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 9 of 17 (2003-02-17 to 2003-09-03)

Version 9 of 17 (2003-02-17 to 2003-09-03) 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
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'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY IN CANADA THROUGH POLICY DEVELOPMENT, ADVOCACY AND LEADERSHIP
Organization's membership or classes of membership: CHA'S MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATIONS ARE COMPRISED OF ALL OF CANADA'S PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATIONS AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: LORRAINE GRANT
Position title: CHA BOARD CHAIR
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: RHONA LAHEY
Position title: COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: ELEANOR SAWYER
Position title: DIRECTOR, PUBLISHING
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: SHARON SHOLZBERG-GRAY
Position title: PRESIDENT
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: KATHRYN TREGUNNA
Position title: DIRECTOR, POLICY DEVELOPMENT
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 

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 Heritage (PCH), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Aboriginal Affairs, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Trade, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: JULY 17, 2003: MEETING WITH ALEX HIMELFARB, CLERK OF THE PRIVY COUNCILJULY 17, 2003: MEETING WITH HILARY GELLER, EA TO HEALTH MINISTER ANNE MCLELLANJULY 17, 2003: MEETING WITH DAN DEMERS, EA TO SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MAURIZIO BEVILACQUAJULY 10, 2003: MEETING WITH TRANSPORT MINISTER DAVID COLLENETTEJUNE 9, 2003: MEETING WITH HEALTH MINISTER ANNE MCLELLANAPRIL 24, 2003: MEETING WITH IAN GREEN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTHMARCH 3, 2003: MEETING WITH ALEX HIMELFARB, CLERK OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL (WITH CNA, CMA, CPHA)FEBRUARY 6, 2003: TECHNICAL BRIEFING WITH IAN GREEN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTHJANUARY 31, 2003: MEETING WITH PAUL GENEST, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND RESEARCH, PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICEJANUARY 24, 2003: TELECONFERENCE WITH IAN GREEN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH (WITH CNA, CMA, CPHA)JANUARY 21, 2003: MEETING WITH IAN GREEN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH (WITH CNA, CMA, CPHA)JANUARY 9, 2003: MEETING WITH CLAIRE MORRIS, DEPUTY MINISTER OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRSJANUARY 8, 2003; MEETING WITH F/P/T HEALTH MINISTERS 9WITH CNA, CMA, CPHA0DECEMBER 9, 2002: HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CANADA (HRDC) COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR HEALTH SECTOR STUDIESDECEMBER 3, 2002: MEETING WITH IAN GREEN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH (ALSO PRESENT WERE THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, THE CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION AND THE CANADIAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION)NOVEMBER 14, 2002: MEETING WITH PATRICIA MACDONALD AND JOANNE LITTLE, AUDITOR GENERAL'S OFFICE RE. RISK ASSESSMENT CONCERNING HEALTH CANADAOCTOBER 22, 2002: CHA'S APPEARANCE BEFORE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCEOCTOBER 17, 2002: MEETING WITH BARBARA ANDERSON, DIRECTOR GENERAL, FEDERAL/PROVINCIAL RELATIONS AND SOCIAL POLICY BRANCH, FINANCE CANADA AND WITH LOUIS LEVESQUE, ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER, FINANCE CANADAOCTOBER 3, 2002: MEETING WITH THE HONOURABLE ANNE MCLELLAN, MINISTER OF HEALTH AND IAN GREEN, DEPUTY MINISTER OF
Subject Matter: Prospective: FEBRUARY 12, 2003: HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES, HEALTH CANADA - HEALTH SYSTEM RENEWAL - AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DIALOGUE, EXAMINATION, DISCUSSION & EXPLORATIONONGOING: THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS PROGRAMME (TPP), HEALTH CANADA ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENTONGOING: THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS PROGRAMME (TPP), HEALTH CANADA FINANCIAL MODELS REFERENCE COMMITTEEONGOING: GOODS AND SERVICES TAX ON THE HEALTH SECTOR - ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CANADA CUSTOMS AND REVENUE AGENCY (CCRA)ONGOING: HOME CARE SECTOR STUDY STEERING COMMITTEE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (NATIONAL SECTOR STUDY WITH HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CANADA AND HOME CARE STAKEHOLDERS)ONGOING: LABORATORY CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL (LCDC), HEALTH CANADA INFECTION CONTROL STEERING COMMITTEEONGOING: THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS PROGRAMME (TPP), HEALTH CANADA MEDICAL INCIDENT COALITIONONGOING: NURSING LABOUR SECTOR STUDY STEERING COMMITTEE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (NATIONAL SECTOR STUDY WITH HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CANADA, HEALTH CANADA A




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