Registration - Consultant

Subject Matters

• Constitutional Issues
• Consumer Issues
• Defence
• Employment and Training
• Government Procurement
• Health
• Immigration
• Industry
• Intellectual Property
• Internal Trade
• Justice and Law Enforcement
• Small Business
• Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Human Resource Development. As profession, optometrists are interested in any government programs which support the development of professional skills and Human resource planning.

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

• Education and Training; As a health profession, policies affecting human resource planning are important. Other federal responsibilities include foreign accreditation. Departments involved in eduation and training include Human Resources Development.
• Labour Market; Children's Vision Initiative (CVI). CVI is a CAO program now being delivered in 3 Canadian provinces. We communicate to Health Canada about CVI and the benefits for Children under this program. Where federal programs might provide financial assistance to the CVI program, we may submit applications for assistance.
• Social Development; childrens Vision Initiative. CVI is an Optometry program supporting and promoting eye exams for children prior to entering school. CAO promotes this program and is interested in governmetn support for it. Departments affected are Health Canada and Human Resources Development.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Canadian Health Protection Act; progressive licensing, contact lenses, licensing of professionals. Bill C 52 in the last Parliament proposed to amend the Food and Drugs Act (renamed the CHPA) and these provisions are dealt with in the new Bill. CAO is interested in seeing this Bill re-introduced in the current Parliament.

Policies or Program

• Agreement on Internal Trade as it applies to professional labour mobility and the sale of contact lenses on the Internet
• Competition Policy as it applies to the regulation of Professions in Canada

Regulation

• regulation of contact lenses and glasses. In the interests of the eye of Canadians, CAO is interested in ensuring that the regulations for contact lenses as medical devices under the Food and Drugs Act are properly interpreted and enforced.

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

• Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
• Health Canada (HC)
• Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
• Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
• Industry Canada
• Justice Canada (JC)
• Members of the House of Commons
• National Defence (DND)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Public Works and Government Services Canada
• Revenue Canada (RC)
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
• Senate of Canada
• Service Canada (ServCan)
• Transport Canada (TC)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
• Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

Address:
234 Argyle Avenue
Ottawa, ON  K2P 1B9
Canada

Telephone number: 613-235-7924

Client representative

Glenn Campbell, Executive Director

Parent Company Information

Canadian Association of Optometrists / l'Association canadienne des optométristes is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Business address:
SUITE 200, 334 MACLAREN ST.
OTTAWA, ON  K2P0M6
Canada

Telephone number: 613-238-8700
Fax number: 613-234-9823