Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Healthcare Association / Association canadienne des soins de santé / SHARON SHOLZBERG-GRAY, PRESIDENT AND CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Healthcare Association / Association canadienne des soins de santé
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: SHARON SHOLZBERG-GRAY, PRESIDENT AND CEO 
Initial registration start date: 1998-03-19
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 778394-543

Version 16 of 17 (2007-04-13 to 2007-10-23)

Version 16 of 17 (2007-04-13 to 2007-10-23) 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 Healthcare Association / Association canadienne des soins de santé
17 YORK STREET
OTTAWA, ON  K1N 9J6
Canada
Telephone number: 613-241-8005
Fax number: 613-241-5055  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: SHARON SHOLZBERG-GRAY, PRESIDENT AND CEO  
 
Description of the organization's activities: CHA is a leader in developing, and advocating for, health policy solutions that meet the needs of Canadians. CHA's distance learning programs, conferences and publishing services contribute to this national leadership. CHA and its members are committed to a publicly-funded health system that provides access to a continuum of comparable health services throughout Canada.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: CHA's members are Canada's provincial and territorial hospital and health organizations representing a broad continuum of care including acute care, home and community care, long term care, public health, mental health, palliative care, addiction services, children, youth and family services and housing services.
 
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: 2006-12-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Health Canada's Drug Strategy Community Initiatives Fund $550,176.00
Social Development Partnerships Program $150,000.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Garnet Burns
Position title: Board Chair
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Lynda Cranston
Position title: Board Chair Elect
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DENISE DESAUTELS
Position title: DIRECTOR, POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: SHARON SHOLZBERG-GRAY
Position title: PRESIDENT AND CEO
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Graeme Wilkes
Position title: Communications Advisor
Public offices held: Yes
 

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, Canada Health Infoway, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Patient Safety Institute, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Health Council of Canada, Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Intergovernmental Affairs, Members of the House of Commons, Office of the Auditor General, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Revenue Canada (RC), Senate of Canada, 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:
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, Education, Employment and Training, Environment, Health, Immigration, Industry, Internal Trade, International Trade, Labour, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Aboriginal health
Policy or Program Canada Health Transfer
Policy or Program Canada Social Transfer
Policy or Program Electronic Health Record
Policy or Program Equalization
Policy or Program Health human resources
Policy or Program Health research
Policy or Program Health system effectiveness, including issues of governance and accountability
Bill or Resolution Legislation establishing a mental health commission
Bill or Resolution Legislation implementing the federal budget
Policy or Program National Pharmaceuticals Strategy
Policy or Program Patient safety and improvement
Policy or Program Patient Wait-Times Guarantee for medically necessary services
Policy or Program Pharmaceutical issues: the elements of a proposed national pharmaceuticals strategy (Catastrophic Pharmaceutical Coverage, National Drug Formulary, Drug Approval Process, Evaluation of Real-World Drug Safety and Effectiveness, Purchasing Strategies, Optimal and Appropriate Use of Pharmaceuticals, Electronic Health Records and E-Prescribing, Access and Cost of Generic Drugs, Improving Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Drugs)
Policy or Program Primary health care
Policy or Program Public health: emergency preparedness, pandemic planning, health promotion and the management of chronic diseases
Policy or Program Public-private issues: the appropriate mix of public and private funding and delivery of health services in the Canadian health system
Regulation Regulations related to the re-use of single-use medical devices.
Policy or Program The continuum of care: the need for a mental health commission and expanded home- and continuing-care supports
Policy or Program The determinants of health: investments in postsecondary education and the environment
Policy or Program The federal role in Canada's health system, including the use of the federal spending power and national objectives
Policy or Program Timely access to health services, including wait times, benchmarks and wait times guarantees




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