Registry of Lobbyists
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Health
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Be involved in the regulation of over-the counter hearing aids.
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Regulation
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Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Taxation and Finance
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Budget - include a national program that ensures universal access to newborn hearing screening and include programs to facilitate the early identification and intervention of speech and language disorders in young children.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Health
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Guidelines for Children's Hearing Health- National guidelines for early hearing detection and intervention.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
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Health
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Health - to discuss improved policies around audiology benefits through the federal health care partnership Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Department of national Defense (DND) and Health Canada)
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Policies or Program
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Employment and Training, Taxation and Finance
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Include Speech-Language and Audiologists in the Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program
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Policies or Program
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Health, Taxation and Finance
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Include the services of audiologists and speech-language pathologists in an aging at home tax benefit
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
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Federal-Provincial Relations, Health
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Introduction of Acoustical Standards for Classrooms in Canada or adoption of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards (US).
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Policies or Program
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Health
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National Autism Strategy-The need for a national strategy on autism spectrum disorder and the role of SAC's member professions in such a strategy.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
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Health
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National Concussion Strategy-The need for a national strategy on concussion and the role of SAC's member profession.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Health
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National Seniors Strategy-to discuss the role of communication health professionals in a national seniors strategy.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Aboriginal Affairs, Health
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Qualitative and quantitative study of speech, language and hearing for First Nations, Inuit and Metis populations. Seeking funding for Qualitative and quantitative sstudy of speech, language and hearing for First Nations, Inuit and Metis populations. Source of funding to be determined.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Taxation and Finance
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Taxation and Finance - Changes to the disability tax credit for hearing including advocacy to amend the Income Tax Act.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Employment and Training
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To ensure that speech-language pathologists and audiologists are understood for their role in the national early learning system. To be involved in the training and programming of early childhood educators
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Policies or Program
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Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC) / Orthophonie et Audiologie Canada is the premiere national association that supports the needs, interests and development of speech-language pathologists, audiologists and communication health assistants across Canada. Speech-language pathologists and audiologists are professionals who evaluate and treat people across the spectrum of life who have speech, language, swallowing, hearing and balance disorders. They may be employed in various settings including schools, hospitals, nursing homes, day cares, and private practice. SAC offers various membership benefits as well as public awareness and advocacy work.
Bonnie Cooke, Director, Audiology
Address:
1000-1 Nicholas Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7
Canada
Telephone number:
613-331-1247