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Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne / Gail Beck, Member of the board of directors and Member of the organization

Registration Information

Client name: Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne
Lobbyist name: Gail Beck, Member of the board of directors and Member of the organization
Initial registration start date: 2008-08-20
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 714555-226301

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 10

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 7 of 14 (2010-01-14 to 2010-05-20)

Registration versions:

Version 7 of 14 (2010-01-14 to 2010-05-20)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Broadcasting
Consumer Issues
Education
Employment and Training
Environment
Financial Institutions
Health
Health Human Resources
Industry
Justice and Law Enforcement
Science and Technology
Sports
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

EXCISE TAX ACT: GST AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES: Changes to the application of the GST (zero-rate) on Physician practices
INCOME TAX ACT: REGISTERED RETIREMENT SAVING PLAN (RRSP) LIMITS: Increasing the contributions limits to RRSPs
PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS: Federal investments or taxation changes to improve the health care system and the health of Canadians

Policies or Program

ABORIGINAL HEALTH ISSUES: Improvement to the health and health care services provide to aboriginal people in Canada
CANADIAN PHARMACEUTICAL STRATEGY: A national strategy to ensure all Canadian have access to safe, effective and affordable prescription drugs regardless of employment status or geography
CHILD HEALTH : Increased investments and improved regulation to protect and enhance the health of children
CHRONIC DISEASES: Increased federal investments to protect and promote the health of Canadians
CROSS BORDER BULK PURCHASING OF DRUGS: Government prohibition against the bulk sale of prescription drugs from Canada to other countries
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: The adoption of a health emergencies Act to protect the health of Canadians in time of a national health emergency
ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ISSUES: Improvement in federal legislation to improve air, water and soil quality.
FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND FEDERAL FORMS: Improved compensation for the completion of federal health forms by physicians
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (ELECTRONIC MEDICAL AND HEALTH RECORDS: Investment and needed regulations to facilitate the development of EHRs and EMRs in Canada
HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION: Increased investment and improved regulations to protect and enhance the health of Canadians
HEALTHY LIVING INITIATIVES: Encouraging governments to fund programs to promote healthy living
IMPAIRED DRIVING: Increased measure to both mitigate impaired driving in Canada
INTERNET PRESCRIBING: Prohibitions against the prescribing of pharmaceuticals over the internet
LONG-TERM CARE: Increase investments and changes to the Tax Act to enhance long-term care
MANDATORY REPORTING OF ADVERSE DRUG EFFECTS: Ensuring that changes to report of adverse drug reaction is in the interest of patients and providers
MEDICAL EDUCATION: Increase funding for medical education
MEDICAL ISOTOPES SUPPLY: The self-sufficiency of supply of Medical Isotopes in Canada
MENTAL HEALTH AND NATIONAL STRATEGY: Increased investment by the federal government to improve programs and services for the mentally ill
NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL PERSONNEL: Increasing funding to ensure an adequate supply of national defence medical personnel
NATIONAL HEALTH GOALS : The establishment of national health goals for the Canadian population
NATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS: Increased restriction on the sale and advertising of tobacco products in Canada
ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION: Improvements to existing legislation that governs organ and tissue donation in Canada
PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE: Improved national standards and investment in the area of palliative and end of life care
PAN-CANADIAN HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGY (INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES): Federal strategies and investments into addressing Canada’s health human resource shortages
PATIENT SAFETY : National Standards for patient care
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RENEWAL : Ensuring that reforms to primary care delivery reflect the interest of patients and providers
RETIREMENT INCOME ISSUES: Ensuring that Canadian physicians are able to save adequately for retirement
SUSTAINABILITY OF HEALTH CARE (FINANCING AND ACCESSIBILITY): Increases in health transfer funding and accountability by the federal government
TELEHEALTH: Increased investment in providing telehealth to rural and remote communities
TUITION LEVELS AND STUDENT DEBT LOADS (FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS): Increase federal aid for medical students and residents
WAIT TIMES AND BENCHMARKS: The establishment of medically based wait time benchmarks in areas of specialty and primary care

Regulation

CANADIAN PENSION PLAN : Improvements in both administration and compensation of the programs
DIRECT TO CONSUMER ADVERTISING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS REGULATIONS (DTCA): Ensuring existing legislation is not amended to weaken the ability of Canada to restrict DTCA
LOBBYING ACT REGULATIONS: Improvement to the existing legislation that addresses lobbying in Canada
MEDICINAL MARIJUANA REGULATIONS: Improving regulations as they relate to the prescribing of medical marijuana
PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT ACT (PIPEDA): PRIVACY PROTECTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION AND THE REGULATORY REVIEW: Improvement to privacy legislation to protect the privacy of health information

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

The lobbyist has arranged or expects to arrange one or more meetings on behalf of the client between a public office holder and any other person in the course of this undertaking.

Government Institutions

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Canada Health Infoway
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Health Council
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Institutes for Health Information
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Canadian Patient Safety Institute
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Environment Canada
Finance Canada (FIN)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
Industry Canada
Intergovernmental Affairs
Justice Canada (JC)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Senate of Canada
Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

Client Details

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2009-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$578,331.00	Yes
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	$17,897.00	No
Health Canada (HC)	$130,766.00	Yes
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	$23,774.00	No

Client Contact Information

Address:
1867 Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa, ON K1G 5W8
Canada

Telephone number: 613-731-9331 Ext. 2802
Fax number: 613-731-1755
Web address: www.cma.ca

Client representative

Paul-Émile Cloutier, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer

Parent Company Information

Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Coalition Members Information

Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne is not a coalition.

Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information

The activities of Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Lobbyist Details

Gail Beck | No public offices held

Business address:
1867 Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa, ON K1G 5W8
Canada

Telephone number: 613-731-9331 Ext. 2802
Fax number: 613-731-1755

Consultant relationship to the client

The registrant is a member of this organization.
The registrant is on the board of directors for this organization.

Canadian Medical Association/Association médicale canadienne

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
Canadian Medical Association/Association médicale canadienne	2008-08-20	2015-08-17

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Medical Association/Association médicale canadienne

Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne

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Registration - Consultant

Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne / Gail Beck, Member of the board of directors and Member of the organization

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 7 of 14 (2010-01-14 to 2010-05-20)

Version 7 of 14 (2010-01-14 to 2010-05-20)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government funding

Client Contact Information

Client representative

Parent Company Information

Coalition Members Information

Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Consultant relationship to the client