Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 24 (2004-06-03 to 2005-02-10) 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.
| Organization: |
Research Canada: An Alliance for Health Discovery / Recherche Canada : Une alliance pour les découvertes en santé
1010 - 116 ALBERT STREET OTTAWA, ON K1P 5G3 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-234-5129 |
| Fax number: | 613-565-2278 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | DEBORAH GORDON-EL-BIHBETY, PRESIDENT AND CEO |
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE COUNCIL FOR HEALTH RESEARCH IN CANADA IS COMPRISED OF VOLUNTARY HEALTH AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS/INSTITUTES WITH A VISION OF BUILDING WORLD-CLASS HEALTH RESEARCH IN CANADA. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE COUNCIL IS THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH RESEARCH. ITS GOALS ARE: 1) TO ENHANCE THE FUNDING FOR HEALTH RESEARCH IN CANADA FROM ALL SOURCES; 2) TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO CANADA'S DECISION MAKERS THAT HEALTH RESEARCH REPRESENTS AN INVESTMENT IN CANADA'S FUTURE NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF THE HEALTH OF CANADIANS AND THE NATION'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF JOB CREATION IN A NUMBER OF HEALTH CARE INDUSTRIES INCLUDING PHARMACEUTICAL, MEDICAL DEVICE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY; 3) TO WORK WITH GOVERNMENT TO ARTICULATE A VISION FOR HEALTH RESEARCH IN CANADA; 4) TO CHAMPION THE CAUSE OF HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES RESEARCH AND THE NEED FOR MORE EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE AND TO ENSURE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING THAT HEALTH RESEARCH RATHER THAN BEING A "COST" TO SOCIETY, REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF COST-SAVING WITHIN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | MEMBERSHIP IN THE COUNCIL IS OPEN TO VOLUNTARY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES/ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN HEALTH RESEARCH AND IN RAISING FUNDS FOR HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH. THE COUNCIL'S ACTIVITIES ARE SUPPORTED BY MODEST CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE MEMBERS WHO ARE ALSO SHARING THEIR KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE AND COMMUNITY CONTACTS. PRESENTLY WE HAVE 48 MEMBER-ORGANIZATIONS AS OF MAY 2004 |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | PATRICIA COGHLIN |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | LYNNE CORMACK |
| Position title: | ADMIN ASSISTANT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DEBORAH GORDON-EL-BIHBETY |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT & CEO |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JOHN HYLTON |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT & CEO |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | CANADIAN INSTITUTIONS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH, Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, MINISTER'S OFFICE, National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), SENATE, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Standards Council of Canada (SCC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) |
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Health, HEALTH RESEARCH, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | 1.FEDERAL BUDGET AND PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATION2.POLICIES AND PROGRAMS REGARDING HEALTH RESEARCH INCLUDING FUNDING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH3.ISSUES RELATED TO HEALTH CARE4.SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICIES AND PROGRAMS5.HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FINANCING6.POLICIES AND PROGRAMS REGARDING HEALTH RESEARCH7.GOVERNMENT FUNDING |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | 1.HEALTH RESEARCH DAY ON THE HILL2.PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATION3.POLICIES AND PROGRAMS REGARDING HEALTH RESEARCH INCLUDING FUNDING, INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH AND CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH4.SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICIES AND PROGRAMS5.ISSUES RELATED TO HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FINANCING6.ISSUES RELATED TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH7.POLICIES AND PROGRAMS REGARDING HEALTH RESEARCH8.GOVERNMENT FUNDING |
This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Research Canada: An Alliance for Health Discovery / Recherche Canada : Une alliance pour les découvertes en santé | 2024-04-01 | current |
| Research Canada: An Alliance for Health Discovery / Recherche Canada : Une alliance pour les découvertes en santé | 2008-08-13 | 2024-04-01 |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|---|---|---|
| Alison Evans | 2023-10-16 | Current |
| DEBORAH GORDON-EL-BIHBETY | 2004-06-03 | 2023-10-16 |
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.