Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION DES INFIRMIERES ET INFIRMIERS DU CANADA(CNA) / Valerie Grdisa, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION DES INFIRMIERES ET INFIRMIERS DU CANADA(CNA)
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Valerie Grdisa, Chief Executive Officer 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2001-04-04
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 958587-75

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 763

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 21

Version 1 of 97 (2001-04-04 to 2001-07-06)

Version 1 of 97 (2001-04-04 to 2001-07-06) 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 NURSES ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION DES INFIRMIERES ET INFIRMIERS DU CANADA(CNA)
50 THE DRIVEWAY
OTTAWA, ON  K2P 1E2
Canada
Telephone number: 613-237-2133
Fax number: 613-237-2159  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: LUCILLE AUFFREY, Chief Executive Officer  
 
Description of the organization's activities: THE CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE QUALITY OF NURSING IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC. ITS CORPORATE OBJECTS ARE: TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF NURSING PRACTICE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND ADMINISTRATION IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE QUALITY NURSING CARE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST; TO PROMOTE UNIFORM AND HIGH QUALITY REGULATORY PRACTICES IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND IN COLLABORATION WITH NURSING REGULATORY BODIES; TO ACT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR CANADIAN NURSING AND NURSES, PROVIDING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN NURSING AND HEALTH ISSUES.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: THE CNA IS A FEDERATION OF PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL NURSING ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING 113,120 REGISTERED NURSES
 
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: LUCILLE AUFFREY
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JONI BOYD
Position title: NURSING POLICY CONSULTANT
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: ROSINA BRYANTOWICH
Position title: RECORDS SPECIALIST
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: SANDRA MACDONALD-RENCZ
Position title: DIRECTOR, POLICY,RESEARCH & REGULATION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JANET MANN
Position title: NURSING CONSULTANT, HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: SHARON NIELD
Position title: MANAGER OF NURSING POLICY AND REGULATORY SUPPORT
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: LINDA PIAZZA
Position title: NURSING CONSULTANT
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: SUSAN PISTERMAN
Position title: DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: CAROLE PRESSAULT
Position title: MANAGER, HEALTH POLICY
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: BRENDA SHESTOWSKY
Position title: RESEARCH, DATA & INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JUNE WEBBER
Position title: MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL BUREAU
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 Heritage (PCH), 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
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: Arts and Culture, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Environment, Health, Immigration, Industry, Internal Trade, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, International Relations, International Trade, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: NURSING HUMAN RESOURCES; KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION; RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY; TOBACCO; CHILDREN & YOUTH; INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGULATIONS RE: CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT AND THE PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY OF REGISTERED NURSES; NURSING HERITAGE; ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SYSTEM FUNDING, REFORM AND INTEGRATION; NURSING COMPONENTS OF HEALTH INFORMATION; IMPACT OF GATS ON HEALTH SYSTEM AND REGULATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; BILL C-31THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT.
Subject Matter: Prospective: NURSING HUMAN RESSOURCES; KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION;CHIPP; RESEARCH; CHILDREN & YOUTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; NURSING HERITAGE; WELLNESS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE (IMPACT ON HEALTH SYSTEM AND REGULATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS); HEALTH SYSTEM ISSUES INCLUDING FUNDING OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE




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