Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION / WILLIAM THOLL, SECRETARY GENERAL AND CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Responsible Officer Name: WILLIAM THOLL, SECRETARY GENERAL AND CEO 
Initial registration start date: 2001-04-11
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 778342-77

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 8

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 17 of 21 (2006-08-29 to 2007-02-12)

Version 17 of 21 (2006-08-29 to 2007-02-12) 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 MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
1867 ALTA VISTA DRIVE
OTTAWA, ON  K1G 3Y6
Canada
Telephone number: 613-731-8610
Fax number: 613-731-1755  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: WILLIAM THOLL, SECRETARY GENERAL AND CEO  
 
Description of the organization's activities: THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (CMA) IS THE NATIONAL VOICE OF CANADIAN PHYSICIANS. FOUNDED IN 1867, CMA'S MISSION IS TO SERVE AND UNITE THE PHYSICIANS OF CANADA AND BE THE NATIONAL ADVOCATE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PEOPLE OF CANADA FOR THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE. ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE CANADIAN PUBLIC, CMA PERFORMS A WIDE VARIETY OF FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS ADVOCATING HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE/INJURY PREVENTION POLICIES AND STRATEGIES, ADVOCATING FOR ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE, FACILITATING CHANGE WITHIN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE TO PHYSICIANS TO HELP THEM INFLUENCE, MANAGE AND ADAPT TO CHANGES IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: THE CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION IS A VOLUNTARY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE MAJORITY OF CANADA'S PHYSICIANS AND COMPRISING 12 PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL DIVISIONS AND 45 AFFILIATED MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS.
 
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: 2005-12-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Health Canada $2,108,870.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: TERRY ALBERT
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: JIM ARMOUR
Position title: DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER
Position title: ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL, ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: CHANTAL COURCHESNE
Position title: MANAGER, PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: GLEN DOUCET
Position title: ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: BARBARA DREW
Position title: ASSOCIATE SECRETARY GENERAL AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: EVE ELMAN
Position title: DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: MAIDMENT LEANNE
Position title: MANAGER, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND ADVOCACY
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: SEEMA NAGPAL
Position title: ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, EPIDEMIOLOGY, OFFICE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: TONY PANETTA
Position title: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: WILLIAM PASCAL
Position title: CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: MARCEL SAULNIER
Position title: DIRECTOR, POLICY RESEARCH
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: BRIANE DR. SCHARFSTEIN
Position title: ASSOCIATE SECRETARY GENERAL, PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: JILL SKINNER
Position title: SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, OFFICE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: ALEXANDRA TCHEREMENSKA
Position title: DIRECTOR, OFFICE FOR LEADERSHIP IN MEDICINE
Public offices held: No
 
Name: WILLIAM THOLL
Position title: SECRETARY GENERAL AND CEO
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: MILLICENT TOOMBS
Position title: SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, OFFICE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DR. TODD WATKINS
Position title: DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Public offices held: Yes
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Canada Health Infoway, Canadian Health Council, Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institute for Health Information, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian Patient Safety Institute, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Intergouvernmental Affairs, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Revenue Canada (RC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), The Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), 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: Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Environment, Financial Institutions, Health, Immigration, Industry, Justice and Law Enforcement, Science and Technology, Sports, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: TIMELY ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE: WAIT TIMES AND BENCHMARKS; HEALTH CARE FUNDING; NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATIONS, PRE-BUDGET AND BUDGET CONSULTATIONS, HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION; HEALTHY LIVING INITIATIVES; PHYSICIAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING; TOBACCO CONTROL (Canada Pension Plan (CPP) INVESTMENT BOARD TOBACCO HOLDINGS; NATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS), NATIONAL DRUG STRATEGY (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT; NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION STRATEGY, CHRONIC DISEASES) AND HEALTH PROTECTION LEGISLATION RENEWAL; PHARMACEUTICAL STRATEGY (INCLUDING MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS, MANDATORY REPORTING OF ADVERSE DRUG EFFECTS; CROSS-BORDER PHARMACY, INTERNET PHARMACY, DIRECT TO CONSUMER ADVERTISING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS REGULATIONS; REVIEW OF SCHEDULE A OF THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT); PAN-CANADIAN HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES STRATEGY (INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES, CANADA CORP AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SERVICE INITIATIVES, MEDICAL EDUCATION, TUITION LEVELS AND STUDENT DEBT LOADS, RECRUITMENT TRAINING AND RETENTION), FINANCIAL AND TAXATION ISSUES (INCLUDING GST AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) LIMITS, PENSION REGULATIONS, RETIREMENT INCOME ISSUES): CPP DISABILITY TAX CREDIT PROGRAM; EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; HEALTH INFORMATION PRIVACY, MEDICINAL MARIJUANA REGULATIONS, FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND FEDERAL FORMS; MENTAL HEALTH AND A NATIONAL STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ISSUES (KYOTO PROTOCOL, AIR QUALITY, SAFE DRINKING WATER).¿BILL C-12 QUARANTINE ACT; ¿BILL C-16 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL CODE (IMPAIRED DRIVING) AND TO MAKE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS; ¿BILL C-17 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONTRAVENTIONS ACT AND THE CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT AND TO MAKE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS; ¿BILL C-39: AN ACT TO AMEND THE FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL FISCAL ARRANGEMENTS ACT AND TO ENACT AN ACT RESPECTING THE PROVISION OF FUNDING FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.BILL C-5: AN ACT RESPECTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA AND AMENDING CERTAIN ACTS.BILL C2: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST RULES, RESTRICTIONS ON ELECTION FINANCING AND MEASURES RESPECTING ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSPARENCY, OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Subject Matter: Prospective: TIMELY ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE; WAIT TIMES AND BENCHMARKS; SUSTAINABILITY OF HEALTH CARE (FINANCING AND ACCESSIBILITY); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RENEWAL; HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION; HEALTHY LIVING INITIATIVES; PHARMACEUTICAL STRATEGY (INCLUDING MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS; MANDATORY REPORTING OF ADVERSE DRUG EFFECTS; TELEHEALTH; PAN-CANADIAN HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGY (INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES); CANADA CORP AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SERVICE INITIATIVES, MEDICAL EDUCATION; TUITION LEVELS AND STUDENT DEBT LOADS (FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS); CHILD HEALTH, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND FEDERAL FORMS; NATIONAL HEALTH GOALS; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, (ELECTRONIC MEDICAL AND HEALTH RECORDS); MENTAL HEALTH AND NATIONAL STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ISSUES; AND ABORIGINAL HEALTH ISSUES.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Regulation MEDICINAL MARIJUANA REGULATIONS
Legislative Proposal PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS; ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION; TOBACCO CONTROL (CPP INVESTMENT BOARD TOBACCO HOLDINGS; NATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS); NATIONAL DRUG STRATEGY; CROSS-BORDER PHARMACY; INTERNET PHARMACY; FINANCIAL AND TAXATION ISSUES (INCLUDING GST AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES, RRSP LIMITS, PENSION REGULATIONS, RETIREMENT INCOME ISSUES); PRIVACY PROTECTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION AND THE Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act (PIPEDA) REVIEW. REVIEW OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT. PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE. MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION.




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