Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) / Association canadienne de santé publique (ACSP) / Ian Culbert, Executive Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) / Association canadienne de santé publique (ACSP)
Responsible Officer Name: Ian Culbert, Executive Director
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2007-11-22
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 853612-16210

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 19

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 21 of 23 (2014-06-11 to 2014-10-30)

Registration versions:

Version 21 of 23 (2014-06-11 to 2014-10-30)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Health
Immigration
Justice and Law Enforcement
Municipalities

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Bill C-2 The Respect for Communities Act. Email communications with M.P.s to indicate CPHA's concerns about the bill and to request the opportunity to present to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security concerning the issue.
Bill C-400 An Act to Address Homelessness, Housing and Health. CPHA encourages members to write to their MPs in support of Bill C-400
CPHA, on behalf of Canadian Network of Public Health Associations, urges Government of Canada through Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, to rescind enforcement of modifications to Interim Federal Health Program

Policies or Program

CPHA writes to the Prime Minister with a copy to the Minister of Public safety urging the Government of Canada to name a public health expert to the Canadian Firearms Advisory Committee

Policies or Program, Regulation

CPHA urges the Government of Canada, through the offices of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Foods and the Minister of Health, to conduct a review of the country's food safety and inspection system and to make the results public.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Justice Canada (JC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is a national not-for-profit voluntary membership association founded in 1910 and incorporated in 1912. CPHA is composed of health professionals from over 25 health-related disciplines. Its members believe in universal and equitable access to the basic conditions necessary to achieve health for all Canadians. CPHA develops and communicates its positions and policies to promote healthy public policy, programs and practices. It also undertakes initiatives that develop tools and resources for public health practitioners and provides a forum for discussion on public health issues. CPHA promotes the improvement and maintenance of personal and community health according to the public health principles of disease prevention, health promotion and health protection.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Ian Culbert, Executive Director

Organization's membership or classes of membership

CPHA's members give the association unparalleled credibility, direction and authority to speak out on public health issues. The members also provide expertise and they volunteer their time to assist the association advance its work. Membership in the association is voluntary, and fee-based. Membership is open to any individual who subscribes to CPHA's mandate and objectives and is engaged or interested in public health. Membership categories are: Regular; Student (for full-time post-secondary students); Retired; Low Income; International (for non-residents of Canada); and Honorary Life.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2013-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)	$31,265.10	No
Health Canada (HC)	$24,532.35	Yes
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	$950,428.32	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
404 - 1525 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1Z 8R9
Canada

Telephone number: 613-725-3769 Ext. 142
Fax number: 613-725-9826

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Ian Culbert, Executive Director | No public offices held
Greg Penney, Director, National Programs | No public offices held
Frank Welsh, Director of Policy | Public offices held

Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)/Association canadienne de santé publique (ACSP)

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
Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)/Association canadienne de santé publique (ACSP)	2008-07-01	2023-12-31

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)/Association canadienne de santé publique (ACSP)
Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)/Association canadienne de santé publique (ACSP)

Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) / Association canadienne de santé publique (ACSP)

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Ian Culbert	2013-02-07	2023-12-31
Debra Lynkowski	2007-11-22	2013-02-07

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director Public Health Agency of Canada, Zoonoses Division, Centre for Foodborne, Environmental and Zoonotic Infectious D	August 2012 to April 2013	Not a designated office
Director Federal Science and Technology Functional Community Secretariat, Federal Science and Technology Functional Community Secretariat	January 2011 to August 2012	Not a designated office
Senior Advisor to the Chief Science Officer Public Health Agency of Canada, Office of the Chief Science Officer	January 2009 to January 2010	Not a designated office
Director Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Portfolio Operations Centre, Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Respon	2008 to January 2009	Not a designated office
Director Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada, Office of Emergency Preparedness, CEPR	2002 to 2008	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director Public Health Agency of Canada, Zoonoses Division, Centre for Foodborne, Environmental and Zoonotic Infectious D	August 2012 to April 2013	Not a designated office
Director Federal Science and Technology Functional Community Secretariat, Federal Science and Technology Functional Community Secretariat	January 2011 to August 2012	Not a designated office
Senior Advisor to the Chief Science Officer Public Health Agency of Canada, Office of the Chief Science Officer	January 2009 to January 2010	Not a designated office
Director Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Portfolio Operations Centre, Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Respon	2008 to January 2009	Not a designated office
Director Health Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada, Office of Emergency Preparedness, CEPR	2002 to 2008	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) / Association canadienne de santé publique (ACSP) / Ian Culbert, Executive Director

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 21 of 23 (2014-06-11 to 2014-10-30)

Version 21 of 23 (2014-06-11 to 2014-10-30)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization