Registry of Lobbyists
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) 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.
| Organization: |
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
1867 ALTA VISTA DRIVE OTTAWA, ON K1G 3Y6 Canada |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 |
| 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) | ||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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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. | ||||||
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