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 7 of 54 (2001-04-24 to 2001-10-24)

Version 7 of 54 (2001-04-24 to 2001-10-24) 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)
#3400, CTTC BLDG, CARLETON U, 1125 COLONEL BY DRIVE
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: CAOT, A NATIONALLY INCORPORATED PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING SOME 6,000 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? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

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.
 

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), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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: Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Science and Technology
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: ONGOING LIASON WITH TRADE COMMISSIONERS REGARDING TRADE OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES.
Subject Matter: Prospective: THE ACTIVITIES IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS INCLUDE- HEAL (HEALTH ACTION LOBBY) WILL MONITOR CHST, GATS AND HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING- MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH RESEARCH - COMMUNICATE WITH SERVICES AND CAPITAL BUDGETS, INDUSTRY CANADA TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL TO PRESENT THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SECTOR IN THE BUSINESS, PROFESSION AND EDUCATION SERVICES NETWORK (BPESN) OF THE NATIONAL SECTOR TEAMS.-MONITOR ACTIVITIES OF HRDC AND INDUSTRY CANADA AS THEY RELATE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASSOCIATION OF ACREDITING AGENCIES IN CANADA (AAAC).-LIAISON WITH TRADE COMISSIONER SERVICE (DFAIT) REGARDING TRADE OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES FOR CAOT. - COMMUNICATION WITH HRDC TO MONITOR LABOUR MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND CHANGES- COMMUNICATION WITH CITZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION FOR ASSESSEMENT OF QUALIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS AND TO FACILITATE THE MOBILITY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FOR FIELD WORK PLACEMENTS




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