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 20 of 21 (2008-02-04 to 2008-08-13)

Registration versions:

Version 20 of 21 (2008-02-04 to 2008-08-13) 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 47 NATIONAL 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:

2007-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Canadian Heritage	$150,894.00
Environment Canada	$85,510.00
Health Canada	$148,142.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name:	OWEN ADAMS
Position title:	ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL, RESEARCH, POLICY AND PLANNING
Public offices held:	Yes

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:	JEFF BLACKMER
Position title:	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF ETHICS
Public offices held:	Yes

Name:	JACQUELINE BURKE
Position title:	ACTING MANAGER, CMA CENTRE FOR PHYSICIAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Public offices held:	No

Name:	LYNDA BUSKE
Position title:	DIRECTOR, WORKFORCE RESEARCH
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:	MAMTA GAUTAM
Position title:	EXPERT ADVISOR, CMA CENTRE FOR PHYSICIAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Public offices held:	No

Name:	EMILY GRUENWOLDT
Position title:	ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC ISSUES MANAGEMENT
Public offices held:	No

Name:	MELODY ISINGER
Position title:	ETHICIST, OFFICE OF ETHICS
Public offices held:	No

Name:	MONIKA MACLAREN
Position title:	HEALTH ECONOMIST
Public offices held:	Yes

Name:	MARYAN McCarrey
Position title:	PROJECT MANAGER, RESEARCH POLICY & PLANNING
Public offices held:	Yes

Name:	SEEMA NAGPAL
Position title:	ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, EPIDEMIOLOGY, OFFICE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
Public offices held:	Yes

Name:	JEAN NELSON
Position title:	MANAGER AND SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL (ACTING)
Public offices held:	Yes

Name:	NICK NEUHEIMER
Position title:	SENIOR ECONOMIST
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:	BRIANE DR. SCHARFSTEIN
Position title:	ASSOCIATE SECRETARY GENERAL, PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS
Public offices held:	No

Name:	SAM SHORTT
Position title:	DIRECTOR, OFFICE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
Public offices held:	No

Name:	JILL SKINNER
Position title:	SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, OFFICE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
Public offices held:	Yes

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:	STEPHEN VAIL
Position title:	ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, POLICY, RESEARCH, POLICY & ETHICS
Public offices held:	No

Name:	DR. TODD WATKINS
Position title:	DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Public offices held:	Yes

Name:	GRAEME WILKES
Position title:	MANAGER, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND ADVOCACY
Public offices held:	Yes

Name:	SUSAN YUNGBLUT
Position title:	MANAGER, CMA CENTRE FOR PHYSICIAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Public offices held:	No

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 Institutes 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 and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), Industry Canada, Intergovernmental 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), Revenue Canada (RC), Senate of Canada, Solicitor General Canada (SGC), 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:

NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATIONS; NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION STRATEGY; HEALTH PROTECTION LEGISLATION RENEWAL; REVIEW OF SCHEDULE A OF THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT; CPP DISABILITY TAX CREDIT PROGRAMBILL 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. C-42: AN ACT TO AMEND THE QUARANTINE ACT

Subject Matter: Prospective:

ABORIGINAL HEALTH ISSUES; CANADA CORP AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SERVICE INITIATIVES;CANADIAN PENSION PLAN; CHILD HEALTH; CROSS BORDER BULK PURCHASING OF DRUGS; DIRECT TO CONSUMER ADVERTISING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS REGULATONS (DTCA); EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ISSUES; EXCISE TAX ACT: GST AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES; FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND FEDERAL FORMS; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (ELECTRONIC MEDICAL AND HEALTH RECORDS); INCOME TAX ACT: REGISTERED RETIREMENT SAVING PLAN (RRSP) LIMITS; INTERNET PRESCRIBING; HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION; HEALTHY LIVING INITIATIVES; HUMAN RIGHTS FOREIGN CARE WORKERS; IMPAIRED DRIVING; LOBBYIING ACT REGULATIONS; LONG-TERM CARE; MANDATORY REPORTING OF ADVERSE DRUG EFFECTS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICINAL MARIJUANA REGULATIONS; MENTAL HEALTH AND NATIONAL STRATEGY; NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRESCRIPTION DRUG STRATEGIES; NATIONAL HEALTH GOALS; NATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS; ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION; PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE; PAN-CANADIAN HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGY (INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES); PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACEUTICAL STRATEGY (INCLUDING MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS; PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT ACT (PIPEDA): PRIVACY PROTECTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION AND THE REGULATORY REVIEW; PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS; REVIEW OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT; SUSTAINABILITY OF HEALTH CARE (FINANCING AND ACCESSIBILITY); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RENEWAL; TELEHEALTH; TUITION LEVELS AND STUDENT DEBT LOADS (FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS); WAIT TIMES AND BENCHMARKS;

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories	Description
Policy or Program	ABORIGINAL HEALTH ISSUES
Bill or Resolution	C-251: AN ACT TO AMEND THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT (WARNING LABELS REGARDING THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL)
Bill or Resolution	C-256: AN ACT TO AMEND THE INCOME TAX ACT (PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND AMATEUR SPORT FEES)
Bill or Resolution	C-30: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999, THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACT AND THE MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL CONSUMPTION STANDARDS ACT (CANADA'S CLEAN AIR ACT).
Bill or Resolution	C-32: AN ACT TO AMEND THE CRIMINAL CODE (IMPAIRED DRIVING) AND TO MAKE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS.
Bill or Resolution	C-378: AN ACT TO AMEND THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT AND THE FOOD AND DRUG REGULATIONS (DRUG EXPORT RESTRICTIONS).
Bill or Resolution	C-412: AN ACT TO AMEND THE HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS ACT ( RECREATIONAL SNOW SPORT HELMET)
Policy or Program	CANADA CORP AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SERVICE INITIATIVES
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	CANADIAN HEALTH LEADERSHIP NETWORK
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	CANADIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION/CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEDIA AWARDS
Regulation	CANADIAN PENSION PLAN
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	CANADIAN PHYSICIAN HEALTH STUDY
Policy or Program	CHILD HEALTH
Policy or Program	CHRONIC DISEASES
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	CMA'S LEADERS FORUM
Policy or Program	CROSS BORDER BULK PURCHASING OF DRUGS
Regulation	DIRECT TO CONSUMER ADVERTISING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS REGULATIONS (DTCA)
Policy or Program	EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Policy or Program	ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ISSUES
Policy or Program	ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ISSUES
Legislative Proposal	EXCISE TAX ACT: GST AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES
Policy or Program	FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND FEDERAL FORMS
Policy or Program	HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (ELECTRONIC MEDICAL AND HEALTH RECORDS
Policy or Program	HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION
Policy or Program	HEALTHY LIVING INITIATIVES
Policy or Program	HUMAN RIGHTS FOREIGN CARE WORKERS
Policy or Program	IMPAIRED DRIVING
Legislative Proposal	INCOME TAX ACT: REGISTERED RETIREMENT SAVING PLAN (RRSP) LIMITS
Policy or Program	INTERNET PRESCRIBING
Regulation	LOBBYING ACT REGULATIONS
Policy or Program	LONG-TERM CARE
Policy or Program	MANDATORY REPORTING OF ADVERSE DRUG EFFECTS
Policy or Program	MEDICAL EDUCATION
Policy or Program	MEDICAL ISOTOPES SUPPLY
Regulation	MEDICINAL MARIJUANA REGULATIONS
Policy or Program	MENTAL HEALTH AND NATIONAL STRATEGY
Policy or Program	NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL PERSONNEL
Policy or Program	NATIONAL HEALTH GOALS
Policy or Program	NATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS
Policy or Program	ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION
Policy or Program	PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE
Policy or Program	PAN-CANADIAN HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGY (INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES)
Policy or Program	PATIENT SAFETY
Regulation	PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT ACT (PIPEDA): PRIVACY PROTECTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION AND THE REGULATORY REVIEW
Policy or Program	PHARMACEUTICAL STRATEGY (INCLUDING MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
Legislative Proposal	PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS
Policy or Program	PRESCRIPTION DRUG STRATEGIES
Policy or Program	PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RENEWAL
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	PROPOSAL TO FUND DEVELOPMENT OF A PHYSICIAN MANAGER INSTITUTE (PMI) MODULE ON WAIT TIME MANAGEMENT
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	PROPOSAL TO FUND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES (IMG) MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	PUBLICATIONS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PAP)
Policy or Program	SUSTAINABILITY OF HEALTH CARE (FINANCING AND ACCESSIBILITY)
Policy or Program	TELEHEALTH
Policy or Program	TUITION LEVELS AND STUDENT DEBT LOADS (FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS)
Policy or Program	WAIT TIMES AND BENCHMARKS

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

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

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION	2008-08-13	2008-10-06

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

WILLIAM THOLL, SECRETARY GENERAL AND CEO (Organization)

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Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.

Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.

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Results 1-8 of 8

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Morris Rosenberg, Deputy Minister | Deputy Minister's Office | Health Canada (HC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Health
Communication date: 2008-08-17
Posted date: 2008-09-17
Communication number: 77-81334 View associated registration
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Leah Canning, Policy Advisor | Minister's Office | Health Canada (HC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Employment and Training, Health
Communication date: 2008-08-17
Posted date: 2008-09-12
Communication number: 77-80616 View associated registration
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Tony Clement, Federal Health Minister | Member of Parliament | Health Canada (HC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Employment and Training, Health
Communication date: 2008-08-17
Posted date: 2008-09-12
Communication number: 77-80615 View associated registration
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | Member of Parliament | Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Subject Matter of the communication: Employment and Training, Health
Communication date: 2008-08-15
Posted date: 2008-09-12
Communication number: 77-80617 View associated registration
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Rita Smith, Director of Communications | Health Minister's Office | Health Canada (HC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Health
Communication date: 2008-08-07
Posted date: 2008-09-22
Communication number: 77-81554 View associated registration
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Frank Fedyk, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister | Strategy Policy Research | Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Health
Communication date: 2008-07-17
Posted date: 2008-08-13
Communication number: 77-77081 View associated registration
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Laurie Throness, Policy Advisor | Minister's of Health Office | Health Canada (HC)
- Danielle Shaw, Acting Chief of Staff | Ministers' of Health Office | Health Canada (HC)
- Rita Smith, Director of Communications | Minister's of Health Office | Health Canada (HC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Health
Communication date: 2008-07-09
Posted date: 2008-08-13
Communication number: 77-77074 View associated registration
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Jean-Pierre Blais, Assistant Deputy Minister | Cultural Affairs | Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Subject Matter of the communication: Health
Communication date: 2008-07-08
Posted date: 2008-08-13
Communication number: 77-77077 View associated registration

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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