Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Budget
- Defence
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Health
- Pensions
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Canadian Forces Superannuation Act with respect to marriage after retirement or over the age of 60; Supplementary Death Benefit; Immediate indexation of Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act pensions and Pension Advisory Committee.
- Maintain Canada Health Act and equitable health care access.
- Public Service Superannuation Act, respecting annual statement of benefits for pensioners.
- Public Service Superannuation Act, with respect to marriage after retirement or over the age of 60, and the Pension Advisory Committees.
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act, respecting marriage after retirement or over the age of 60; immediate indexation of Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act pensions; and Pension Advisory Committee.
Policies or Program
- Canada Pension Plan/Quebec Pension Plan, respecting coordination of superannuation plans.
- Canadian Forces and Public Service Supplementary Death Benefit, respecting discriminatory differences.
- Examination of the progress in implementing the 2004, 10-year plan to strengthen health care respecting a national pharmaceutical strategy and home and long-term care strategy.
- Seeking government funding for seniors group and program
- That the Government end the reduction of Pension Act disability benefits from the Service Income Security Insurance Plan Long Term Disability (SISIP LTD) plan. This requires changes to Policies/Programs governing the Canadian Forces’ SISIP LTD plan. Finally, that the Government extend compensation retroactively to October 27, 2000 to affected veterans, as recommended in the Canadian Forces Ombudsman’s 2003 report, Unfair Deductions From SISIP Payments to Former CF Members.
- Veterans Independence Program, respecting extension to Royal Canadian Mounted Police veterans.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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National Defence (DND)
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Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
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Senate of Canada
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The Association is non-profit. The objects of the
Association are:
1. to advocate measures beneficial to annuitants and potential annuitants, with regard to their rights as annuitants, of the Public Service of Canada, the Canadian
Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the federally appointed judiciary and other federal agencies or bodies deemed appropriate by the Board;
2. to oppose measures inimical to said annuitants and potential annuitants;
3. to promote the general welfare of those persons to whom reference is made in 1.;
4. to inform and assist annuitants referred to in 1. with regard to their rights as annuitants;
5. to cooperate with other organizations in furtherance of mutual objectives; and
6. to promote and authorize the establishment of branches of the Association.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Sylvia Ceacero,
Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
A person may apply to become a member of the
Association if, for the purposes of a federal superannuation plan, the person is:
1. an annuitant,
2. the spouse of an annuitant, or
3. the surviving spouse of a deceased annuitant.
A contributor to a federal superannuation plan may apply to become an associate member.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
1052 St. Laurent Blvd.
Ottawa, ON K1K 3B4
Canada
Telephone number:
613-745-2559
Ext.
231
Fax number:
613-745-5457
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Louise Bergeron,
Senior Health Care Officer |
No public offices held
- Sylvia Ceacero,
Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held
- Patrick Imbeau,
Advocacy and Policy Officer |
No public offices held
- Sayward Montague,
Manager, Advocacy & Communications |
No public offices held