Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 57 (2006-12-01 to 2007-06-26) 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 Diabetes Association / ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DU DIABETE
1400 - 522 University Avenue Toronto, ON M5G 2R5 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 416-408-7047 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fax number: | 416-214-1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Michael Howlett, President & CEO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | Canadian Diabetes Association promotes the health of Canadians through diabetes research, education, service and advocacy. Programs conducted include: 1) research grants and awards to qualified donees; 2) professional publications; 3) educational publications, magazines and newsletters; 4) nutrition guides and cookbooks; 5) support to health care professionals to further education in diabetes care; 6) support groups; 7) camping services to children in which they learn to live with diabetes more successfully; 8) Corporate Food Value Symbols programmes on consumer food products; 9) support elimination of blanket discrimination of those affected by diabetes; 10) support and administer government programmes designed to aid those in need with required supplies; 11) provide supplies required by those affected by diabetes at competitive prices and enhanced services; 12) advocate/negotiate for access to care and services; 13) development of guidelines for standard of diabetes care; 14) provide a network of community access for those affected by diabetes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | Registered Members have right to vote, privilege of holding office, and entitlement to receipt of all services and benefits of the Association as determined by the Board of Directors.Associate Members participate in activities of the Association or donate financially to the Association - non voting members.Life Members appointed by Diabetes Educator Section and the Clinical and Scientific Section of the Association.Honourary Members are appointed by the Board of Directors for a set term and are not entitled to hold office as an Officer or a Director but are otherwise entitled to privileges of a Registered Member. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: | 2006-08-31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name: | Jean Blake |
| Position title: | Area Executive Director |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | John Boggan |
| Position title: | Administrative Assistant, National Conference |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Janie Bringleson |
| Position title: | Branch Coordinator - SSM |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Kerrry Bruder |
| Position title: | Regional Director - Central South Ontario |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Jordana Buchan |
| Position title: | Regional Director, SSK |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Karen Cederwall |
| Position title: | Operations Manager, Saskatchewan |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | David Hennessey |
| Position title: | Manager, Alberta Monitoring for Health |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Arlene Hintsa |
| Position title: | Education/Health PR Coordinator |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Michael Howlett |
| Position title: | President and CEO |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Joan King |
| Position title: | National Advocacy Project Coordinator |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Joan King |
| Position title: | Advocacy Project Coordinator |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Sylvia Langlois |
| Position title: | Residential Camp Assistant |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Donna Lillie |
| Position title: | Vice President, Research & Prof. Ed. |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Brenda Linner |
| Position title: | Community Development Coordinator |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Jennifer MacKinnon |
| Position title: | Regional Director - North East Ontario |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Lucy Montana |
| Position title: | Acting Manager, National Conference |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Danny Nykolaychuk |
| Position title: | Regional Director |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Gary O'Connor |
| Position title: | Area Executive Director-GTA Central South Ontario |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Karen Philp |
| Position title: | Executive Director, PP&Gov't Relations |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Suzanne Sterling |
| Position title: | Regional Director - North West Ontario |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Sue Taylor |
| Position title: | Regional Director - Central West Ontario |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Barbara Toller |
| Position title: | Senior Development Officer |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | David Townsend |
| Position title: | Regional Director |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Donna Walleghem |
| Position title: | Regional Director |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Rose-Anne Williams |
| Position title: | Community Education Coordinator |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Rose-Anne Williams |
| Position title: | Community Education |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Eugenie Wright |
| Position title: | Regional Director |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Common Drug Review and the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board, Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Revenue Canada (RC) | ||||||||
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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: | Diabetes research, Health | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | National Advocacy Day on the Hill; National PharmaCare Strategy;National Catastrophic Drug Care Plan; Canadian Diabetes Strategy; Diabetesprevention & hypoglycemia in workplace; Workshop on Public Health Agency &Explanation of the Draft Legislation; National Pharmaceutical Strategy;Policy Directions & Activities for Chronic Disease Prevention; DisabilityTax Credit; HRSDC updates for Job Creation Partnership Position; CanadianStrategy for Cancer Control; International Diabetes Foundation Congress;Diabetes Professional Conference. | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | CDA staff to liaise with MPs, Minister's offices and with departmentalstaff on the following: (a) the implementation of the commitment in the last two federal budgets to funding community projects under the federal government's Canadian Diabetes Strategy. This work includes delivering community based and national projects funded from the Canadian Diabetes Strategy, and will entail contact primarily with various individuals in the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Minister of Health. (b) the implementation of the changes to the Disability Tax Credit to include eligibility for those Canadians with type 1 diabetes who meet the eligibility requirements as outlined in the Finance Canada and Canada Revenue Agency policies. Meetings will be primarily with staff in the two respective Minister's offices as well as with civil servants in both departments. (c) the creation of a national catastrophic drug plan that includes Canadians living with diabetes, as well as the creation of the National Pharmaceutical Strategy. This work will entail contact with all MPs and Cabinet Ministers, but particularly the Minister of Health and the Minister of Industry. Federal staff of the Federal/Provincial/Territorial (F/P/T) working group on the National Pharmaceutical Strategy (housed in Health Canada) will be primary contacts, however staff in Health Canada, Industry Canada, the Common Drug Review and the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board may also be contacted. | ||||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
| Name | From | To |
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| Diabetes Canada/Diabète Canada | 2018-01-01 | current |
| Canadian Diabetes Association/ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DU DIABETE | 2008-11-30 | 2018-01-01 |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Syron | 2020-06-29 | Current |
| RUSSELL WILLIAMS | 2020-02-03 | 2020-06-29 |
| Jan Hux | 2018-09-06 | 2020-02-03 |
| John Reidy | 2018-01-01 | 2018-09-06 |
| Rick Blickstead | 2013-10-01 | 2018-01-01 |
| Doug Macnamara | 2013-02-08 | 2013-10-01 |
| Michael Cloutier | 2010-07-05 | 2013-02-08 |
| Ellen Malcolmson | 2008-11-30 | 2010-07-05 |
| Michael Howlett | 2006-05-08 | 2008-04-18 |
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 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.
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 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.