Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Pharmacists Association / Association des Pharmaciens du Canada / Glen Doucet, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Pharmacists Association / Association des Pharmaciens du Canada
Responsible Officer Name: Glen Doucet, Chief Executive Officer 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1999-06-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 935843-2

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 279

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 6

Version 4 of 66 (2001-02-06 to 2001-08-30)

Version 4 of 66 (2001-02-06 to 2001-08-30) 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.

A. Organization Information

Organization: Canadian Pharmacists Association / Association des Pharmaciens du Canada
1785 ALTA VISTA DRIVE
OTTAWA, ON  K1G 3Y6
Canada
Telephone number: 613-523-7877
Fax number: 613-523-0445  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: JEFF POSTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  
 
Description of the organization's activities: THE ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES ON ISSUES OF CONCERN TO PHARMACISTS IN ALL AREAS OF PRACTICE. IT IS A NOT FOR PROFIT, VOLUNTARY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION. THE ASSOCIATION FULFILLS ITS MANDATE THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY
Organization's membership or classes of membership: IT IS THE NATIONAL VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATON REPRESENTING OVER 10, 000 PHARMACISTS, WORKING IN ALL FIELDS OF PHARMACY IN ALL PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES. OUR MEMBERS INCLUDE COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS, HOSPITAL PHARMACISTS, ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH PHARMACISTS, STUDENTS, INTERNS AND ADMINISTRATORS.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: JEFF POSTON
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: NOELLE-DOMINIQU WILLEMS
Position title: DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, National Defence (DND), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Health, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: MET WITH DANN MICHOLS, HEALTH CANADA, AND OTHER HEALTH CANADA OFFICIALS AT 2 DIFFERENT TIMES. CONTACTED PAUL MARTIN'S OFFICE RE PHARMACARE. MET PAUL MARTIN AS PART OF HEAL COALITION. MET INDUSTRY CANADA OFFICIALS REGARDING C-6 (PIPEDA). MET C. DAPRAT AT HRDC RE A LABOUR MARKET STUDY ON THE SHORTAGE OF PHARMACISTS. FOLLOWED UP WITH OTHER HRDC OFFICIALS. MET OFFICIAL OF ANNE MCLELLAN'S OFFICE RE C-6. MET OFFICIAL OF ALLAN ROCK'S OFFICE. PRESENTED BRIEF ON EUTHANASIA TO THE SENATE SUB-COMMITTEE REVIEWING THE ISSUE. MET WITH CANADA CUSTOMS & REVENUE OFFICIALS RE GST. PARTICIPATED ON A PRIVACY WORKING GROUP WITH 5 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITH A CONTRACT FROM HEALTH CANADA TO PRODUCE A DOCUMENT ON THE PRINCIPLES OF PRIVACY PROTECTION OF PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION IN CANADA. PARTICIPATED WITH SOGC TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION TO PARLIAMENTARIANS. INVITED PARLIAMENTARIANS TO PHARMACY AWARENESS WEEK EVENT. ATTENDED RECEPTION AT 24 SUSSEX DRIVE. ATTENDED MAPLE LEAF DINNER NOVEMBER 2000.
Subject Matter: Prospective: ONGOING WORK ON ISSUES SUCH AS: PHARMACY HUMAN RESOURCES (HRDC), PRIVACY OF HEALTH INFORMATION (INDUSTRY), PHARMACARE, HOME CARE. WILL BE CONTACTING MINISTER OF INDUSTRY RE C-6 (PIPEDA) AND PATENT ISSUES. CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO REGULATORY AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FROM HEALTH CANADA.




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