Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Ontario Nurses' Association / Lesley Bell, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Ontario Nurses' Association
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Lesley Bell, Chief Executive Officer 
Initial registration start date: 1996-02-07
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 777371-453

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 0

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 17 of 20 (2007-02-07 to 2007-08-27)

Version 17 of 20 (2007-02-07 to 2007-08-27) 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: Ontario Nurses' Association
85 Grenville St.
Suite 400
Toronto, ON  M5S 3A2
Canada
Telephone number: 416-964-8833  Ext.: 2232
Fax number: 416-964-8891  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Lesley Bell, Chief Executive Officer  
 
Description of the organization's activities: The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) is a union who uses the collective bargaining process to improve the social and economic welfare of its members. The union negotiates collective agreements, processes grievances, provides education to members, communicates with its members, and conveys membership needs and opinions to all levels of government, the public and professional associations.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) is the union that represents 53,000 registered nurses and allied health professionals working in hospitals, long-term care facilities, public health, community agencies and industry throughout Ontario.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Lesley Bell
Position title: CEO
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Peter Birt
Position title: Manager, Public Relations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Linda Haslam-Stroud
Position title: President
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Vicki McKenna
Position title: First VP
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Lawrence Walter
Position title: Government Relations Officer
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: Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Members of the House of Commons, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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: Health
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Ongoing dialogue related to health policies, health reform initiatives and health funding, including health human resources planning.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Ongoing dialogue on health policies, programs and legislative proposals, bills or regulations.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Nursing policy, Wait times strategy, Health human resources policy, Health accords




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