Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY / Société canadienne du cancer / Andrea Seale, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY / Société canadienne du cancer
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Andrea Seale, Chief Executive Officer 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2003-11-17
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 932742-243

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 975

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 77

Version 4 of 90 (2004-04-28 to 2004-11-10)

Version 4 of 90 (2004-04-28 to 2004-11-10) 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.

A. Organization Information

Organization: CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY
200 - 10 ALCORN AVENUE
TORONTO, ON  M4V 3B1
Canada
Telephone number: 416-934-5630
Fax number: 416-961-4189  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: BARBARA WHYLIE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  
 
Description of the organization's activities: CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY IS A REGISTERED CHARITY INCORPORATED UNDER THE CANADA CORPORATIONS ACT AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITHOUT SHARE CAPITAL. THE SOCIETY IS A NATIONAL, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION OF VOLUNTEERS, WHOSE MISSION IS THE ERADICATION OF CANCER AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH CANCER. THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE OF CANADA, ACHIEVES ITS MISSION THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, PATIENT SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR HEALTHY PUBLIC POLICY. THESE EFFORTS ARE SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF, AND FUNDS RAISED IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS CANADA.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: 220,000 VOLUNTEERS WHO COVER 3,000 URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES CANADA-WIDE
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? Yes
End date of the organization's last completed financial year: 2004-01-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
HEALTH CANADA $482,468.00
HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CANADA $0.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: LEE ANGUS
Position title: MANAGER, RELAY FOR LIFE
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: CAROLYN BODNAR-EVANS
Position title: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: RACHEL BROWN
Position title: BILINGUAL COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: ROBERT CUNNINGHAM
Position title: SENIOR POLICY ANALYST
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JULIE DAGENAIS BLACKBURN
Position title: MANAGER, PUBLIC ISSUES
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: ALISON DAVIS
Position title: MANAGER, CANCER INFORMATION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JULIE DENOVAN
Position title: PROJECT MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: REBECCA FINLAY
Position title: GROUP DIRECTOR, PUBLIC ISSUES
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: VALERIE HEPBURN
Position title: DIRECTOR, PLANNING
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: KENNETH KYLE
Position title: DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC ISSUES
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: HEATHER LOGAN
Position title: DIRECTOR, CANCER CONTROL POLICY
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JENNIFER MOORCROFT
Position title: SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR, INFORMATION SERVICES
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: CATHY MOORE
Position title: NATIONAL WEBSITE MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: CHERYL MOYER
Position title: NATIONAL DIRECTOR, CANCER CONTROL PROGRAMS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JUDY NOORDERMEER
Position title: DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: NATALIE PARRY
Position title: MANAGER, CANCER CONTROL PROGRAMS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: KERSTIN RING
Position title: SENIOR MANAGER, COMMUNICATIONS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: CATHERINE SHERRARD
Position title: NATIONAL DIRECTOR REVENUE DEVELOPMENT
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: CATHERINE SHERRARD
Position title: NATIONAL DIRECTOR, REVENUE DEVELOPMENT
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: ANNE VEZINA
Position title: NATIONAL DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SERVICES
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: SOPHIE WELTER
Position title: BILINGUAL COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: BARBARA WHYLIE
Position title: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), ANY AGENCY THAT DEALS WITH TOBACCO ISSUES, Canadian Heritage (PCH), CANADIAN INSTITUTION OF HEALTH RESEARCH, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), HOUSE OF COMMONS; SENATE, Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), PRIME MINISTER OFFICE, Privy Council Office (PCO), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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: Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Science and Technology, Sports, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: FOOD AND DRUG REGULATORY REVIEW; BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING; OUTCOME MEASURES FOR PALLIATIVE CARE; MEDICAL EXPENSE CREDIT UNDER THE INCOME TAX ACT; OUT OF POCKET COST OF CANCER CARE; NUTRITION LABELLING; BILL S-15; BILL S-8; CANADIAN BREAST CANCER INITIATIVE; PROSTATE CANCER FUNDING AND RESEARCH; REGULATORY EFFICIENCY; ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES ESP. MARKETING OF HERBS AND BOTANICAL PREPARATIONS AND EMERGENCY DRUG RELEASE PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND FINANCING; CRTC REGULATIONS RELATED TO NOT FOR PROFIT SECTOR; HOME CARE ISSUES, CANCER CONTROL STRATEGY; NATIONAL PHARMACARE PROGRAM; NATIONAL HOME-CARE PROGRAM; PRIMARY CARE REFORM; HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE PLANING; PUBLIC/PRIVATE BALANCE IN FINDING HEALTH SERVICES, NATIONAL CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM; STEM CELLS; GENE PATENTING; PREVENTING RISK FACTORS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; REVIEW OF CANADIAN HEALTH ACT PRINCIPLES.
Subject Matter: Prospective: FOOD & DRUG REVIEW; PALLIATIVE CARE; INCOME TAX REGULATIONS; BREAST CANCER RESEARCH; PROSTATE CANCER FUNDING & RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FINANCING; INVESTIGATIONAL TESTING REGARDING BREAST CANCER GENE TESTING; POLICIES, FUNDING & PROGRAMS REGARDING HEALTH RESEARCH; NUTRITION LABELLING; ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES, SALE OF DEVICES FOR INVESTIGATIONAL GENETIC TESTING;ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; PHARMACARE; PATENT ACT; FEDERAL BUDGET; CHARITIES ISSUES; DRUG APPROVAL PROCESS, ADVERTISING FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, CDN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH, NATIONAL HOME CARE PROGRAMS; PERSONAL INFORMATION & PROTECTION OF PRIVACY; INCENTIVE FOR CHARITABLE GIVING, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, HEALTH PROMOTIONS, STEM CELL RESEARCH, HEALTH CARE REFORM, GENE PATENTING, ENVIRONMENTAL CARCINOGENS, CANCER & DRUG, EUTHANASIA, RESEARCH USING ANIMALS, MARIJUANA AND DRUG POLICY, HEALTH RESEARCH FUNDING, CANADIAN STRATEGY FOR CANCER CONTROL; PRIMARY CARE REFORM; HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING; DISEASE PREVENTION; DRUG COVERAGE; CANCER STATISTICS, DRUG COVERAGE; HEALTH PROTECTION RENEWAL LEGISLATION; TOBACCO POLICIES AND PROGRMS INCLUDING TOBACCO ACT AND REGULATIONS, TOBACCO TAXES AND SMUGGLING; TOBACCO CONTROL INITIATIVES; FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL, NON-SMOKER'S HEALTH ACT, TOBACCO GROWING




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