Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Victorian Order of Nurses of Canada (VON Canada) / Les Infirmières de l’Ordre de Victoria du Canada (VON Canada) / Judith Shamian, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Victorian Order of Nurses of Canada (VON Canada) / Les Infirmières de l’Ordre de Victoria du Canada (VON Canada)
Responsible Officer Name: Judith Shamian, President & CEO 
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-19
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 777946-5298

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 6

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 1 of 10 (2005-08-19 to 2006-05-05)

Version 1 of 10 (2005-08-19 to 2006-05-05) 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: Victorian Order of Nurses of Canada (VON Canada) / Les Infirmières de l’Ordre de Victoria du Canada (VON Canada)
110 Argyle Avenue
Ottawa, ON  K2C 1B4
Canada
Telephone number: 613-233-5694  Ext.: 2272
Fax number: 613-233-4468  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Judith Shamian, President & CEO  
 
Description of the organization's activities: VON is a not-for-profit, national health care organization and registered charity offering a wide range of community health care solutions
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Composed of 61 branches of VON Canada across the country.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? Yes
End date of the organization's last completed financial year: 2006-03-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) $3,400,000.00
Department of Fisheries and Oceans - Flu Immunization for Staff $1,750.00
Health Canada - FASD Project $100,000.00
Health Canada, Office of Nursing Policy $133,813.50
Health Canada - Healthy Baby and Me Project $800,000.00
Public Health Agency of Canada, Population Health Fund $177,613.00
Health Canada, Flu Immunization for Staff $28,250.00
PSEPC - Flu Immunization for Staff $11,750.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Jeffrey Beach
Position title: Executive Director, Foundation
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: Phillip Bolger
Position title: Vice President, Business Affairs
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: Phil Cory
Position title: Vice President, Business Development
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Sharon Goodwin
Position title: Vice President, Client Services
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Richard McConnell
Position title: Vice President, Human Resources & Organizational Development
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: Diane McLeod
Position title: Vice President, Business & Quebec and Western Region
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: Farah Mohamed
Position title: Vice President, Public Affairs
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Faye Porter
Position title: Vice President, National Programs & Volunteerism
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: Esther Shainblum
Position title: Director of Corporate Support and General Counsel
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: Paul Ting
Position title: Vice President, Operations & Central Region
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: Christine Wilde
Position title: VON Canada Ontario Director of Fund Development
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: Anne Yuill
Position title: Vice President, Eastern Region
Public offices held: Unknown
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, National Defence (DND), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
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: Aboriginal Affairs, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Government Procurement, Health, Health Human Relations, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Mobility, Science and Technology
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Hosted the EA and Director of Communications of the Minister of Health at 2 separate Events
Subject Matter: Prospective: requested meetings with Minister's of Health, Finance, Indian Affairsrequested meetings with Political staff of the Prime MinisterDiscussions with Canada's Public Health Agency, Elaine ChatignyDiscussions with officials at DIAND and FINHB
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program - Expanding access to health care and community care.- Enhancement of services to aboriginal communities.- Health human resources & mobility




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