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 16 of 66 (2007-02-26 to 2007-08-23)

Version 16 of 66 (2007-02-26 to 2007-08-23) 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 association 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: LEESA BRUCE
Position title: SR DIR PUBLICATIONS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Dyan Conrad
Position title: Director, Product Management
Public offices held: No
 
Name: JANET COOPER
Position title: SR DIRECTOR PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: LOUISE CRANDALL
Position title: MANAGER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: MARIE-ANIK GAGNE
Position title: DIRECTOR POLICY AND RESEARCH
Public offices held: No
 
Name: ROSEMARY KILLEEN
Position title: ACTING CPJ EDITOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Marilyn Maynard
Position title: Product Manage
Public offices held: No
 
Name: HEATHER MOHR
Position title: Project Manager, Pharmacy Human Resources Study
Public offices held: No
 
Name: JEFF POSTON
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: BARRY POWER
Position title: DIR PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Dan Reid
Position title: Director, Sales and Services
Public offices held: No
 
Name: CAROL REPCHINSKY
Position title: EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, PUBLICATIONS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: SUSAN THERIEN
Position title: EXTERNAL RELATIONS CO-ORDINATOR
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: KAREN WEIR
Position title: PROJECT COORDINATOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DEBRA YEARWOOD
Position title: SR DIRECTOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, 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, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Aboriginal Affairs, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, International Trade, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Continued to respond to regulatory affairs questions from Health Canada. Meetings/discussions were held with, Assistant Deputy Ministers and officials of, Health Canada: various branches including the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch(FNIHB) /Non Insured Health Benefits (NIHB), Health Policy Branch/ Quality Care - Technology and Pharmaceuticals Division and Health Human Resources Strategies Divisions, Health Products and Food Branch / Therapeutic Products Directorate /Policy Science and International programs, Healthy Environments And Consumer Safety Branch /Tobacco Control Programs and Mass Media Also met/communicated with officials at the Public Health Agency of Canada, Human Resources Skills Development (HRSDC) and MPs. The topics of discussion were: Chronic Disease, Cross border prescription drug trade, Disease management, Emergency Preparedness/Pandemic Planning, Employability in Canada, Health informatics, e-Therapeutics, International/Foreign trained health professionals, Medical expenses tax credit & gst, National Medication Management Centre, National Pharmaceutical Strategy, Patient safety, Pharmacare, Pharmaceutical policy ie Consumer Drug Information and Accessibility, Pharmacy Human Resources Sector Study, Pharmacy Blueprint, Prescription drug cost containment strategies, Primary Health Care, Privacy, Safety and effectiveness pharmaceutical indicators Seamless care, Smoking cessation.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Will meet/communicate with: Members of Parliament, Assistant Deputy Miniters at Health Canada, the Deputy Minister of Health, Health Minister's office, officials in the Non Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Directorate under the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB), Therapeutics Products Directorate (TPD), Health Policy Branch, members of the Health Committee, officials from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) in the foreign trained workers branch, Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) Minister's office, on issues such as: Chronic diseases, Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) Practice Resources, Cross border prescription drug trade, Disease Management, Emergency Preparedness/Pandemic Planning, Health Informatics, e-Therapeutics, International/Foreign trained pharmacists, Medical expenses tax credit & gst, National Medication Management Centre, National Pharmaceutical Strategy, Non Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program and audit procedures, Patient Safety, Pharmacare, Pharmacy Blueprint Pharmacy Human Resources Sector Study Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), Pharmacy Practice Research, Prescription drug cost containment strategies, Primary Health Care, Seamless Care, Smoking Cessation. Continue to respond to regulatory affairs questions from Health Canada.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Legislative Proposal Cross Border Prescription Drug Trade
Policy or Program Foreign Credential recognition Program Health Canada Health Human Resources (HHR) Strategy Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHP) Initiative.
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit - Human Resources and Social Development - contribution agreement - Program Name: Foreign Credential Recognition Program - $512,000 (to March 2008).- Primary Health Care Transition Fund (PHCTF) - $551,965 e-Therapeutics- Health Canada - $96,860 - Smoking Cessation




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