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 16 of 54 (2006-03-02 to 2006-08-18)

Version 16 of 54 (2006-03-02 to 2006-08-18) 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)
Suite 3400, CTTC Building, 1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON  K1H 6N9
Canada
Telephone number: 613-523-2268  Ext.: 224
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: 2005-09-30
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada $369,104.00
Public Health Agency $299,336.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Donna Klaiman
Position title: Director of Standards and Professional Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Darene Toal-Sullivan
Position title: Director of Professional Practice
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 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, Revenue Canada (RC), 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, Education, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Industry, Internal Trade, International Trade, Taxation and Finance
 
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- communication with Public Health Agency relating to seniors and fall prevention- communication with government regarding the role of occupational therapy in primary health care
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
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Population health fund grant for a post-fall support program.Foreign credentialling recognition grant for an environment scan of issues affecting workforce integration of occupational therapists.




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