Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 3 (2004-02-26 to 2005-02-28) 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.
| Corporation: |
MERCK FROSST CANADA LTD.
16711 TRANSCANADA HIGHWAY KIRKLAND, QC H9H 3L1 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 514-428-8571 |
| Fax number: | 514-428-4957 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | ALAIN BOISVERT, DIRECTOR, CORPORATE AFFAIRS (EASTERN REGION) |
| Description of activities: | MFCC IS ONE OF CANADA'S LARGEST RESEARCH-BASED PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES WITH ROOTS GOING BACK TO 1899. THE COMPANY IS BASED IN KIRKLAND, QUEBEC. OVER 1700 PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED IN THE DISCOVERY, MANUFACTURE, AND MARKETING OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES. OUR CENTRE FOR THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH ALONE EMPLOYS OVER 300 SCIENTISTS AND IS THE LARGEST BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE IN CANADA. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: | The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking. |
| Other direct interests | The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking. |
| Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Research Council (NRC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Solicitor General Canada (SGC) |
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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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Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Constitutional Issues, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Science and Technology |
| Subject Matter: Particulars: | CHANGES TO PATENT LEGISLATION; PMPRB PRICING GUIDELINES; PHARMACARE; HEALTH POLICIES |