Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Budget
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Health
- Housing
- Pensions
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Budget, with respect to increased funding for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Budget, with respect to measures benefitting persons with disabilities and caregivers
- Employment Insurance sickness benefits, with respect to creation of flexible benefits for persons with MS and other episodic disabilities
- Establishment of national strategy for neurological conditions, with respect to persons with MS and other neurological conditions.
Policies or Program
- Access to drugs, with respect to the creation of catastrophic drug program for high cost medications
- Code of Practice, with respect to persons with MS and other disabilities
- Common Drug Review, with respect to increased public input during review process
- Comprehensive disability income programs, with respect to persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities
- Home care, with respect to creation with provincial/ territorial governments programs relating to increased home care for persons with MS and other disabilities/ diseases and the support of caregivers
- MS as military service-related condition, with respect to veterans' benefits and pensions
- Supportive low-cost housing, in respect for persons with MS and other chronic conditions and 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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Canada Post Corporation (CPC)
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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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House of Commons
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
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Industry Canada
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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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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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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)
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Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
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:
2011-12-31
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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Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission
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$36,981.00
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Yes
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BC Gaming - Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General
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$548,110.00
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Yes
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
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$10,000.00
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Yes
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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$46,231.00
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Yes
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City of Edmonton
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$21,081.00
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Yes
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City of Hamilton, Ontario
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$16,005.00
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Yes
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City of Lethbridge
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$7,830.00
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Yes
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City of Lloydminster, Alberta
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$2,500.00
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Yes
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City of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Community Foundation
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$5,000.00
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Yes
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Community Connections. Government of Alberta
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$11,800.00
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Yes
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Community Initiative Program, Ministry of Culture and Community Spirit, Government of Alberta
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$49,460.00
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Yes
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Dept of Health & Social Services, Quebec
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$771,174.00
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Yes
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Emploi-Quebec
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$55,754.00
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Yes
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Government of Alberta
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$111,614.00
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Yes
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
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$106,292.00
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Yes
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Life Long Learning, Government of Alberta
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$3,571.00
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Yes
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Municipality of Montreal
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$7,500.00
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Yes
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Municipality of Victoriaville, Quebec
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$1,291.00
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Yes
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Ontario Youth Services, Ministry of Children and Youth Services
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$18,866.00
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Yes
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Programme APSI, Gouvernement du Quebec
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$13,517.00
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Yes
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Programme d'accompagnement en loisirs, Gouvernement du Quebec
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$12,118.00
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Yes
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Provincial Health Services Authority of BC
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$58,346.00
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Yes
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
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$7,733.00
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Yes
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Soutien à l'action bénévole, Gouvernement du Quebec
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$950.00
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Yes
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Town of Milton, Ontario
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$2,673.00
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Yes
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Trillium Foundation, Ontario
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$73,996.00
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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:
416-967-3000
Fax number:
416-922-7538
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Deanna Groetzinger,
Special Advisor, President's Office |
No public offices held
- Karen Lee,
Vice-President, Research |
No public offices held
- Sylvia Leonard,
Vice-President, Programs and Services |
No public offices held
- Natasha Mistry,
Senior Coordinator, Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Neil Pierce,
Vice-President, Government Relations; President, Alberta and Northwest Territories Division |
No public offices held
- Yves Savoie,
President and Chief Executive |
No public offices held