Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Broadcasting
- Budget
- Consumer Issues
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Health
- Immigration
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Pensions
- Science and Technology
- Sports
- Taxation and Finance
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION/CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEDIA AWARDS: Funding for the Canadian Nurses Association/Canadian Medical Association Media Awards
- Choosing Wisely Canada Initiative_Request for Funding
- E-LEARNING FOR HEALTH PROVIDERS: Sought Health Canada’s interest in a proposal for a project designed to enhance quality of care in Canada.
- JOINT PROPOSAL FROM THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF CANADA AND THE COLLEGE OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS OF CANADA TO REQUEST FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL PHYSICIAN SURVEY.
- PLANNING AND DISSEMINATION: DEVELOPING A NATIONAL INITIATIVE ON CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES
- PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING FOR THE TAMING OF THE QUEUE CONFERENCE
- PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING FOR THE TAMING OF THE QUEUE CONFERENCE 2014
- PROPOSAL TO HEALTH CANADA TO DEVELOP AN NATIONAL APPROACH TO SPECIALTY REFERRAL GUIDELINES
- PUBLICATIONS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PAP): Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) postal subsidy
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- EXCISE TAX ACT: GST AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES: Changes to the application of the GST (zero-rate) on Physician practices
- 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
- ASBESTOS: Elimination of the use and exportation of Asbestos.
- 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
- Canada's Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR): Improve access to life-saving medication in developing countries.
- Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) to raise awareness about the CMA policy on Emerging Therapies. The CMA believes that all medical decisions must be based upon scientific evidence.
- Disabilty Tax Credit Program. To review the 2002 CMA submission to the sub-committee on the status of persons with disabilities.
- 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, soil quality and climate change.
- FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND FEDERAL FORMS: Improved compensation for the completion of federal health forms by physicians
- HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES: Recruitment and retention of health care providers and federal investment in residency spots.
- 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
- Health Infrastructure: A targeted health infrastructure fund as part of the federal government’s long-term plan for public infrastructure
- 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
- MEDICAL EDUCATION: Increase funding for medical education
- MEDICAL ISOTOPES SUPPLY : The secure 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 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; long-term care savings plan.
- 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
- MEDICINAL MARIJUANA REGULATIONS: strengthening regulations related to the prescribing of medical marijuana
- NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS: Strengthen regulatory regime of natural health products.
- 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
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment Canada
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Industry Canada
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
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Senate of Canada
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Service Canada (ServCan)
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Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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
Timothy Smith,
Interim Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer
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 51 NATIONAL MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2013-12-31
List of Government Funding
Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Health Canada (HC)
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$73,512.61
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
1867 Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa, ON K1G 5W8
Canada
Telephone number:
613-731-8610
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Owen Adams,
Vice President, Health Policy and Research |
Public offices held
- Terry Albert,
Director, Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation |
Public offices held
- Jennifer Arnold,
Senior Project Manager, Strategic Affairs |
No public offices held
- Renée Belanger,
Manager, Parliamentary Affairs |
No public offices held
- Charles Bergeron,
Manager, PEAD |
No public offices held
- Jeff Blackmer,
Executive Director, Office of Ethics |
Public offices held
- Lucie Boileau,
Senior Advisor - Communications and Public Outreach, CMA Communications |
No public offices held
- Jenny Buckley,
Research Associate |
No public offices held
- Lynda Buske,
Director, Workforce Research |
Public offices held
- Pascal Charron,
Manager, Government Relations and Policy |
Public offices held
- Tara Chauhan,
Project Manager, CMA Canadian Collaborative Centre for Physician Resources |
No public offices held
- Nancy Crain,
Director, Human Resources and Organizational Development, CMA HR and Organizational Development |
No public offices held
- Nick Farinaccio,
Senior Advisor - Strategic Alliances |
No public offices held
- John Feeley,
Director, Members & Provincial and Territorial Medical Associations |
No public offices held
- McIntosh Gord,
Senior Communications Advisor, Editor and Speechwriter |
No public offices held
- Kelly Higdon,
Senior Health Economist |
No public offices held
- Dominique Jolicoeur,
Communication Officer |
No public offices held
- Jacques Lefebvre,
Vice President, Advocacy and Public Affairs |
Public offices held
- François Lessard,
Senior Strategic Advisor |
No public offices held
- Monika MacLaren,
Associate Director - Healthcare Partnerships, CMA Professional Affairs and Strategic Health Alliance |
No public offices held
- Joseph K. Mayer,
Chief of Staff and Senior Advisior to the CEO |
Public offices held
- Azin Moradhassel,
Senior Advisor, Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Steven Mortimer,
VP - Strategy and Organization Effectiveness, CMA Strategy and Organization Effectiveness |
No public offices held
- Jasmine Neeson,
Project Manager, Strategic Affairs |
No public offices held
- Aly Pira,
Health Economist |
Public offices held
- Deborah Scott-Douglas,
Vice-President - PSL, CMA Professional Services and Leadership |
No public offices held
- Dr. Sam Shortt,
Director, Knowledge Transfer & Practice Policy |
No public offices held
- Jill Skinner,
Senior Project Manager, Office for Public Health |
Public offices held
- Kristin Smith,
Senior Advisor, Special Projects |
No public offices held
- Timothy Smith,
Interim Secretary General and CEO |
No public offices held
- Stephen Vail,
Director, Research and Policy Development |
No public offices held
- Martin Vogel,
Vice-President, Community Building |
No public offices held
- Steve Wharry,
Director, Communications and Marketing |
No public offices held