Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS(CAOT) / ASSOCIATION CANADIENNCE DES ERGOTHÉRAPEUTES (ACE) / Helene Sabourin, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS(CAOT) / ASSOCIATION CANADIENNCE DES ERGOTHÉRAPEUTES (ACE)
Responsible Officer Name: Helene Sabourin, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1998-01-02
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 942494-637

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 55

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 5

Version 18 of 54 (2007-02-07 to 2007-07-26)

Version 18 of 54 (2007-02-07 to 2007-07-26) 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 ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS(CAOT) / ASSOCIATION CANADIENNCE DES ERGOTHÉRAPEUTES (ACE)
CTTC Building, Suite 3400
1125 Colonel By Dr.
Ottawa, ON  K1S 5R1
Canada
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: The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists is a national professional organization that provides membership services, resources, standards and advocacy for the occupational therapy profession in Canada.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Individual member; Life/Honorary member; Associate member; Student member; and Affiliate members (organizations with similar objects to 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: 2006-09-30
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Public Health Agency $62,619.00
Health Canada $8,049.00
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada $260,100.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Donna Klaiman
Position title: Director of Professional Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Darene Toal-Sullivan
Position title: Director of Professional Practice
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Claudia von Zweck
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 Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Transport Canada (TC), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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, Defence, Education, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Industry, Internal Trade, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: - member of Health Action Lobby to monitor Canadian Health and Social Transfer (CHST) and health human resource planning- communication with Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and Health Canada relating to health human resource planning for occupational therapy, including the workforce integration of international occupational therapy graduates- communication with Public Health Agency relating to seniors and fall prevention- communication with government regarding the role of occupational therapy in primary health care-communication with Public Health Agency regarding health promotion and older drivers in Canada
Subject Matter: Prospective: - member of Health Action Lobby to monitor CHST and health human resource planning- communication with HRSDC and Health Canada relating to health human resource planning for occupational therapy- communication with Public Health Agency relating to seniors and fall prevention- communication with government regarding the role of occupational therapy in primary health care-communication with Public Health Agency regarding health promotion and older drivers in Canada
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit ¿Post-Fall Support: Enabling Seniors Project¿ was funded July 2005 by the Public Health Agency of Canada Population Health Fund. The ¿Access and Registration Framework for Internationally Educated Occupational Therapists Project¿ was funded February 2007 by the Government of Canada's Foreign Credential Recognition Program.




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