Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada / CYNTHIA CALLARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: CYNTHIA CALLARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 
Initial registration start date: 1996-10-04
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 777071-570

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 9

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 21 of 30 (2008-06-11 to 2008-07-01)

Version 21 of 30 (2008-06-11 to 2008-07-01) 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: Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada
1226A wellington street
ottawa, ON  k1Y 1R1
Canada
Telephone number: 613-233-4878
Fax number: 613-233-7797  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: CYNTHIA CALLARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  
 
Description of the organization's activities: Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada is a national registered charity which researches tobacco caused disease and its contributing factors and promotes reduced tobacco use
Organization's membership or classes of membership: All of the members and directors are Canadian physicians
 
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: 2007-12-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Health Canada $300,000.00
Health Canada $240,000.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Cynthia Callard
Position title: Executive Director
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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, Agriculture, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Health, Industry, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: support the implementation in Canada of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.Promotion of stronger action against contraband cigarettesPromotion of improvements to tobacco product health warning labelsPromotion of new legislation to eliminate tobacco advertising
Subject Matter: Prospective: support the implementation in Canada of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Controlsupport the implementation in Canada of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.Promotion of stronger action against contraband cigarettesPromotion of improvements to tobacco product health warning labelsPromotion of new legislation to eliminate tobacco advertising
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program, Legislative Proposal, Regulation ban on tobacco advertising
Bill or Resolution Bill C-52: Consumer Products Safety Act
Bill or Resolution, Legislative Proposal, Policy or Program, Regulation improved tobacco product packaging
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policy or Program support for international tobacco control




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