Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Broadcasting
- Consumer Issues
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Health
- Immigration
- Industry
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Science and Technology
- Sports
- Taxation and Finance
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- EXCISE TAX ACT: GST AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES: Changes to the application of the GST (zero-rate) on Physician practices
- INCOME TAX ACT: REGISTERED RETIREMENT SAVING PLAN (RRSP) LIMITS: Increasing the contributions limits to RRSPs
- PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS: Federal investments or taxation changes to improve the health care system and the health of Canadians
Policies or Program
- ABORIGINAL HEALTH ISSUES: Improvement to the health and health care services provide to aboriginal people in Canada
- CANADIAN PHARMACEUTICAL STRATEGY: A national strategy to ensure all Canadian have access to safe, effective and affordable prescription drugs regardless of employment status or geography
- CHILD HEALTH: Increased investments and improved regulation to protect and enhance the health of children
- CROSS BORDER BULK PURCHASING OF DRUGS: Government prohibition against the bulk sale of prescription drugs from Canada to other countries
- EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: The adoption of a health emergencies Act to protect the health of Canadians in time of a national health emergency
- ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ISSUES: Improvement in federal legislation to improve air, water and soil quality
- FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND FEDERAL FORMS: Improved compensation for the completion of federal health forms by physicians
- HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (ELECTRONIC MEDICAL AND HEALTH RECORDS): Investment and needed regulations to facilitate the development of EHRs and EMRs in Canada
- HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION: Increased investment and improved regulations to protect and enhance the health of Canadians
- HEALTHY LIVING INITIATIVES: Encouraging governments to fund programs to promote healthy living
- HUMAN RIGHTS FOREIGN CARE WORKERS: Canada to speak out internationally on the right of physicians to provide medical care for their populations
- IMPAIRED DRIVING: Increased measure to both mitigate impaired driving in Canada
- INTERNET PRESCRIBING: Prohibitions against the prescribing of pharmaceuticals over the internet
- LONG-TERM CARE: Increase investments and changes to the Tax Act to enhance long-term care
- MANDATORY REPORTING OF ADVERSE DRUG EFFECTS: Ensuring that changes to report of adverse drug reaction is in the interest of patients and providers
- MEDICAL EDUCATION: Increase funding for medical education
- MENTAL HEALTH AND NATIONAL STRATEGY: Increased investment by the federal government to improve programs and services for the mentally ill
- NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL PERSONNEL: Increasing funding to ensure an adequate supply of national defence medical personnel
- NATIONAL HEALTH GOALS: The establishment of national health goals for the Canadian population
- NATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS: Increased restriction on the sale and advertising of tobacco products in Canada
- ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION: Improvements to existing legislation that governs organ and tissue donation in Canada
- PAN-CANADIAN HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGY (INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES): Federal strategies and investments into addressing Canada’s health human resource shortages
- PATIENT SAFETY: National Standards for patient care
- PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RENEWAL: Ensuring that reforms to primary care delivery reflect the interest of patients and providers
- RETIREMENT INCOME ISSUES: Ensuring that Canadian physicians are able to save adequately for retirement
- SUSTAINABILITY OF HEALTH CARE (FINANCING AND ACCESSIBILITY): Increases in health transfer funding and accountability by the federal government
- TELEHEALTH: Increased investment in providing telehealth to rural and remote communities
- TUITION LEVELS AND STUDENT DEBT LOADS (FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS): Increase federal aid for medical students and residents
- WAIT TIMES AND BENCHMARKS: The establishment of medically based wait time benchmarks in areas of specialty and primary care
Regulation
- CANADA PENSION PLAN: Improvements in both administration and compensation of the programs
- MEDICINAL MARIJUANA REGULATIONS: Improving regulations as they relate to the prescribing of medical marijuana
- PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT ACT (PIPEDA): PRIVACY PROTECTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION AND THE REGULATORY REVIEW: Improvement to privacy legislation to protect the privacy of health information
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
The lobbyist has arranged or expects to arrange one or more meetings on behalf of the client between a public office holder and any other person in the course of this undertaking.
Government Institutions
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Environment Canada
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Health Canada (HC)
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Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
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Industry Canada
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Members of the House of Commons
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Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
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Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Revenue Canada (RC)
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Senate of Canada
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Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Client Details
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2007-12-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Canadian Heritage
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$150,894.00
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Yes
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Environment Canada
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$85,510.00
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Yes
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Health Canada
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$148,142.00
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Yes
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Client Contact Information
Address:
1867 Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa, ON K1G 5W8
Canada
Telephone number:
613-731-9331
Client representative
William G. Tholl, Secretary General and CEO
Parent Company Information
Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Coalition Members Information
Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne is not a coalition.
Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information
The activities of Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking
Lobbyist Details
Kathryn M. Bigsby
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No public offices held
Business address:
1867 Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa, ON K1G 5W8
Canada
Telephone number:
613-731-9331
Ext.
2802
Fax number:
613-731-1755
Consultant relationship to the client
- The registrant is a member of this organization.
- The registrant is on the board of directors for this organization.
