Registration - Consultant

Subject Matters

• Aboriginal Affairs
• Budget
• Consumer Issues
• Education
• Employment and Training
• Environment
• Financial Institutions
• Health
• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Justice and Law Enforcement
• Science and Technology
• Sports
• Taxation and Finance
• Transportation

Subject Matter Details

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

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

• Tax planning using private corporations CMA has initiated a comprehensive response which includes – advocacy to influence government; support to members in their individual advocacy; development of a submission to government

Policies or Program

• ABORIGINAL HEALTH ISSUES: Improvement to the health and health care services provide to aboriginal people in Canada
• CHILD HEALTH: Increased investments and improved regulation to protect and enhance the health of children
• ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ISSUES: Improvement in federal legislation to improve air, water, soil quality and climate change.
• FEDERAL BUGET: Discuss pre-budget health recommendations: Seniors care, CHT demographic top-up, Health Infrastructure, Home care and palliative care, Caregiver and family caregiver tax credit – make them refundable, New funding program for catastrophic coverage of prescription drugs
• HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES: Recruitment and retention of health care providers and federal investment in residency spots.
• 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
• LONG-TERM CARE: Increase investments and changes to the Tax Act to enhance long-term care
• MEDICAL EDUCATION: Increase funding for medical education
• 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
• PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE: Improved national standards and investment in the area of palliative and end of life care
• 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
• SUSTAINABILITY OF HEALTH CARE (FINANCING AND ACCESSIBILITY): Increases in health transfer funding and accountability by the federal government
• Seniors Care: Discuss developing a national seniors strategy
• WAIT TIMES AND BENCHMARKS: The establishment of medically based wait time benchmarks in areas of specialty and primary care

Regulation

• MEDICINAL MARIJUANA REGULATIONS: Improving regulations as they relate to the prescribing of medical marijuana
• 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

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

The lobbyist has arranged or expects to arrange one or more meetings on behalf of the client between a public office holder and any other person in the course of this undertaking.

Government Institutions

• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
• Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
• Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• Justice Canada (JC)
• Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
• Public Safety Canada (PS)
• Senate of Canada
• Service Canada (ServCan)
• Transport Canada (TC)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
• Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

Address:
1410 Blair Place
Suite 500
Ottawa, ON  K1J 9B9
Canada

Telephone number: 613-731-8610

Client representative

Timothy Smith, Chief Executive Officer

Parent Company Information

Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Business address:
1410 Blair Place, Suite 500
Ottawa, ON  K1J 9B9
Canada

Telephone number: 613-731-8610