Registration - In-house Organization

HealthCareCAN / SoinsSantéCAN / Catherine Barton, Acting President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: HealthCareCAN / SoinsSantéCAN
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Catherine Barton, Acting President & CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2008-02-14
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 959500-16722

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 697

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 12

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Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Budget
Climate
Constitutional Issues
Consumer Issues
Education
Elections
Employment and Training
Environment
Federal-Provincial Relations
Health
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Internal Trade
International Relations
International Trade
Labour
National Security/Security
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Federal role in the health system as it relates to the use of federal spending power and the achievement of national objectives.
Funding for cybersecurity resiliency and standards in the health sector.
Increase funding to modernize critical physical and digital health infrastructure to support the delivery of health services and health research and innovation.
Increase investment and access to funding for health research, innovation, knowledge translation and commercialization.
Strengthen the Canada Health Transfer and Canada Social Transfer including through increased transfers to provinces and territories.

Policies or Program

Allow direct access to federal funding for academic healthcare organizations (healthcare delivery organizations, research institutes and health authorities).
Create a more equitable, diverse, inclusive and representative health system that reflects the Canadian population and serves the needs of all Canadians.
Funding and programs to improve healthcare infrastructure energy efficiency and climate and pandemic resiliency.
Funding and programs to support virtual care, digital health, and cybersecurity in the health sector.
Funding, policies and programs related to clinical trials, medications/drugs and medical devices.
Health services to populations falling under federal jurisdiction, like veterans and certain Indigenous people.
Implement a national health human resources strategy to address staffing shortages and inadequate level of primary care providers and improve working conditions in the health system.
Implement a national pharmacare program as per recommendations made by the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare.
Implement measures and funding to prevent opioid addiction and overdoses, and to improve access to and implementation of appropriate harm reduction programs and treatments.
Implement national standards for long-term care.
Implement recommendations from the Industry Strategy Council's "Restart, recover, and reimagine prosperity for all Canadians" report, including policy and program changes and increasing investments in the health and biosciences sector.
Improve Indigenous health services and access to care for Indigenous people, and continue to act on Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations.
Improve access and quality of palliative care.
Improve the delivery of older adult care in Canada, including a shift to providing more home and community care and creating communities that allow for healthy aging.
Mental health and well-being support and services for the health workforce and Canadian public.
Secure an innovation supercluster in the health and life sciences so that this sector can be supported as one of Canada's world-leading innovation clusters.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Foundation for Innovation
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

HealthCareCAN is the national voice of Canada’s hospitals, healthcare organizations and health research institutes. As a pan-Canadian, non-partisan association representing organizations in the health sector, HealthCareCAN advocates for health research and innovation and for enhanced access to high-quality health services for Canadians.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Paul-Émile Cloutier, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Provincial and territorial healthcare delivery organizations; academic healthcare organizations, including health research institutes; provincial and territorial health authorities; and national, provincial and territorial health sector associations.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Public Safety Canada (PS)	$134,000.00	No

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
17 YORK STREET
Suite 100
OTTAWA, ON K1N 5S7
Canada

Telephone number: 613-241-8005 Ext. 202
Fax number: 613-241-5055

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Bianca Carlone, Government Relations and Policy Analyst | No public offices held
Paul-Émile Cloutier, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | Public offices held
Emily Follwell, Policy and Research Analyst | Public offices held
Jonathan Mitchell, Vice-President, Research and Policy | No public offices held
Dale Schierbeck, Vice-President, Learning and Development | No public offices held
Steve Wharry, Director of Communications and Member Services | No public offices held

HealthCareCAN/SoinsSantéCAN

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
HealthCareCAN/SoinsSantéCAN	2014-06-12	current
Canadian Healthcare Association/Association canadienne des soins de santé	2009-01-15	2014-06-12

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Healthcare Association/Association canadienne des soins de santé

HealthCareCAN / SoinsSantéCAN

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Catherine Barton	2024-11-06	Current
Paul-Émile Cloutier	2017-06-15	2024-11-06
WILLIAM THOLL	2014-03-17	2017-06-15
Phil Dresch	2013-01-07	2014-03-17
Pamela Fralick	2008-02-14	2013-01-07

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Policy Advisor Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Minister's Office	1992 to 1995	Not a designated office
Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor External Relations, Minister's Office	1986 to 1992	Not a designated office
Executive and Legislative Assistant Immigration, Minister's Office	1985 to 1986	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Project Officer Heath Canada, Specialized Health Services Directorate	August 2018 to October 2018	Not a designated office
Immunization Promotion Research Officer Public Health Agency of Canada, Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control Branch	December 2017 to May 2018	Not a designated office
Policy Analyst Veterans Affairs Canada, Strategic Policy and Commemoration	October 2016 to October 2017	Not a designated office
Junior Program Officer Veterans Affairs Canada, Strategic Policy and Commemoration	February 2016 to May 2016	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Organization

HealthCareCAN / SoinsSantéCAN / Catherine Barton, Acting President & CEO

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Associated Communications

Version 44 of 51 (2024-01-01 to 2024-04-01)

Version 44 of 51 (2024-01-01 to 2024-04-01)

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Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Policies or Program

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