Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Budget
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Health
- Housing
- Pensions
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- Accelerate MS research: to accelerate MS research efforts and investments in areas that are of priority for people with MS and hold the most promise in leading to new treatments, better quality of life and a cure.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Private Members Bill formerly known as Bill C-458, along with a proposal the MS Society of Canada has to improve flexibility in the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefits Program
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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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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Canada Post Corporation (CPC)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC)
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
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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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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
Sylvia Leonard,
Interim President & CEO
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:
2016-12-31
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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Alberta - Government of Canada - Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
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$3,528.00
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No
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Atlantic - Government of Canada - Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
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$8,213.00
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Yes
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British Columbia - Government of Canada - Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
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$20,951.00
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Yes
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City of Edmonton
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$17,000.00
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Yes
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City of Hamilton, Ontario
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$13,530.00
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Yes
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City of Waterloo
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$2,680.00
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No
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Dept of Health & Social Services, Quebec
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$731,354.00
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Yes
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Family and Community Support Services, Government of Alberta
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$3,855.00
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Yes
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Gov't of Alberta - Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission
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$39,499.00
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Yes
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Gov't of Canada - New Horizons
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$22,803.00
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Yes
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Government of Alberta - Alberta Gaming - Community Initiative Program (Friendly Visiting)
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$121,158.00
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No
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Government of Canada - Public-Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
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$7,790.00
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No
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Government of Quebec - Emploi-Quebec
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$34,911.00
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Yes
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Government of Quebec - Soutien à l'action bénévole, Gouverement du Québec
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$1,000.00
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No
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Halifax Community Health Board
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$2,000.00
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No
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Municipality of Abitibi
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$238.00
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Yes
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Municipality of Autres
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$31.00
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No
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Municipality of Montreal
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$5,000.00
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Yes
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Northern Ontario Heritage Fund
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$20,055.00
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Yes
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North Vancouver District Community Grant
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$336.00
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No
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Ontario - Government of Canada - Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
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$67,037.00
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Yes
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Ontario Shared Services
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$2,101.00
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No
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Programme d'accompagnement en loisirs, Gouvernement du Quebec
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$14,321.00
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Yes
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Province of British Columbia - Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General - Gaming Policy and Enforcement
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$392,452.00
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No
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Province of PEI
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$1,000.00
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No
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Saskatchewan - Government of Canada - Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
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$3,836.00
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No
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Town of Hinton
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$10,000.00
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No
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Town of Yellowknife
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$7,013.00
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No
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
Suite 500
250 Dundas Street West
Toronto, ON M5T 2Z5
Canada
Telephone number:
416-967-3008
Ext.
3008
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Louis Adam,
Executive Director, Quebec Division |
No public offices held
- David Arbuthnot,
National VP, Shared Services |
No public offices held
- Angelica Asis,
Manager, Research Information and Partnerships |
No public offices held
- Donna Czukar,
Senior Advisor, National Programs and Services |
No public offices held
- Benjamin Davis,
Vice President, National Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Sharon Farrish,
Director, Programs |
No public offices held
- Darell Hominuk,
Director, Client Services |
No public offices held
- Judith Kays,
Director, Marketing, Communications, and Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Julie Kelndorfer,
Director, Government and Community Relations |
No public offices held
- Erin Kuan,
President, Saskatchewan and Manitoba |
No public offices held
- Karen Lee,
Vice-President, Research |
No public offices held
- Sylvia Leonard,
Interim President & CEO |
No public offices held
- Jessica MacPherson,
Director, Government Relations and Research Support |
No public offices held
- Lisa McCoy,
President, Ontario and Nunavut Division |
No public offices held
- Cathy Nidoski,
Communications and Government Relations Manager |
No public offices held
- Lori Radke,
National VP, Marketing and Development |
No public offices held
- Nathalie Ross,
Director Programs, Services and Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Pam Seto,
AVP, Marketing and Communications |
No public offices held
- Abidah Shamji,
Manager, Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Kelsie Spurvey,
Executive Assistant |
No public offices held
- Peter Van Harmelen,
Assistant Vice-President, Finance |
No public offices held
- Tania Vrionis,
President, BC and Yukon Division |
No public offices held
- Garry Wheeler,
President, Alberta and Northwest Territories Division |
No public offices held
