Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION / ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES ALIMENTS SANTÉ / Aaron Skelton, President and CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION / ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES ALIMENTS SANTÉ
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Aaron Skelton, President and CEO 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2007-07-05
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 947026-15463

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 430

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 19

Version 1 of 35 (2007-07-05 to 2007-12-24)

Version 1 of 35 (2007-07-05 to 2007-12-24) 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 HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION
235 Yorkland Blvd. Ste. 302
Toronto, ON   M2J 4Y8
Canada
Telephone number: 416-497-6939
Fax number: 888-292-2947  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Penelope Marrett, President & CEO  
 
Description of the organization's activities: THE CANADIAN HEALTH FOOD ASSOCIATION (CHFA) IS A NON-PROFIT FEDERALLY CHARTERED TRADE ASSOCIATION. ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND MANUFACTURERS IN A VARIETY OF INDUSTRY SUB SECTORS SUCH AS SUPPLEMENTS, VITAMINS, HERBALS, HOMEOPATHICS, SPORTS AND NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS, PACKAGED FOODS AND ORGANIC FOODS. CHFA MEMBERS BELIEVE THAT ACCESS TO NATURAL HEALTH FOODS AND NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS IS THE DEMOCRATIC RIGHT OF EVERY CANADIAN. TO THAT END, THEY ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING AND FURTHERING THE INTERESTS OF THE CANADIAN HEALTH PRODUCTS INDUSTRY.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: RETAIL MEMBERS-MASTER RETAIL, ASSOCIATE RETAIL, PROVISIONAL RETAIL, AND GYMS & WEIGHT LOSS CLINICSSUPPLIER MEMBERS-FULL SUPPLIER AND ASSOCIATE SUPPLIER
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Penelope (Penny) Marrett
Position title: President and CEO
Public offices held: No
 
Name: ANNE WILKIE
Position title: Vice-President and Head of Regulatory Affairs
Public offices held: Yes
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: ACCESS TO NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS, Agriculture, Employment and Training, Environment, Health, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Trade, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: BILL C-420 AN ACT TO AMEND THE FOOD AND DRUG ACT, THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS PROGRAM, FOOD PROGRAM, HEALTH PROMOTION, ORGANIC PRODUCTS REGULATIONS, NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATIONS, VETERINARY DRUGS DIRECTORATE
Subject Matter: Prospective: BILL C-420 AN ACT TO AMEND THE FOOD AND DRUG ACT, THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS PROGRAM, FOOD PROGRAM, HEALTH PROMOTION, ORGANIC PRODUCTS REGULATIONS, NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATIONS, VETERINARY DRUGS DIRECTORATE
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Bill or Resolution Bill C-27 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act
Bill or Resolution BILL C420, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act
Regulation FOOD AND DRUG ACT
Policy or Program FOOD PROGRAM
Policy or Program HEALTH PROMOTION
Regulation NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATIONS
Regulation ORGANIC PRODUCTS REGULATIONS
Policy or Program THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS PROGRAM
Policy or Program VETERINARY DRUGS DIRECTORATE




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