Registration - In-house Organization

Consumer Health Products Canada / Produits de sante consommateurs du Canada / Karen Proud, PRESIDENT

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Consumer Health Products Canada / Produits de sante consommateurs du Canada
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Karen Proud, PRESIDENT
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2004-01-05
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 875115-512

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 256

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 42 of 42 (2019-05-06 to 2020-09-01)

Registration versions:

Version 42 of 42 (2019-05-06 to 2020-09-01)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Budget
Consumer Issues
Employment and Training
Health
Industry
Intellectual Property
Internal Trade
International Trade
Privacy and Access to Information
Science and Technology
Small Business
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

S-214, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (cruelty-free cosmetics) with particular interest in sections of the bill that would grant the Governor in Council the authority to designate by regulation, a drug that is to be treated as a cosmetic

Policies or Program

Canada's ongoing involvement in bilateral and multilateral free trade arrangements, with specific interest in measures affecting the protection of intellectual property.
Communication on supporting small/medium size businesses in growth and imports/exports through government initiatives.
Ensuring consumer choice and access to non-prescription drugs (over the counter and natural health products) regulated under the Food and Drugs Act
Ensuring that the Food and Drugs Act recognizes the need for relative risk based regulation.
Seeking harmonization of regulatory regimes and administrative processes nationally and internationally
Tax policy changes to allow certain therapeutic categories of consumer health products to be eligible under the Medical Expenses Tax Credit
Tax policy changes to eliminate the GST from consumer health products

Policies or Program, Regulation

User fees for services, use of facilities, regulatory processes and approvals, product rights and privileges that are related to drugs and medical devices regulated under the Food and Drugs Act.

Regulation

Communications with regards to modernizing the Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Management.
Ensuring that food and drugs regulation and policy reflect the need for a relative risk approach.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Represents the interests of Canada's consumer health products industry.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Karen Proud, PRESIDENT

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Manufacturers of consumer health products are the members of the association. Associate companies are suppliers of goods and services to the members.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
340 Albert Street
Suite 240
Ottawa, ON k1r 7y6
Canada

Telephone number: 613-723-0777 Ext. 230
Fax number: 613-723-0779

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Adam Gibson, Vice President, Public Affairs | Designated public offices held ^Footnote1
Gerry Harrington, Vice President, Policy & Regulatory Affairs | No public offices held
Jelena Popovic, Government Relations Officer | No public offices held
Karen Proud, PRESIDENT | Public offices held
Kristin Willemsen, Manager of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs | No public offices held

^Footnote1 Exemption granted under the Lobbying Act

Consumer Health Products Canada/Produits de sante consommateurs du Canada

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
Consumer Health Products Canada/Produits de sante consommateurs du Canada	2009-06-03	2020-09-01
NDMAC	2008-07-29	2009-06-03

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

NDMAC
NDMAC

Consumer Health Products Canada / Produits de sante consommateurs du Canada

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Karen Proud	2014-07-18	2020-09-01
Adam Kingsley	2013-09-23	2014-07-18
DAVID SKINNER	2004-01-05	2013-09-23

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director General Public Services and Procurement Canada, Real Property Branch	July 2017 to December 2017	Not a designated office
CEO Translation Bureau Public Services and Procurement Canada, Translation Bureau	October 2016 to May 2017	May 31, 2017
Vice President Public Services and Procurement Canada, Translation Bureau	January 2015 to June 2017	Not a designated office
Director General Health Canada, Health Product Food Branch	June 2012 to January 2015	Not a designated office
Senior Executive Director Health Canada, Health Product Food Branch	August 2011 to June 2012	Not a designated office
Acting Senior Executive Director Health Canada, Health Product Food Branch	August 2010 to August 2011	Not a designated office
Senior Advisor Health Canada, Health Product Food Branch	April 2008 to August 2010	Not a designated office
Associate Director Health Canada, Health Product Food Branch	October 2006 to April 2008	Not a designated office
Senior Regulatory Project Manager Health Canada, Health Product Food Branch	March 2004 to October 2006	Not a designated office
Proprietary and Scientific Information Assessment Officer Health Canada, Health Product Food Branch	September 2001 to March 2004	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director, Field Services Training and Response Public Health Agency of Canada, Office of Public Health Practice	September 2009 to October 2010	Not a designated office
Senior Manager Health Canada, Legislative Renewal Secretariat	September 2005 to September 2006	Not a designated office
Senior Manager Departmental Regulatory Affairs Health Canada, Health Sciences Policy Division	May 2004 to September 2004	Not a designated office
Acting Director Health Canada, Health Sciences Policy Division	December 2003 to May 2004	Not a designated office
Manager, Regulatory Development Unit Health Canada, Assisted Human Reproduction Implementation Office	May 2003 to December 2003	Not a designated office
Director Health Canada, Office of International and Regulatory Affairs	August 2002 to May 2005	Not a designated office
Manager, Environmental Assessment Initiative Health Canada, Office of International and Regulatory Affairs	August 2001 to August 2002	Not a designated office
Senior Policy Analyst Health Canada, Regulatory Affairs Secretariat	January 2001 to August 2001	Not a designated office
Senior Regulatory Analyst Health Canada, Bureau of Tobacco Control	September 1999 to July 2001	Not a designated office
Product Safety Officer Health Canada, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch	1999 to September 1999	Not a designated office
Tobacco Enforcement Officer Health Canada, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch	1998 to 1999	Not a designated office
Environmental Health Officer Health Canada, Medical Services Branch	June 1997 to 1998	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director General Public Services and Procurement Canada, Real Property Branch	July 2017 to December 2017	Not a designated office
CEO Translation Bureau Public Services and Procurement Canada, Translation Bureau	October 2016 to May 2017	May 31, 2017
Vice President Public Services and Procurement Canada, Translation Bureau	January 2015 to June 2017	Not a designated office
Director General Health Canada, Health Product Food Branch	June 2012 to January 2015	Not a designated office
Senior Executive Director Health Canada, Health Product Food Branch	August 2011 to June 2012	Not a designated office
Acting Senior Executive Director Health Canada, Health Product Food Branch	August 2010 to August 2011	Not a designated office
Senior Advisor Health Canada, Health Product Food Branch	April 2008 to August 2010	Not a designated office
Associate Director Health Canada, Health Product Food Branch	October 2006 to April 2008	Not a designated office
Senior Regulatory Project Manager Health Canada, Health Product Food Branch	March 2004 to October 2006	Not a designated office
Proprietary and Scientific Information Assessment Officer Health Canada, Health Product Food Branch	September 2001 to March 2004	Not a designated office

Exemption granted under the Lobbying Act:

Exemption number: 201718-006-E
Effective date: 2017-11-14
End date: 2022-05-31
Reason:

was a designated public office holder on an acting basis

Date Modified:: 2024-11-13

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Registration - In-house Organization

Consumer Health Products Canada / Produits de sante consommateurs du Canada / Karen Proud, PRESIDENT

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 42 of 42 (2019-05-06 to 2020-09-01)

Version 42 of 42 (2019-05-06 to 2020-09-01)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

Regulation

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