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: 773

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 18

Version 62 of 98 (2019-08-01 to 2020-01-02)

Registration versions:

Version 62 of 98 (2019-08-01 to 2020-01-02)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Budget
Climate
Consumer Issues
Defence
Education
Employment and Training
Environment
Health
Housing
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Internal Trade
International Development
International Relations
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Labour
Pensions
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Sports
Taxation and Finance
Telecommunications
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Receive funding for and report on funding from project on regulatory licensing exams for internationally educated nurses discussion paper
Seek funding for nursing research

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Amend Subsection 14 (2) of the Food and Drugs Act and Section C.01.048 (1) to add NPs and RNs to the list of physicians, dentists, veterinary surgeons and pharmacists permitted to dispense drug samples
That the minister of health introduce legislation to modernize the Food and Drugs Act to remove barriers that prevent NPs and RNs from dispensing drug samples

Policies or Program

A harm reduction- based cannabis awareness campaign
Continue to act on Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations, including recommendation for new Aboriginal healing centres
Create a health-care innovation agency of Canada
Enhancing access to sustainable health human resources to better serve rural, remote and Indigenous communities across Canada
Health Human Resources - greater coordination, creation of HHR Observatory and greater interprofessional collaboration.
Impact of ratifying the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement on health care and the sustainability of the health system
Improve access to palliative care and support for caregivers
Improve access to primary care, home care, and palliative and end-of-life care for Indigenous Peoples
Improve community- and home-based health promotion
Incorporate Primary Health Care (PHP) principles within a Health in All Policies approach
Increase support to Canadians who provide care for aging relatives
Invest in strategies to prevent and mitigate the health effects of climate change
Nursing-entry to practice
Programs to support seniors and healthy aging
Provide funding for a comprehensive, universal, public, affordable prescription medication coverage that ensures access in all health-care settings based on need and not the ability to pay
Strengthening and creating programs to support illness prevention and health promotion, long term care, palliative care, home and community care, affordable housing and other social determinants of health
Strengthening of programs and supports for vulnerable populations, including child health, senior's health and domestic maternal, newborn and child health strategy development.
That the federal government lead efforts to educate health-care workers on the importance of medication safety and deprescribing
That the minister of health create a public awareness campaign to bring attention to the scourge of counterfeit prescription drugs

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
National Defence (DND)
Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Senate of Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

REPRESENT NURSES VIEWS AND PRIORITIES

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Michael Villeneuve, Chief Executive Officer

Organization's membership or classes of membership

REGISTERED NURSES

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2018-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$5,000.00	No
Health Canada (HC)	$39,800.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
50 Driveway
Ottawa, ON K2P 1E2
Canada

Telephone number: 613-237-2159 Ext. 548

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Chantelle Bailey, Policy and Research Advisor | No public offices held
Claire Betker, President | No public offices held
Donna Dewar, Chief Operating Officer | No public offices held
Tim Guest, President-Elect | No public offices held
Aden Hamza, Policy Advisor | No public offices held
Marie Marques, Program Lead, Credentialing Centre | No public offices held
Sarah Nolan, Lead, Government Relations | Public offices held
Josette Roussel, Program Lead, Nursing Practice & Policy | No public offices held
Barbara Shellian, President (2016-2018) | No public offices held
Michael Villeneuve, Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held

CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION DES INFIRMIERES ET INFIRMIERS DU CANADA(CNA)

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION DES INFIRMIERES ET INFIRMIERS DU CANADA(CNA)	2008-08-06	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION DES INFIRMIERES ET INFIRMIERS DU CANADA(CNA)
CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION
CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION DES INFIRMIERES ET INFIRMIERS DU CANADA(CNA)

CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION/ASSOCIATION DES INFIRMIERES ET INFIRMIERS DU CANADA(CNA)

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Valerie Grdisa	2024-07-08	Current
Tim Guest	2022-04-01	2024-07-08
Michael Villeneuve	2017-06-05	2022-04-01
Anne Sutherland Boal	2013-12-16	2017-06-05
Rachel Bard	2009-01-05	2013-12-16
LUCILLE AUFFREY	2001-04-04	2009-01-05

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Policy Advisor Diane Finley, House of Commons	January 2016 to January 2017	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Affairs Brad Butt, House of Commons	July 2011 to November 2015	Not a designated office
Executive Assistant Helena Guergis, House of Commons	June 2007 to May 2011	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-04-30

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Registration - In-house Organization

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

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 62 of 98 (2019-08-01 to 2020-01-02)

Version 62 of 98 (2019-08-01 to 2020-01-02)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization