Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne / ALEX MUNTER, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne
Responsible Officer Name: ALEX MUNTER, Chief Executive Officer
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2008-10-07
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 775701-227341

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 1029

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 44

Version 1 of 178 (2008-10-07 to 2008-12-15)

Registration versions:

Version 1 of 178 (2008-10-07 to 2008-12-15)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

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

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

CANADIAN HEALTH LEADERSHIP NETWORK: Funding for the Canadian Health Leadership network
CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION/CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEDIA AWARDS: Funding for the Canadian Nurses Association/Canadian Medical Association Media Awards
CANADIAN PHYSICIAN HEALTH STUDY: Funding for the Canadian Physician health study
CHILD HEALTH ROUNDTABLE: funding for the child health roundatable
CMA'S LEADERS FORUM: Funding for the CMA's Leaders Forum
NATIONAL ILLNESS COSTS OF AIR POLUTION (ICAP) PROJECT FROM ENVIRONMENT CANADA: Funding for the study
PROPOSAL TO FUND DEVELOPMENT OF A PHYSICIAN MANAGER INSTITUTE (PMI) MODULE ON WAIT TIME MANAGEMENT
PROPOSAL TO FUND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES (IMG) MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
PUBLICATIONS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PAP): Ensuring the government continue to fund the PAP program

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
HUMAN RIGHTS FOREIGN CARE WORKERS: Canada to speak out internationally on the right of physicians to provide medical care for their populations
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
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

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)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (CMA) IS THE NATIONAL VOICE OF CANADIAN PHYSICIANS. FOUNDED IN 1867, CMA'S MISSION IS TO SERVE AND UNITE THE PHYSICIANS OF CANADA AND BE THE NATIONAL ADVOCATE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PEOPLE OF CANADA FOR THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE. ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE CANADIAN PUBLIC, CMA PERFORMS A WIDE VARIETY OF FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS ADVOCATING HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE/INJURY PREVENTION POLICIES AND STRATEGIES, ADVOCATING FOR ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE, FACILITATING CHANGE WITHIN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE TO PHYSICIANS TO HELP THEM INFLUENCE, MANAGE AND ADAPT TO CHANGES IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Barbara Drew, Acting Secretary General and CEO

Organization's membership or classes of membership

THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION IS A VOLUNTARY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE MAJORITY OF CANADA'S PHYSICIANS AND COMPRISING 12 PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL DIVISIONS AND 49 NATIONAL MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2007-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$150,894.00	Yes
Environment Canada	$85,510.00	Yes
Health Canada (HC)	$148,142.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

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

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

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Owen Adams, Assistant Secretary General, Research, Policy | Public offices held
Terry Albert, Executive Director, Strategic & Corporate Affairs | Public offices held
Jim Armour, Director, Communications | Public offices held
Jeff Blackmer, Executive Director, Office of Ethics | Public offices held
Jacqueline Burke, Acting Manager, Centre physician health & wellness | No public offices held
Lynda Buske, Director, Workforce Research | Public offices held
Paul-Émile Cloutier, Assistant Secretary General | Public offices held
Chantal Courchesne, Manager, Parliamentary Affairs and Special Project | Public offices held
Glen Doucet, Associate Director, Government Relations | Public offices held
Barbara Drew, Acting Secretary General and CEO | Public offices held
Eve Elman, Director, Government Relations | Public offices held
Mamta Gautam, Expert Advisor, CMA Ctre physician health wellness | No public offices held
Emily Gruenwoldt, Associate Director, Strategic Issues Management | No public offices held
Melody Isinger, Ethicist, Office of Ethics | No public offices held
Maryan McCarrey, Project Manager, Research Policy & Planning | Public offices held
Seema Nagpal, Associate Director, Epidemiology, OPH | Public offices held
Jean Nelson, Associate Director, Legal Services | Public offices held
Nick Neuheimer, Senior Economist | Public offices held
Tony Panetta, Chief Financial Officer & Director of Operations | No public offices held
William Pascal, Chief Technology Officer | Public offices held
Dr. Briane Scharfstein, Associate Secretary General, Professional Affairs | No public offices held
Dr. Sam Shortt, Director, Office for Public Health | No public offices held
Jill Skinner, Senior Project Manager, Office for Public Health | Public offices held
Millicent Toombs, Senior Project Manager, Office for Public Health | No public offices held
Stephen Vail, Associate Director, Research, Policy & Planning | No public offices held
Dr. Todd Watkins, Director, Office of Professional Services | Public offices held
Graeme Wilkes, Manager, Government Relations and Advocacy | Public offices held
Susan Yungblut, Manager, CMA Ctr for Physician Health & Well-Being | No public offices held

Canadian Medical Association/Association médicale canadienne

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

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Canadian Medical Association/Association médicale canadienne	2008-10-07	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Medical Association/Association médicale canadienne

Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
ALEX MUNTER	2024-12-09	Current
Timothy Smith	2013-12-08	2024-12-09
Paul-Émile Cloutier	2009-07-20	2013-12-08
Barbara Drew	2008-10-07	2009-07-20

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Communications Industry Canada, Office of the Minister of State (Fed Economic Initiative for Northern Ontario)	December 2004 to February 2006	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Canalman Parks Canada, Rideau Canal	1986 to 1990	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Program Officer Health Canada, Division of Aging and Senior	October 1996 to May 1998	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Manager, Medical Care Information Database Health Canada, Policy, Communication & Information Branch	January 1985 to December 1992	Not a designated office
Research Officer Health Canada, Health System Branch	November 1977 to December 1984	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Consultant, Medical Ethics Canadian Armed Forces, Not applicable	July 2003 to August 2003	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Public Affairs Office of the Leader of the Opposition, Communications	August 2004 to June 2005	Not a designated office
Director of Communications Office of the Leader of the Opposition, Communications	July 2002 to July 2004	Not a designated office
Director of Communications Office of the Leader of the Opposition, Communications	July 1997 to September 2000	Not a designated office
Assistant Director of Media Relations Office of the Leader of the Reform Party, Media Relations	April 1995 to July 1997	Not a designated office
Communication Officer Office of the Leader of the Reform Party, Communications	April 1994 to April 1995	Not a designated office
Communications Consultant Department of Foreign Affairs, Communications	September 1992 to March 1994	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Acting Chief, National Hospital Productivity & Promotion Branch Health & Welfare Canada, Health Services & Promotion Branch	December 1983 to March 1990	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Research Analyst, Senior Research Analyst Statistics Canada, Health Division	September 1978 to October 1990	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
House Leader's Assistant House of Commons, Federal NDP Caucus	1993 to 1993	Not a designated office
Senior Research Officer (Social Policy) House of Commons, Federal NDP Caucus Research Office	1991 to 1993	Not a designated office
Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Office of Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadow MP	1988 to 1991	Not a designated office
Legislative Assistant (Fisheries Policy) House of Commons, Office of Cowichan-Malahat MP	1986 to 1988	Not a designated office
Legislative Assistant (Fisheries Policy) House of Commons, Office of Comox-Powell River MP	1984 to 1986	Not a designated office
Assistant House of Commons, Windsor Essex MP	1984 to 1984	Not a designated office
Research Assistant (CPP/OAS and Veterans Affairs Policy) House of Commons, Office of Winnipeg North Centre MP	1983 to 1984	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Assistant to the Senator Senate of Canada, Senator Gerry St-Germain	August 1995 to December 1998	Not a designated office
Summer Student Department of Defence, Data Training Estimates	June 1986 to September 1986	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director National Research Council of Canada, Administrative Services and Publications	1987 to 1988	Not a designated office
Manager National Research Council of Canada, Research Journals	1981 to 1986	Not a designated office
Publishing Supervisor National Research Council of Canada, Biology Journals	1979 to 1981	Not a designated office
Senior Publication Officer National Research Council of Canada, Biology Journals	1977 to 1979	Not a designated office
Publication Officer National Research Council of Canada, Canadian Journal of Zoology	1975 to 1976	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Chief of Staff Office of the Deputy Minister, Canada Information Office	July 1999 to February 2000	Not a designated office
Departmental Advisor to the Secretary of State (Children and Youth) Human Resources Development Canada, Briefing Cabinet, and Parliamentary Affairs	November 1998 to July 1999	Not a designated office
Policy Assistant Human Resources Development Canada, Minister's Office	November 1997 to November 1998	Not a designated office
Summer Student Department of National Defence, Official Languages	June 1989 to September 1989	Not a designated office
Summer Student Department of National Defence, Communications	June 1988 to September 1988	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Policy Advisor International Affairs, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development	1992 to 1995	Not a designated office
Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor Minister's Office, External Relations and International Development	1986 to 1992	Not a designated office
Executive and Legislation Assistant to the Minister of Immigration, Walter Maclean and Flora MacDonald Minister's Office, Department of Immigration	1985 to 1986	Not a designated office
Senior Advisor, Industrial Relations Canada Ports Corporation, Industrial Relations	1980 to 1985	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director General Health Canada, Office of Health and the Information Highway	2000 to 2002	Not a designated office
Regional Director General Health Canada, Central Region	1993 to 2000	Not a designated office
Director General Health and Welfare Canada, Communications	1991 to 1993	Not a designated office
Director of Operations and Communications Privy Council Office, Communications Secretariat	1988 to 1991	Not a designated office
Executive Director Health and Welfare Canada, Celebration 88	1987 to 1988	Not a designated office
Director of Evaluation Transport Canada, Evaluation	1986 to 1987	Not a designated office
Executive Director Transport Canada, Federal Coordination Secretariat - Expo 86	1985 to 1986	Not a designated office
Director Policy, Planning and Finance Transport Canada, Water Transportation Assistance Directorate, Surface Administration	1981 to 1983	Not a designated office
Regional Director Air Planning and Programming Transport Canada, Air Administration	1974 to 1980	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Economist Parks Canada, Policy and analysis branch	September 2003 to 2003	Not a designated office
Senior Economist Transport Canada, Policy and analysis branch	May 2002 to June 2002	Not a designated office
Senior Economist Department of Finance, Forecasting Branch, Consulting work	September 2001 to October 2001	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legal Counsel Department of Justice, Indian Affairs and Northern Development	January 1999 to February 2000	Not a designated office
Law Clerk to Federal Court Trial Division Judge, Hon. Max M. Teitelbaum Federal Court of Canada, Federal Court Trial Division Judge, Hon. Max M. Teitelbaum	September 1996 to August 1997	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
A/Chief, Cardiovascular Disease Section Bureau of Cardio Respiratory Diseases and Diabetes, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (LCDC), Health Protection Branch	May 2000 to April 2002	Not a designated office
Epidemiologist Bureau of Cardio Respiratory Diseases and Diabetes, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (LCDC), Health Protection Branch	November 1999 to May 2000	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Administrative Assistant Department of Foreign Affairs, Not applicable	May 1996 to June 1996	Not a designated office
Administrative Assistant Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Office of Protocol	February 1995 to May 1995	Not a designated office
Administrative Assistant Department of Human Resources Development Canada, Taskforce on Social Security Reform	September 1994 to January 1995	Not a designated office
Senior Administrative Assistant Department of Foreign Affairs, Cultural Affairs and Higher Education Bureau	April 1993 to April 1994	Not a designated office
Administrative Assistant Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division	November 1992 to December 1992	Not a designated office
Secretary to director general External Affairs Canada, International Migration	July 1992 to September 1992	Not a designated office
Assistant project coordinator Forestry Canada, National Advisory Committee on Model Forests, Science & Sustainable Development	February 1992 to April 1992	Not a designated office
Secretary to the director Forestry Canada, Forest Health Research	July 1991 to February 1992	Not a designated office
Consultant (Synergem management consultants) Supply and Services Canada, Public Service Compensation System Project	March 1990 to April 1991	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-12-05

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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne / ALEX MUNTER, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 1 of 178 (2008-10-07 to 2008-12-15)

Version 1 of 178 (2008-10-07 to 2008-12-15)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization