Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 0
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 1 of 30 (2008-04-14 to 2008-08-14) 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: |
Ontario Pharmacists' Association
375 University Avenue, Suite 800 Suite 800 Toronto, ON M5G 2J5 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-441-0788 Ext.: 4242 |
| Fax number: | 416-441-9566 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Dennis Darby, Chief Executive Officer |
| Description of the organization's activities: | The Ontario Pharmacists' Association (OPA) is a not-for-profit, member-driven, voluntary professional association for pharmacists and pharmacists-in-training in all sectors of medication management.OPA's business activities include provision of quality education programs for pharmacists, developing patient programs for safe medication use, effective stakeholder program for various health providers, lobbyig on behalf of pharmacists, stakeholders and other health providers, provision of drug information and research services for government agencies and pharmaceutical companies, developing strategic alliances with other health care providers. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | The Ontario Pharmacists' Association (OPA) is a not-for-profit, member-driven, voluntary professional association for pharmacists and pharmacists-in-training in all sectors of medication management. The OPA represents the professional views of 10,000 practicing pharmacists in Ontario and has been in existence for over 86 years. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Dennis Darby |
| Position title: | Chief Executive Officer |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Health Canada (HC), Members of the House of Commons, Patented Medications Price Review Board, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) | ||||||||||
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Meetings, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Health | ||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | OPA is involved in direct contact with Non-Insured-Health Benefits (NIHB), Health Canada and Treasury Board.The purpose of our discussions is on matters pertaining to NIHB audits, possible assistance from our pharmacists to NIHB, discussions with Health Canada on ADR and pricing of drugs and Treasury Board on cross-border drug reimportation. | ||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | We will continue our work with Health Canada, NIHB and Treasury Board. We will also be ramping up efforts with Minister of Health and other MPs on cross-border drug trade. | ||||||||||
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