Registration - In-house Corporation

AbbVie Corporation / RAMI FAYED, Vice President and General Manager, Canada

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: AbbVie Corporation
Previous in-house corporation names
Responsible Officer Name: RAMI FAYED, Vice President and General Manager, Canada
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2007-04-25
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 957373-15270

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 149

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 7

Version 30 of 42 (2022-06-01 to 2022-12-14)

Registration versions:

Version 30 of 42 (2022-06-01 to 2022-12-14)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Health
Industry
Intellectual Property
International Trade
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Pharmaceutical intellectual property proposals that are part of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the European Union.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Acts that propose to amend the Food and Drug Act and amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations related to the regulation of pharmaceuticals, biologic therapies, medical devices and foods.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (PMNOC) Regulations, as this relates to regulating intellectual property of prescription drugs; as well as discussions pertaining to growth and development of the life sciences industry in Canada, including as part of an Innovation Agenda.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Similar Entry Biologics (SEBs): requiring a Health Canada regulatory framework that support the approval of SEBs

Policies or Program

Common Drug Review (CDR), with respect to health economics assessment and recommendations made on new medicines.
Federal Government Non Insured Health Benefits program with respect to reimbursement of a prescription medicine and changes in type of reimbursement
Public Health Agency of Canada, regarding the federal response to the hepatitis C virus.

Regulation

Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) Regulations. with regard to prices charged by patentees for patented medicines sold in Canada.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Defence (DND)
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Privy Council Office (PCO)

In-house Corporation Details

Description of activities

AbbVie is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013. We use our expertise, dedicated people and unique approach to innovation to develop and market advanced therapies that address some of the world’s most complex and serious diseases.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Tracey Ramsay, Vice President and General Manager, Canada

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Address:
8401 Transcanada Highway
St-Laurent, QC H4S 1Z1
Canada

Telephone number: 514-832-7123

Parent Company Information

AbbVie
- 100 Abbott Park Rd
  Abbott Park, IL 60064-3500
  United States of America

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

AbbVie Corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Lobbyists Details

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Kevin Bernard, Manager, Government Affairs & Policy | Designated public offices held
Adam Cook, Manager, Market Access and Government Affairs, Ontario & Federal Programs | No public offices held
Caroline Jacques, Senior Counsel, Canada | No public offices held
David Link, Regional Manager Market Access & Government Affairs | No public offices held
Judith Mergl, Director, Regulatory Affairs | No public offices held
Christina Pelizon, Medical Director | No public offices held
Tracey Ramsay, Vice President and General Manager, AbbVie Canada | No public offices held
Catherine Robert, Senior Manager, Market Access and Health Economics | No public offices held
Arima Ventin, Executive Director, Market Access and Government Affairs | No public offices held

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Lauren Fischer, Lead, Government Affairs & Policy | No public offices held
Claude Longpre, Manager, Government Affairs, Quebec | No public offices held
Dale Yakutchik, Provincial Affairs Manager, Atlantic | No public offices held

AbbVie Corporation

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
AbbVie Corporation	2013-04-25	current
Abbott Laboratories	2008-07-02	2013-04-25

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Laboratories, Limited

AbbVie Corporation

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
RAMI FAYED	2024-02-01	Current
Tracey Ramsay	2021-02-01	2024-02-01
Denis Hello	2020-03-01	2021-02-01
Stéphane Lassignardie	2015-01-05	2020-03-01
Felipe Pastrana	2011-04-01	2015-01-05
Jeffrey Devlin	2007-04-25	2011-04-01

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Policy Analyst Minister of Labour, Minister's Office	January 2015 to October 2015	October 19, 2015

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Corporation

AbbVie Corporation / RAMI FAYED, Vice President and General Manager, Canada

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 30 of 42 (2022-06-01 to 2022-12-14)

Version 30 of 42 (2022-06-01 to 2022-12-14)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Policies or Program

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Description of activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Government funding

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Parent Company Information

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties