Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science / Sociétié canadienne de science de laboratoire médical / Christine Nielsen, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science / Sociétié canadienne de science de laboratoire médical
Responsible Officer Name: Christine Nielsen, Chief Executive Officer 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2007-04-26
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 762654-15227

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 70

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 28 (2007-10-16 to 2008-05-17)

Version 2 of 28 (2007-10-16 to 2008-05-17) 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 Society for Medical Laboratory Science / Sociétié canadienne de science de laboratoire médical
PO Box 2830 LCD 1
Hamilton, ON  L8N 3N8
Canada
Telephone number: 905-528-8642  Ext.: 11
Fax number: 905-528-4968  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Kurt Davis, Executive Director  
 
Description of the organization's activities: National professional society and certification body.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Medical laboratory technologists and medical laboratory assistants in Canada
 
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: Susan Atkinson
Position title: President
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Kurt Davis
Position title: Executive Director
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Shelby Giesbrecht
Position title: President -Elect
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Alison McLennan
Position title: Director of Communications
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Christine Nielsen
Position title: Director of Certification
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Robin Power
Position title: Past President
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: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Members of the House of Commons, Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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: Education, Employment and Training, Health, Immigration, Internal Trade, Science and Technology
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Awareness sessions with MPs to inform them of health human resources issues facing the profession
Subject Matter: Prospective: Future information sessions with additional MPs and follow up communications in responses to requests for more information
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Entry-to-Practice - Advisory Committee on Health Delivery and Human Resources (ACHDHR)
Policy or Program Foreign Credential Recognition
Policy or Program Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiative (IEHPI)
Policy or Program Interprofessional Education for Collaborative Patient-Centred Practice
Policy or Program Pan-Canadian Health Human Resource Planning
Policy or Program Pan-Canadian Health Human Resource Strategy
Policy or Program Recruitment and Retention




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