Toronto, ON M4W 3R8
Canada
Telephone number:
416-967-3007
Fax number:
416-922-7538
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Deanna Groetzinger,
Vice-President, Government Relations and Policy |
No public offices held
- Yves Savoie,
President and Chief Executive |
No public offices held
- Kim Steele,
Senior Coordinator, Government Relations |
No public offices held