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: 742

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 26

Version 3 of 95 (2002-02-26 to 2002-10-01)

Version 3 of 95 (2002-02-26 to 2002-10-01) 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: 613-237-3520  
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 HEALTH OF CANADIANS AND THE NURSING PROFESSION. ITS CORPORATE OBJECTIVES 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 115,372 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: JANET DAVIES
Position title: ACTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: LISA LITTLE
Position title: HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT, PUBLIC POLICY
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JANET MANN
Position title: MANAGER, CERTIFICATION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: SHARON NIELD
Position title: DIRECTOR OF NURSING POLICY
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: HELENE SABOURIN
Position title: NURSING CONSULTANT, INTERNATIONAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: TIM STUTT
Position title: HEALTH POLICY ANALYST, PUBLIC POLICY
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: LOUISE SWEATMAN
Position title: DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY POLICY
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: MARY THOMPSON
Position title: PROJECT OFFICER, INTERNATIONAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JUNE WEBBER
Position title: DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT
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, Environment 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, Labour, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: 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; PRIVACY
Subject Matter: Prospective: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROTECTION OF PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TRANSITION FUND; HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES/FUNDING SUPPORT FOR RETENTION; FUNDING SUPPORT FOR ASSESSMENT OF FOREIGN-EDUCATED NURSES; HEP C; COMPULSORY TESTING FOR BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; ETHICS AND HEALTH CARE; BEST NURSING PRACTICES




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