Registry of Lobbyists
Version 14 of 54 (2004-12-13 to 2005-06-10) 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.
| Organization: |
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS(CAOT) / ASSOCIATION CANADIENNCE DES ERGOTHÉRAPEUTES (ACE)
#3400, CTTC BLDG, CARLETON U, 1125 COLONEL BY DRIVE OTTAWA, ON K1S 5R1 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 613-523-2268 | ||||||||
| Fax number: | 613-523-2552 | ||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | CLAUDIA VON ZWECK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | ||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS (CAOT), A NATIONALLY INCORPORATED PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING SOME 7,000 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AND 12 INDEPENDENT AFFILIATE MEMBER OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ORGANIZATIONS. CAOT PROVIDES NATIONAL LEADERSHIP TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF MAINTAINING AN ORGANIZATION ON BEHALF OF CANADIAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS FOR THEIR MUTUAL BENEFIT; EXCHANGING SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION; PROMOTING THEIR PROFESSIONAL WELFARE; REPRESENTING CAOT MEMBERS WITH FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, UNVERSITIES, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS; WORKS IN COALITION WITH OTHER HEALTH RELATED NGOS TO ENSURE THAT THE STANDARDS OF THE CANADA HEALTH ACT ARE UPHELD THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE OF FEDERAL TRANSFER PAYMENTS; REPRESENTING BENEFITS AND VALUES OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING PROFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS IN CANADA; SUPPORTING THE CANADIAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOUNDATION IN PROMOTING RESEARCH. | ||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | INDIVIDUAL MEMBER; LIFE MEMBER; ASSOCIATE MEMBER; HONORARY MEMBER; STUDENT MEMBER; AND AFFILIATE MEMBER (ORGANIZATION WITH SIMILAR OBJECTS TO THOSE OF THE CAOT) | ||||||||
| 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: | 2004-09-30 | ||||||||
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| Name: | DONNA GOODZ KLAIMAN |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DARENE TOAL-SULLIVAN |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CLAUDIA VON ZWECK |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) |
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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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, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Industry, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | -MEMBER OF HEAL (HEALTH ACTION LOBBY) TO MONITOR CHST, GATS AND HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING, COMMISSIONS ON HEALTH CARE-MONITOR ACTIVITIES OF HRDC AND INDUSTRY CANADA AS THEY RELATE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ACCREDITTING AGENCIES IN CANADA- DISCUSSIONS WITH HRSDC, CIC REGARDING INITIATIVES FOR INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS-MEMBER OF STEERING COMMITTEE OF TWO PROJECTS FUNDED BY HEALTH CANADA PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TRANSITION FUND-MEMBER OF STEERING COMMITTEE OF HEALTH CANADA FUNDED PROJECT TO DEVELOP A HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE DATABASE FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS IN CANADA-SUBMITTED PROPOSAL TO HEALTH CANADA FOR FUNDING OF A PROJECT TO DETERMINE CASELOAD GUIDELINES FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS-SUBMITTED PROPOSAL TO HEALTH CANADA FOR FUNDING OF A PROJECT RELATED TO CAREER PATHWAYS IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY-SUBMITTED PROPOSAL TO POPULATION HEALTH FUND (HEALTH CANADA) PROJECTS RELATING TO ASSISTIVE DEVICE USE AND FALL PREVENTION |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | -MEMBER OF HEAL (HEALTH ACTION LOBBY) TO MONITOR CHST, GATS AND HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING, HEALTH POLICY-MEMBER OF NATIONAL CHILDREN'S COALITION TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN CANADA-MONITOR ACTIVITIES OF HRSDC AND INDUSTRY CANADA AS THEY RELATE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ACCREDITTING AGENCIES IN CANADA-WORK WITH HEALTH CANADA ON PROJECT RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES DATABASE FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS-WORK WITH HRSDC ON PROJECTS RELATED TO INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS-WORK WITH HEALTH CANADA ON PROJECTS RELATED TO CAREER PATHWAYS, CASELOAD GUIDELINES AND FALL PREVENTION, IF PROJECTS FUNDED-COMMUNICAITON WITH CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION FOR ASSESSMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS AND TO FACILITATE THE MOBILITY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FOR FIELDWORK PLACEMENTS- CONTINUED WORK ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TRANSITION PROJECTS- INPUT TO CCRA REGARDING THE DISABILITY TAX CREDIT- CONTINUED WORK TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL HOME CARE STRATEGY |