Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Speech-Language & Audiology Canada / Orthophonie & Audiologie Canada / Bonnie Cooke, Director, Audiology

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Speech-Language & Audiology Canada / Orthophonie & Audiologie Canada
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Bonnie Cooke, Director, Audiology 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-07-15
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 958098-4730

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 58

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 1

Version 4 of 35 (2007-03-20 to 2007-11-07)

Version 4 of 35 (2007-03-20 to 2007-11-07) 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 Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists / Association canadienne des orthophonistes et audiologistes
920 - 1 Nicholas Street
Ottawa, ON  K1N 7B7
Canada
Telephone number: 613-567-9968  Ext.: 262
Fax number: 613-567-2859  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Ondina Love, Executive Director  
 
Description of the organization's activities: CASLPA is national non-profit association that supports the needs, interests and development of speech-language pathologists, audiologists and supportive personnel across Canada.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Membership CategoriesFull Member Master's degree in speech-language pathology or audiology or equivalent and must have acquired 300 supervised clinical hours. Reduced HoursMust meet Full Member requirements. Must work less than 800 hours in a given year.Foreign Member Must meet Full Member requirements. Must live outside of Canada.Student Member A student who is enrolled in a Canadian or international graduate university program in Speech Language Pathology or Audiology, or college program in communication disorders. The student cannot be practicing in the field to qualify for this category. Non-practicing speech-language pathologists and audiologists enrolled as full-time students in studies related to the two disciplines are also eligible for this category.Retired Member Retired speech-language pathologist or audiologist who is not employed and has no intention of re-entering the workforce. Affiliate A person with a special interest in human communication and its disorders but who does not meet the requirements for any other membership category.Research/Allied Professional Master's degreeEmployed in an area dealing with human communication disorders and/or sciencesDoes not have formal education or university degree in communication disordersSupportive Personnel:Graduate of an educational program for Supportive Personnel in Speech-Language Pathology and/or Audiology or equivalent. For 2006 only, there will be a grandfathering year offered to Supportive Personnel with on-the-job training.
 
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: Ondina Love
Position title: Executive Director
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), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Meetings, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Education, Health
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Noisy Toys initiative. (see below)Waitlists for SLPs and AudiologistsInternationally Trained Health professionalsFunding for Children with Austim
Subject Matter: Prospective: Continued work to advance changes to federal legislation on Noisy toys.Secure funding for a study on wait list for 25 diagnostic areas in speech-language pathologiy or audiology.Awareness of impact of learning problems associated with noise in the classroom. Possible lobbying for classroom acoustics standards.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Legislative Proposal Hazardous Products Act. Noisy Toys - In Canada, toys sold, imported, or advertised are covered by a law limiting their decibel level to 100dB . This law dates back over 30 years to 1970. The National Noisy Toys Coalition presented the following recommendation to government as one strategy in addressing this priority:That the Government of Canada revise the noise limit for battery-operated toys and the applicable calculation procedures taking into consideration the various ways that children play with toys.




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