Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 45 (2008-02-14 to 2009-01-15) 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.
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Canadian Healthcare Association / Association canadienne des soins de santé
17 YORK STREET OTTAWA, ON K1N 9J6 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 613-241-8005 Ext.: 246 | ||||||
| Fax number: | 613-241-5055 | ||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Pamela Fralick, President and CEO | ||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | CHA is a leader in developing, and advocating for, health policy solutions that meet the needs of Canadians. CHA's distance learning programs, conferences and publishing services contribute to this national leadership. CHA and its members are committed to a publicly-funded health system that provides access to a continuum of comparable health services throughout Canada. | ||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | CHA's members are Canada's provincial and territorial hospital and health organizations representing a broad continuum of care including acute care, home and community care, long term care, public health, mental health, palliative care, addiction services, children, youth and family services and housing services. | ||||||
| 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: | 2006-12-31 | ||||||
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| Name: | Ruthe Anne Conyngham |
| Position title: | Chair |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | DENISE DESAUTELS |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | PAMELA FRALICK |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT AND CEO |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Teresa Neuman |
| Position title: | Communication Specialist |
| 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, Canada Health Infoway, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Patient Safety Institute, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Health Council of Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Intergovernmental Affairs, Members of the House of Commons, Office of the Auditor General, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Revenue Canada (RC), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Informal communications, Meetings, Other types: Website, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Environment, Health, Immigration, Industry, Internal Trade, International Trade, Labour, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | 1) Health system employability issues, including the need for a national health human resources strategy or mechanism 2) Pre-budget and budget consultations 3) Pharmaceutical issues, including the elements of a proposed national pharmaceuticals strategy (Catastrophic Pharmaceutical Coverage, National Drug Formulary, Drug Approval Process, Evaluation of Real World Drug Safety and Effectiveness, Purchasing Strategies, Optimal and Appropriate Use of Pharmaceuticals, Electronic Health Records and E-Prescribing, Access and Cost of Generic Drugs, Improving Cost-Effectiveness and Analysis of Drugs) 4) Postsecondary education and training as they relate to the health system 5) The 'fiscal imbalance" between the federal government and the provinces and territories 6) Current challenges and future directions of the Canadian health system 7) Health Canada's Blueprint for Renewal, including the Progressive Licensing Framework 8) Federal funding for the health system including the Canada Health Transfer and Equalization program 9) Public-private issues including the appropriate mix of public and private funding and delivery of health services in the Canadian health system 10) Public health issues, including emergency preparedness, pandemic planning, health promotion and management of chronic diseases 11) Health system effectiveness including issues of governance and accountability 12) The federal role in Canada's health system, including the use of the federal spending power and national objectives 13) The continuum of care, including the need for a mental health commission and expanded home- and continuing- care supports 14) Health system information technology, including an electronic health record 15) Timely access to health services, including wait times, benchmarks and wait times guarantees 16) The determinants of health, including investments in postsecondary education and the environment 17) Health Research 18) Taxation issues, including the GST rebate for health services 19) Patient safety and quality improvement 20) Primary health care | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | 1) Health human resources 2) The federal budget 3)Pharmaceutical issues, including the elements of a proposed national pharmaceuticals strategy (Catastrophic Pharmaceutical Coverage, National Drug Formulary, Drug Approval Process, Evaluation of Real-World Drug Safety and Effectiveness, Purchasing Strategies, Optimal and Appropriate Use of Pharmaceuticals, Electronic Health Records and E-Prescribing, Access and Cost of Generic Drugs, Improving Cost-Effectiveness and Analysis of Drugs 4) Federal-provincial-territorial fiscal relations, including the Canada Health Transfer, Canada Social Transfer and Equalization program 5) Public-private issues, including the appropriate mix of public and private funding and delivery of health services in the Canadian health system 6) Public health issues, including emergency preparedness, pandemic planning, health promotion and management of chronic diseases 7) Health system effectiveness, including issues of governance and accountability 8) The federal role in Canada's health system, including the use of the federal spending power and national objectives 9) The continuum of care, including progress on access to mental health services across the health continuum, and expanded home- and continuing-care supports 10) Health system information technology, including an electronic health record 11) Timely access to health services, including wait times, benchmarks and wait times guarantees 12) The determinants of health, including investments in postsecondary education and the environment 13) Health Research 14) Taxation issues, including the GST rebate for health services 15) Patient safety and quality improvement 16) Primary health care 17) Aboriginal health | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Subject matters added through a communication report |
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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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| HealthCareCAN/SoinsSantéCAN | 2024-04-01 | current |
| HealthCareCAN/SoinsSantéCAN | 2014-06-12 | 2024-04-01 |
| Canadian Healthcare Association/Association canadienne des soins de santé | 2009-01-15 | 2014-06-12 |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
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| Paul-Émile Cloutier | 2017-06-15 | Current |
| WILLIAM THOLL | 2014-03-17 | 2017-06-15 |
| Phil Dresch | 2013-01-07 | 2014-03-17 |
| Pamela Fralick | 2008-02-14 | 2013-01-07 |
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.