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: 92

Version 9 of 90 (2006-08-24 to 2007-02-28)

Version 9 of 90 (2006-08-24 to 2007-02-28) 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 THREE THOUSAND 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: 2006-05-01
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Public Health Agency of Canada $857,630.00
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency $139,354.00
Health Canada $1,349,450.00
Human Resource Development $12,369.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: SCOTT ANTLE
Position title: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Public offices held: No
 
Name: LYNNE BILLINGS
Position title: ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DAWN BINNS
Position title: PRIMARY PREVENTION COORDINATOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: ANDREA CAVEN
Position title: Cancer Control Advocacy Coordinator
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Heather Chappell
Position title: Senior Health Policy Analyst
Public offices held: No
 
Name: ROB CUNNINGHAM
Position title: SENIOR POLICY ANALYST
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: PETER DAWE
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NFLD AND LABRADOR DIVISION
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Michael DeRosenroll
Position title: Law Student
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Suzanne Dubois
Position title: Executive Director, Quebec Division
Public offices held: No
 
Name: LYNNANN DUFFLEY
Position title: DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC ISSUES AND COMMUNICATIONS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: YVONNE GAUDET
Position title: STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS LEAD
Public offices held: No
 
Name: PETER GOODHAND
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ONTARIO DIVISION
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Peggy Green
Position title: Assistant, Public Issues
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: VALERIE HEPBURN
Position title: DIRECTOR, PLANNING
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DAN HOLINDA
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ALBERTA AND NWT DIVISION
Public offices held: No
 
Name: BETTY HOYT
Position title: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: FRED INGLIS
Position title: ACTING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Public offices held: No
 
Name: BARBARA KAMINSKY
Position title: CHEIF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF BC AND YUKON DIVISION
Public offices held: No
 
Name: KEITH KARASIN
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SASKATCHEWAN DIVISION
Public offices held: No
 
Name: CECIL KERFONT
Position title: ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF REVENUE DEVELOPMENT
Public offices held: No
 
Name: LORNE KOROL
Position title: COORDINATORS, SMOKERS HELPLINE
Public offices held: No
 
Name: NARDINE KWANSKY
Position title: HEALTH PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: KENNETH KYLE
Position title: NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC ISSUES
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: MARIE-CLAUDE LAFLEUR
Position title: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Paul Lapierre
Position title: Group Director, Public Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DARCY LEBLANC
Position title: Assistant, Public Issues and Communications
Public offices held: No
 
Name: SUZANNE LEMIRE
Position title: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
Public offices held: No
 
Name: SYLVIA LEONARD
Position title: SENIOR DIRECTOR, CANCER CONTROL
Public offices held: No
 
Name: HEATHER LOCHNER
Position title: COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Public offices held: No
 
Name: HEATHER LOGAN
Position title: DIRECTOR, CANCER CONTROL POLICY
Public offices held: No
 
Name: HOLLY MACINTYRE
Position title: HEALTH PROMOTION COORDINATOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Patricia Manzer
Position title: Research Analyst
Public offices held: No
 
Name: MEG MCCALLUM
Position title: ACTING DIRECTOR, REVENUE DEVELOPMENT
Public offices held: No
 
Name: MARK MCDONALD
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MANITOBA DIVISION
Public offices held: No
 
Name: MICHELLE MCLEAN
Position title: PUBLIC ISSUES, MANAGER
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: ANNE MCTIERNAN-GAMBLE
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NEW BRUNSWICK DIVISION
Public offices held: No
 
Name: MICHELLE MICHAUD
Position title: Assistant, Public Issues
Public offices held: No
 
Name: CHERYL MOYER
Position title: NATIONAL DIRECTOR, CANCER CONTROL PROGRAMS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: JUDY NOORDERMEER
Position title: SENIOR MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DENISE PAGE
Position title: Advocacy Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DONNA PASIECHNIK
Position title: TOBACCO CONTROL COORDINATOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: EMMY PERNSTEINER
Position title: DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: ROWENA PINTO
Position title: MANAGER, PUBLIC ISSUES
Public offices held: No
 
Name: LAURA QUINN
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR P.E.I. DIVISION
Public offices held: No
 
Name: KIRSTEN RING
Position title: SENIOR MANAGER, COMMUNICATIONS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: CHERYL RYLL
Position title: DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: KATHRYN SEELY
Position title: PUBLIC ISSUES MANAGER
Public offices held: No
 
Name: CATHERINE SHERRARD
Position title: NATIONAL DIRECTOR, REVENUE DEVELOPMENT
Public offices held: No
 
Name: MAUREEN SUMMERS
Position title: EXECTIVE DIRECTOR OF NOVA SCOTIA DIVISION
Public offices held: No
 
Name: SACHA TEGENKAMP
Position title: ACTING PREVENTION ANALYST
Public offices held: No
 
Name: ANNE VEZINA
Position title: NATIONAL DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SERVICES
Public offices held: No
 
Name: BARBARA WHYLIE
Position title: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF CCS
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), ANY AGENCY THAT DEALS WITH TOBACCO ISSUES, CANADIAN INSTITUTION OF HEALTH RESEARCH, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), 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), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), 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: Aboriginal Affairs, Arts and Culture, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Environment, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, 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
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Legislative Proposal INCOME TAX REGULATIONS; PATENT ACT
Policy or Program Integrated Strategy on Healthy Living and Chronic DiseaseCanadian Strategy for Cancer Control




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