Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 10
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 1 of 43 (2007-09-26 to 2008-05-09) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Organization: |
The Canadian Hearing Society / la societe Canadienne de l'ouie
271 Spadina Road Toronto, ON M5R 2V3 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 416-928-2553 | ||||||||||||
| Fax number: | 416-928-2517 | ||||||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | KELLY DUFFIN, PRESIDENT & CEO | ||||||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | INCORPORATED IN 1940, THE CANADIAN HEARING SOCIETY IS A NON-PROFIT AGENCY THAT PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO ENHANCE THE INDEPENDENCE OF DEAF, DEAFENED AND HARD OF HEARING CANADIANS AND TO ENCOURAGE THE PREVENTION OF HEARING LOSS. SERVICES INCLUDE AUDIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, HEARING AID DISPENSING, THE SALE OF TECHNICAL DEVICES, AURAL REHABILITATION, SIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, INTERPRETER SERVICE, EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO SENIORS, AND PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION. | ||||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THE CHS BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF A MINIMUM OF 15 DIRECTORS AND A MAXIMUM OF 21 DIRECTORS, AT LEAST ONE THIRD OF WHOM SHALL BE DEAF, DEAFENED OR HARD OF HEARING. HEADQUARTERED IN TORONTO, THE SOCIETY HAS 12 REGIONAL OFFICES AND 12 SUB/AREA OFFICES ACROSS ONTARIO. ANY INDIVIDUAL INTERESTED IN FURTHERING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CANADIAN HEARING SOCIETY MAY BECOME A MEMBER BY PAYING AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE OF $25. MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL, ADDITIONAL FAMILY MEMBERS, AND LIFE. | ||||||||||||
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 2007-03-31 | ||||||||||||
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| Name: | Fred Enzel |
| Position title: | CFO |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Katherine Hum-Antonopoulos |
| Position title: | Vice President Programs and Services |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Susan Main |
| Position title: | Vice President Fundraising & Strategic Communications |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Gary Malkowski |
| Position title: | Special Advisor to the President, Public Affairs |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Maribeth Meijer |
| Position title: | COO |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Research Council (NRC), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) | ||||||||||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Transportation | ||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | 1. POLICIES OR PROGRAMS: CORRESPONDENCE WITH CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY RE LACK OF TTY MACHINES AND CAPTIONED MONITORS IN CANADIAN AIRPORTS AND FAILURE OF CANADIAN AIR CARRIERS TO PROVIDE CAPTIONED IN-FLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS TO DEAF PASSENGERS. 2. POLICIES OR PROGRAMS: CORRESPONDENCE WITH CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, PRIME MINISTER AND SELECTED MPS RE FAILURE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT ELDRIDGE DECISION OF SUPREME COURT OF CANADA. 3. POLICIES OR PROGRAMS: CORRESPONDENCE WITH MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP RE POLICY DENYING LANDED IMMIGRANT STATUS TO DEAF CHILDREN OF APPROVED IMMIGRANTS ON MEDICAL GROUNDS. 4. LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS: SUPPORT FOR A CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. 5. REGULATIONS, POLICIES OR PROGRAMS: GRANTED LEAVE TO ACT AS AN INTERVENOR BEFORE THE CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL IN THE CASE OF SIMSER V. TAX COURT OF CANADA - INTERVENING ON BEHALF OF SIMSER. 6. RESPONSE OF THE CANADIAN HEARING SOCIETY TO THE MINISTERS OF FINANCE AND NATIONAL REVENUE'S TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TAX MEASURES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES-POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES; DISABILITY TAX CREDIT AND OTHER FEDERAL TAX ASSISTANCE INTENDED FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. 7. POLICIES AND PROGRAMS: ONGOING CORRESPONDENCE WITH HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CANADA, FINANCES, NATIONAL AND REVENUE RE. TAX SUBMITTED ON ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBLE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. | ||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | 1. POLICIES OR PROGRAMS: CORRESPONDENCE WITH CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY RE LACK OF TTY MACHINES AND CAPTIONED MONITORS IN CANADIAN AIRPORTS AND FAILURE OF CANADIAN AIR CARRIERS TO PROVIDE CAPTIONED IN-FLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS TO DEAF PASSENGERS. 2. POLICIES OR PROGRAMS; ONGOING CORRESPONDENCE WITH MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP RE POLICY DENYING LANDED IMMIGRANT STATUS TO DEAF CHILDREN OF APPROVED FAMILIES ON MEDICAL GROUNDS. 3. POLICY AND PROGRAMS: ONGOING CORRESPONDENCE WITH HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CANADA, FINANCES, NATIONAL AND REVENUE RE. TAX SUBMITTED ON ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBLE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. 4. PRIVACY PROTECTION. | ||||||||||||||
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