Registration - In-house Organization

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada / Fondation des maladies du coeur et de l’AVC / Doug Roth, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada / Fondation des maladies du coeur et de l’AVC
Responsible Officer Name: Doug Roth, Chief Executive Officer
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2002-01-24
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 946004-119

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 1205

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 17

Version 43 of 71 (2018-03-12 to 2018-10-12)

Registration versions:

Version 43 of 71 (2018-03-12 to 2018-10-12)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Agriculture
Arts and Culture
Broadcasting
Budget
Consumer Issues
Economic Development
Environment
Health
Industry
Infrastructure
International Relations
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Municipalities
Regional Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Sports
Taxation and Finance
Telecommunications
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

ESTABLISH A DEDICATED FEDERAL ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
INTRODUCE REVISIONS TO CANADA’S FOOD GUIDE TO INCLUDE MORE EMPHASIS ON THE CONSUMPTION OF WHOLE FOODS AND COOKING FROM SCRATCH AND PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO VERSIONS OF THE FOOD GUIDE, ONE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND A SIMPLIFIED VERSION FOR CONSUMERS.

Policies or Program, Regulation

CLOSE LOOPHOLES (INCLUDING MENTHOL) ON FLAVOURED TOBACCO PRODUCTS; INTRODUCE PLAIN AND STANDARDIZED TOBACCO PACKAGING; INTRODUCE E-CIGARETTE REGULATIONS
IMPLEMENT A MONITORING MECHANISM TO TRACK FOOD AND INDUSTRY PROGRESS ON SODIUM REDUCTION.
IMPLEMENT REGULATIONS TO RESTRICT INDUSTRY MARKETING OF FOODS AND BEVERAGES TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
Introduce improved front of package labelling on food products
PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH CHARITIES' POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ARE REGULATED BY CRA
THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO FUND RESEARCH RELATED TO HEART DISEASE AND STROKE AND PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE HEALTH CAPACITY AMONG INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.

Regulation

IMPLEMENT A MANUFACTURER’S LEVY ON SUGARY DRINKS. REVENUES FROM SUCH A TAXATION STREAM SHOULD BE USED TO SUBSIDIZE HEALTHY EATING INITIATIVES.
INTRODUCE TRANS FAT REGULATIONS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED OILS

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Senate of Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Status of Women Canada (SWC)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The Heart and Stroke Foundation, a volunteer-based health charity across Canada, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke and reducing their impact through the advancement of research and its application, the promotion of healthy living, and advocacy.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Yves Savoie, Chief Executive Officer

Organization's membership or classes of membership

National organization that includes nine independent provincial bodies.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2017-08-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
BC Provincial Govenment	$1,483,129.60	Yes
Health Canada (HC)	$340,000.00	Yes
MB Provincial Government	$150,000.00	Yes
NL Provincial Government	$269,713.77	Yes
NS Provincial Government	$233,186.17	Yes
PEI Provincial Government	$19,700.00	Yes
QC Provincial Government	$400,000.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
1525 Carling Ave
suite 110
Ottawa, ON K1Z 8R9
Canada

Telephone number: 613-727-5060
Fax number: 613-727-1895

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

MANUEL ARANGO, DIRECTOR, HEALTH POLICY AND ADVOCACY | Public offices held
LESLEY JAMES, SENIOR MANAGER HEALTH POLICY | No public offices held
MEGHAN SPILKA O'KEEFE, SENIOR MANAGER, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | Public offices held
Yves Savoie, Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada/Fondation des maladies du coeur et de l’AVC

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada/Fondation des maladies du coeur et de l’AVC	2009-02-10	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada/Fondation des maladies du coeur et de l’AVC
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada/Fondation des maladies du coeur et de l’AVC

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada / Fondation des maladies du coeur et de l’AVC

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Doug Roth	2020-03-23	Current
Diego Marchese	2020-02-29	2020-03-23
Yves Savoie	2017-04-26	2020-02-29
Diego Marchese	2016-08-01	2017-04-26
David Sculthorpe	2011-10-03	2016-08-01
Bobbe Wood	2010-10-20	2011-10-02
SALLY BROWN	2002-01-24	2010-10-20

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Office of Stan Dromisky, MP	February 1994 to May 1999	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Parliamentary Assistant House of Commons of Canada, Hon. Carolyn Bennett	September 2008 to October 2008	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Organization

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada / Fondation des maladies du coeur et de l’AVC / Doug Roth, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 43 of 71 (2018-03-12 to 2018-10-12)

Version 43 of 71 (2018-03-12 to 2018-10-12)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization