Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 43
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 2 of 20 (2004-10-21 to 2005-04-19) 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: |
Canadian Blood Services / Societe Canadienne du Sang
1800 ALTA VISTA DRIVE OTTAWA, ON K7G 4J5 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-739-2001 |
| Fax number: | 613-739-2099 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | GRAHAM SHER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
| Description of the organization's activities: | CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES (¿CBS¿) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WHOSE SOLE MISSION IS TO MANAGE THE BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS SUPPLY FOR CANADIANS, IN EVERY PROVINCE BUT QUEBEC. CBS TOOK OVER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BLOOD SYSTEM ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1998 FROM THE CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY. CBS COLLECTS APPROXIMATELY 800,000 UNITS OF BLOOD ANNUALLY FROM VOLUNTEER DONORS, AND PROCESSES IT INTO COMPONENTS AND PRODUCTS THAT ARE ADMINISTERED TO THOUSANDS OF HOSPITAL PATIENTS EACH YEAR. CBS ALSO MANAGES THE UNRELATED BONE MARROW DONOR REGISTRY (¿UBMDR¿) WHOSE MISSION IS TO SECURE DONORS FOR CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT PATIENTS. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | CBS WAS INCORPORATED ON FEBRUARY 8, 1998 PURSUANT TO PART II OF THE CANADA CORPORATIONS ACT. THE CORPORATE MEMBERS ARE THE PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL MINISTERS OF HEALTH OF ALL THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES, EXCEPT QUEBEC. THESE MEMBERS PLAY A ROLE SIMILAR TO SHAREHOLDERS. UNDER THIS STRUCTURE, THE CBS BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF 13 DIRECTORS, AS FOLLOWS: 1 CHAIRPERSON, 4 DIRECTORS FROM MEMBERS REPRESENTING BC AND YUKON, PRAIRIES, NWT AND NUNAVUT, ONTARIO AND ATLANTIC; 2 DIRECTORS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC REPRESENTING CONSUMERS, DONORS, PATIENTS AND OTHER INTERESTS; AND 6 DIRECTORS PROVIDING MEDICAL, SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, BUSINESS AND PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTISE. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | WATSON GALE |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DARREN PRAZNIK |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | GRAHAM SHER |
| Position title: | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
| 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: | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), 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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Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Health |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | ¿REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS WITH HEALTH CANADA REGARDING CBS' ESTABLISHMENT LICENCE;¿CBS HAS MET WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS AT HEALTH CANADA (AND/OR OTHER RELATED DEPARTMENTS) TO DISCUSS COORDINATION OF BLOOD OPERATION WITH INITIATIVES OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE CANADA'S PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITY;¿AT THE REQUEST OF DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH, CBS HAS PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON ITS LABORATORY CAPACITY FOR TESTING OF BLOOD DONATIONS, INCLUDING A REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH EXPANDING THAT CAPACITY. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | ¿CBS WILL HAVE ONGOING COMMUNICATIONS WITH HEALTH CANADA IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CANADA'S BLOOD OPERATOR AND ITS FEDERAL REGULATOR;¿CBS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH REGARD TO THE COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE BLOOD OPERATOR IN ORDER TO IMPROVE CANADA'S PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITY, AND SPECIFICALLY, WORKING TOWARDS EXPANDING ITS LABORATORY CAPACITY;¿CBS WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSING WITH HEALTH CANADA (AND/OR OTHER RELATED DEPARTMENTS) FURTHER ADDITIONAL FEDERAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMPLETION OF CBS ¿TRANSFORMATION¿ PROJECT IN WHICH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS ORIGINALLY A PARTNER. |