Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 19 (2007-04-05 to 2007-09-27) 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 Palliative Hospice Care Assocation / Association canadienne des soins palliatifs
Annex B, Saint-Vincent Hospital 60 Cambridge Street North Ottawa, ON K1R 7A5 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 613-241-3663 Ext.: 227 | ||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Sharon Baxter, Executive Director | ||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) is the national voice for quality end-of-life care in Canada. CHPCA offers leadership in the pursuit of excellence in care for persons approaching death so that the burdens of suffering, loneliness and grief are lessened.CHPCA strives to achieve its mission through:collaboration and representation; increased awareness, knowledge and skills related to hospice palliative care of the public, health care providers and volunteers; development of national norms of practice for hospice palliative care in Canada; support of research on hospice palliative care; advocacy for improved hospice palliative care policy, resource allocation and supports for caregivers. | ||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | The CHPCA offers membership to all Canadians and has both individual and group/organizational memberships. | ||||
| 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: | 2007-03-31 | ||||
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| Name: | SHARON BAXTER |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Members of the House of Commons, Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada | ||||||
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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: | Aboriginal Affairs, Education, Health | ||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | The CHPCA has sent letters to the following individuals regarding hospice palliative care policy in Canada and has requested a meeting with them: - Dr. David Butler-Jones - Honourable Senator Marjory LeBreton - Honourable Tony Clement - Honourable Jim Prentice - Honourable Monte SolbergTo date no meetings have been granted. | ||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | The CHPCA will be sending an information package to each MP and Senator in conjunction with National Hospice Palliative Care Week (NHPCW) (May 7-13, 2007)The CHPCA will continue to seek meetings with various public officials. | ||||||
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