Registration - In-house Organization

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) / Doris Grinspun, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)
Responsible Officer Name: Doris Grinspun, Chief Executive Officer
Initial registration start date: 2022-07-26
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 742734-368393

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 0

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 6 (2023-02-01 to 2023-07-19)

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Version 2 of 6 (2023-02-01 to 2023-07-19)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Budget
Climate
Economic Development
Education
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Federal-Provincial Relations
Health
Housing
Labour
Municipalities
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Canada Health Transfer - RNAO urges an increase in Canada Health Transfer with the condition provinces and territories address critical human resources crisis and and timely access to health services across the health continuum nation wide.
Climate change - RNAO urges Canada’s leaders – at all levels and in all places – be at the forefront of the global fight for our planet and our future! We must accelerate our efforts to arrest climate change.
National long-term care standards - continue to monitor the national long-term care standards to ensure they are clearly outlined, enforceable, address staffing shortfalls, and improve the quality of care for Canada's seniors living in long-term care homes.
Opioid crisis - RNAO calls on the Canadian Government and Federal Minister of Health to take necessary legislative and regulatory action to decriminalize the possession and use of drugs.
Pharmacare - RNAO urges support for a national pharmacare program so all Canadians are guaranteed access to medically necessary drugs.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Health Canada (HC)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses (RN), nurse practitioners (NP), and nursing students in Ontario. Our mission is to foster knowledge-based nursing practice, promote quality work environments, deliver excellence in professional development, and advance healthy public policy to improve health. We promote the full participation of present and future RNs and NPs in improving health, and shaping and delivering health services. We believe health is a resource for everyday living and health care a universal human right. We respect human dignity and are committed to diversity, inclusivity, equity, social justice, democracy and voluntarism. We value leadership in all nursing roles across all sectors, in order to advance individual and collective health. Through collective leadership, we collaborate with nurses, all levels of government, organizations, and the public to advance healthy public policy. Our policy focus is on: health (inclusive of determinants of health), health-care, and nursing. RNAO also provides a range of professional and personal benefits, including: professional liability insurance; legal assistance program; employment relations, career counselling, and professional development opportunities.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Doris Grinspun, Chief Executive Officer

Organization's membership or classes of membership

As the professional association representing registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and nursing students in Ontario, RNAO enjoys a membership that includes clinicians in various roles including direct care providers and advance practitioners, administrators and executives, researchers, educators, and policy experts in all sectors and all regions of Ontario.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2022-10-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Ministry of Health - Mental Health & Addictions (Ontario)	$339,600.00	Yes
Ministry of Long-Term Care (Ontario)	$1,823,800.00	Yes
Ontario Ministry of Health - Nursing Education Initiatives	$11,239,718.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
500-4211 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M2P 2A9
Canada

Telephone number: 416-599-1925 Ext. 207
Fax number: 416-599-1926

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Irmajean Bajnok, Senior Policy Analyst | No public offices held
Doris Grinspun, Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held
Kim Jarvi, Senior Economist | No public offices held
Matthew Kellway, Director of Nursing and Health Policy | Designated public offices held
Christina Pullano, Policy Analyst | No public offices held
Marion Zych, Director of Communications | No public offices held

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)/

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)/	2024-06-01	current
The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)/	2022-07-26	2024-06-01

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Member of Parliament Parliament, House of Commons	May 2011 to October 2015	October 1, 2015

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Member of Parliament Parliament, House of Commons	May 2011 to October 2015	October 1, 2015

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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Registration - In-house Organization

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) / Doris Grinspun, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 2 of 6 (2023-02-01 to 2023-07-19)

Version 2 of 6 (2023-02-01 to 2023-07-19)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization

Registration - In-house Organization

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) / Doris Grinspun, Chief Executive Officer

Version 2 of 6 (2023-02-01 to 2023-07-19)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)/

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)

Doris Grinspun, Chief Executive Officer (Organization)