Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Agriculture
- Arts and Culture
- Budget
- Consumer Issues
- Economic Development
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Environment
- Federal-Provincial Relations
- Health
- Housing
- Immigration
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Trade
- International Development
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Labour
- Municipalities
- National Security/Security
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
- Sports
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Canada Labour Code, as it relates to employment insurance and job-protected leave.
- Federal Budget: Federal Tobacco Control Strategy; getting cancer patients the information and support they need; the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to palliative care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to cancer.
- Non-Smokers' Health Act, including implementation and enforcement.
- Patent Act, as it relates to the use of patents for international humanitarian purposes to address public health problems.
- Safe Long-Term Care Act.
- Trade agreements as they relate to tobacco control.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- Canada Health Act and regulations, as it relates to long-term, home and palliative care.
- Controlled Products Regulations, as it relates to implementing the Globally Harmonized System in Canada.
- Excise Act, 2001 and regulations, as it relates to contraband and the taxation of tobacco and vaping products.
- First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act and regulations, as it relates to the taxation of tobacco products.
- Food and Drugs Act and regulations, as it relates to alcohol warning labels
- Food and Drugs Act and regulations, as it relates to nicotine replacement products
- Food and Drugs Act and regulations, as it relates to restricting the advertising to children of foods high in sodium, sugars and saturated fat.
- Legislation/regulation of electronic cigarettes including use, marketing and all other aspects.
- Tobacco and Vaping Products Act and regulations, including ingredients, promotion, packaging/labelling, product regulation, reporting and enforcement and any other aspect.
Policies or Program
- Access to medication - expanding the range of medications covered by various insurance plans, and the number of Canadians able to access and afford medication. This includes a national pharmaceutical strategy.
- Access to palliative care, as it relates to programs offered through Health Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, the Department of National Defence, and Employment and Social Development Canada.
- Aging at Home Benefit.
- CIHR as it relates to continued federal funding & long term investment in health research.
- Canada Health Transfer - health system funding transfer and agreements intended for provinces/territories to support the delivery of healthcare services, including cancer care services.
- Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, as it relates to continued federal funding & long term investment in health research through CIHR.
- Employment Insurance special benefit programs, asking the federal government to improve these benefits by expanding eligibility.
- Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, including protocols, guidelines and implementation.
- Funding for programs to be operated by the Canadian Cancer Society to advance cancer control.
- Health Canada's tobacco control program and policies related to tobacco and vaping products, including sustaining government funding levels, and implementation of effective programs and policies.
- Health Human Resources and Coalition for Action for health care workers.
- Measures and funding for the charitable sector generally.
- UN Declaration on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, as it pertains to cancer control, including the development of a Global Coordination Mechanism; increased federal investments in prevention initiatives; and policy changes as it relates to tobacco control, healthy living, and access to screening and treatment, as identified in the Declaration.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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National Defence (DND)
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National Research Council (NRC)
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL)
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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Parks Canada (PC)
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Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
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Senate of Canada
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Service Canada (ServCan)
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY IS A REGISTERED CHARITY INCORPORATED UNDER THE CANADA CORPORATIONS ACT AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITHOUT SHARE CAPITAL. THE SOCIETY IS A NATIONAL, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION OF VOLUNTEERS, WHOSE MISSION IS THE ERADICATION OF CANCER AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH CANCER. THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY ACHIEVES ITS MISSION THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, PATIENT SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR HEALTHY PUBLIC POLICY. THESE EFFORTS ARE SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF, AND FUNDS RAISED IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS CANADA.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Andrea Seale,
Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
132,000 VOLUNTEERS WHO COVER THREE THOUSAND URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES CANADA WIDE.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2023-01-31
List of Government Funding
Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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BC Cancer Agency
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$11,000.00
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Yes
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British Columbia Provincial Health Services Authority
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$2,296,784.00
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Yes
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Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
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$382,287.00
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Yes
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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$22,286.00
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Yes
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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$53,489.00
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Yes
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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$508,469.09
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Yes
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Government of Alberta
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$216,532.56
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Yes
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Government of British Columbia
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$77,500.00
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Yes
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Government of Manitoba
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$292,067.99
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Yes
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Government of Newfoundland
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$65,625.00
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Yes
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Government of Nunavut
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$12,500.00
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Yes
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Government of Ontario
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$1,348,795.24
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Yes
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Government of Prince Edward Island
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$43,749.22
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Yes
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Government of Quebec
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$6,108,932.46
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Yes
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Government of Saskatchewan
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$187,318.80
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Yes
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Government of Yukon
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$79,604.39
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Yes
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Health Canada (HC)
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$1,218,404.00
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Yes
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Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario)
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$1,833,333.34
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Yes
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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$3,455,924.67
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Yes
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Saskatchewan Cancer Agency
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$15,000.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
55 St. Clair Ave W, Suite 300
TORONTO, ON M4V 2Y7
Canada
Telephone number:
604-732-4228
Ext.
1276
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Charles Aruliah,
Manager, Advocacy |
No public offices held
- Hillary Buchan-Terrell,
Advocacy Manager |
Public offices held
- Dylan Buskermolen,
Advocacy Specialist |
No public offices held
- Kelly Cull,
Director, Advocacy |
No public offices held
- Rob Cunningham,
Senior Policy Analyst(National) |
Public offices held
- Rose D'Souza,
Manager, Advocacy |
No public offices held
- Stuart Edmonds,
EVP, Mission, Advocacy and Research |
No public offices held
- Elizabeth Holmes,
Health Policy Analyst, Mission (National) |
No public offices held
- Sandra Krueckl,
EVP, Mission, Cancer Information and Support Services |
No public offices held
- Kelly Masotti,
Vice President, Advocacy |
No public offices held
- Heather Mulligan,
Advocacy Manager, Atlantic Canada |
No public offices held
- Daniel Nowoselski,
Advocacy Manager (Hospice Palliative Care) |
No public offices held
- Sara Oates,
Executive Vice President, Finance and Operations |
No public offices held
- Jane Parsons,
Regional Executive Director - Atlantic |
No public offices held
- Julia Pereira,
Advocacy Specialist |
No public offices held
- Stephen Piazza,
Director, Advocacy |
No public offices held
- Lana Randell,
Senior Advocacy Coordinator |
No public offices held
- Garishan Ravishankar,
Advocacy Coordinator |
Public offices held
- David Raynaud,
Gestionnaire – Défense de l’intérêt public |
No public offices held
- Susan Russell-Csanyi,
Sr. Advocacy Coordinator |
No public offices held
- Andrea Seale,
Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held
- Helena Sonea,
Senior Manager, Advocacy |
No public offices held
- Ciana Van Dusen,
Advocacy Manager, Prevention |
No public offices held
- Angeline Webb,
Senior Public Policy Advisor (Alberta) |
No public offices held