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Lobbying by Alzheimer Society of Canada: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.

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Organization

Alzheimer Society of Canada

Meetings this Parliament
11
With MPs
8
Since Nov 2021
75
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jun 11, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since May 20, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Christina Scicluna, CEO

Lobbyists

  • Christina Scicluna · CEO
  • Claire Hafner · Director, Public Affairs

Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

What they're lobbying on (14)
  • Communications regarding medical assistance in dying with respect to advance requests, the state of palliative care, and the protection of Canadians with disabilities. Law enforcement also includes Search and Rescue and “dementia friendly communities”.
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) - as it relates to increased federal funding and long-term investment in dementia research exceeding 1% of direct dementia care costs (aspirational goal in national dementia strategy). Support for health research infrastructure and continued CIHR partnerships with charitable non-profits like ASC.
  • Budget 2025 - Canada Strong as as it relates to dementia and caregiving as national challenges that require coordinated action across governments and communities. Support for health data, AI, and innovation investments. Continued support for the National Dementia Strategy with targeted investments to reduce impact and costs associated with dementia care.
  • Communications regarding the Canada Disability Benefit to ensure accessibility for individuals with cognitive impairment, including with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
  • Create and fund programs to support Canadians diagnosed with young-onset dementia.
  • Communications regarding the Canada Post strike and its adverse financial impacts (i.e. donations) on the charitable sector.
  • Communications regarding potential funding to Alzheimer Society Research Program for research to study the topic of Veterans and Dementia in a truly Canadian context.
  • Communications regarding the need for $20 million over 5 years through programs like Age Well at Home, and a longer-term and larger commitment to programs like ASC's FirstLink® that have been proven to support people with dementia to live well as long as possible at home and in the community.
  • Communications regarding the need to invest $15 million over 3 years to implement national standards for diagnosis, treatment and care for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. This will ensure that the health systems across the country have access to quality standards to be able to realize the benefits of any disease modifying drugs approved in Canada.
  • Health Canada as it pertains to the approval of disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias that aim to slow or halt the progression of the disease.
  • National standards and Safe Long-term Care Act include a common standard for the definition of an Essential Care Partner (ECP).
  • Improve access to palliative and end-of-life care for people living with dementia in Canada.
  • Implementation metrics and success criteria for "A Dementia Strategy for Canada:Together We Aspire."
  • Funding opportunities under PHAC's Dementia Community Investment and Dementia Strategic Fund to support awareness-raising, dementia guidelines, diversity & Inclusion and best practices.

Registration 959291-14475-49. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Sarah Calderwood (25), Christopher Barry (24), Kevin Noel (12), Christina Scicluna (11), Ronan Ryan (3).

  • Reported by Christina Scicluna · In-house (organization)

    Budget 2025 - Canada Strong as as it relates to dementia and caregiving as national challenges that require coordinated action across governments and communities. Support for health data, AI, and innovation investments. Continued support for the National Dementia Strategy with targeted investments to reduce impact and costs associated with dementia care. Read more

    Health Canada as it pertains to the approval of disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias that aim to slow or halt the progression of the disease.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christina Scicluna · In-house (organization)

    • Raquel Dancho · Member of Parliament
    • David Bredin · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, House of Commons
    Budget 2025 - Canada Strong as as it relates to dementia and caregiving as national challenges that require coordinated action across governments and communities. Support for health data, AI, and innovation investments. Continued support for the National Dementia Strategy with targeted investments to reduce impact and costs associated with dementia care. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Christina Scicluna · In-house (organization)

    • Bryn Savage · Policy Advisor, Office of the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)
    Budget 2025 - Canada Strong as as it relates to dementia and caregiving as national challenges that require coordinated action across governments and communities. Support for health data, AI, and innovation investments. Continued support for the National Dementia Strategy with targeted investments to reduce impact and costs associated with dementia care. Read more

    Implementation metrics and success criteria for "A Dementia Strategy for Canada:Together We Aspire."

    Official report

  • Reported by Christina Scicluna · In-house (organization)

    Budget 2025 - Canada Strong as as it relates to dementia and caregiving as national challenges that require coordinated action across governments and communities. Support for health data, AI, and innovation investments. Continued support for the National Dementia Strategy with targeted investments to reduce impact and costs associated with dementia care. Read more

    Funding opportunities under PHAC's Dementia Community Investment and Dementia Strategic Fund to support awareness-raising, dementia guidelines, diversity & Inclusion and best practices.

    Implementation metrics and success criteria for "A Dementia Strategy for Canada:Together We Aspire."

    Official report

  • Reported by Christina Scicluna · In-house (organization)

    • Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Communications regarding medical assistance in dying with respect to advance requests, the state of palliative care, and the protection of Canadians with disabilities. Law enforcement also includes Search and Rescue and “dementia friendly communities”. Read more

    Implementation metrics and success criteria for "A Dementia Strategy for Canada:Together We Aspire."

    Health Canada as it pertains to the approval of disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias that aim to slow or halt the progression of the disease.

    Funding opportunities under PHAC's Dementia Community Investment and Dementia Strategic Fund to support awareness-raising, dementia guidelines, diversity & Inclusion and best practices.

    Budget 2025 - Canada Strong as as it relates to dementia and caregiving as national challenges that require coordinated action across governments and communities. Support for health data, AI, and innovation investments. Continued support for the National Dementia Strategy with targeted investments to reduce impact and costs associated with dementia care.

    Create and fund programs to support Canadians diagnosed with young-onset dementia.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christina Scicluna · In-house (organization)

    • Michelle Owen · Executive Director, Health Canada (HC)
    • Peggy Ainslie · Executive Director, Health Canada (HC)
    • Supriya Sharma · Chief Medical Advisor, HC / Senior Medical Advisor for HPFB, Health Canada (HC)
    • Matthew Lynch · Director General of the Policy Coordination and Planning Directorate in our Health Policy Branch, Health Canada (HC)
    Health Canada as it pertains to the approval of disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias that aim to slow or halt the progression of the disease. Read more

    Implementation metrics and success criteria for "A Dementia Strategy for Canada:Together We Aspire."

    Create and fund programs to support Canadians diagnosed with young-onset dementia.

    Budget 2025 - Canada Strong as as it relates to dementia and caregiving as national challenges that require coordinated action across governments and communities. Support for health data, AI, and innovation investments. Continued support for the National Dementia Strategy with targeted investments to reduce impact and costs associated with dementia care.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christina Scicluna · In-house (organization)

    Health Canada as it pertains to the approval of disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias that aim to slow or halt the progression of the disease. Read more

    Budget 2025 - Canada Strong as as it relates to dementia and caregiving as national challenges that require coordinated action across governments and communities. Support for health data, AI, and innovation investments. Continued support for the National Dementia Strategy with targeted investments to reduce impact and costs associated with dementia care.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christina Scicluna · In-house (organization)

    • Ruby Sahota · Member of Parliament, Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)
    Communications regarding medical assistance in dying with respect to advance requests, the state of palliative care, and the protection of Canadians with disabilities. Law enforcement also includes Search and Rescue and “dementia friendly communities”. Read more

    Budget 2025 - Canada Strong as as it relates to dementia and caregiving as national challenges that require coordinated action across governments and communities. Support for health data, AI, and innovation investments. Continued support for the National Dementia Strategy with targeted investments to reduce impact and costs associated with dementia care.

    Official report

  • Reported by Christina Scicluna · In-house (organization)

    Budget 2025 - Canada Strong as as it relates to dementia and caregiving as national challenges that require coordinated action across governments and communities. Support for health data, AI, and innovation investments. Continued support for the National Dementia Strategy with targeted investments to reduce impact and costs associated with dementia care. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Christina Scicluna · In-house (organization)

    Budget 2025 - Canada Strong as as it relates to dementia and caregiving as national challenges that require coordinated action across governments and communities. Support for health data, AI, and innovation investments. Continued support for the National Dementia Strategy with targeted investments to reduce impact and costs associated with dementia care. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Christina Scicluna · In-house (organization)

    Communications regarding the need to invest $15 million over 3 years to implement national standards for diagnosis, treatment and care for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. This will ensure that the health systems across the country have access to quality standards to be able to realize the benefits of any disease modifying drugs approved in Canada. Read more

    Improve access to palliative and end-of-life care for people living with dementia in Canada.

    Official report

  • Reported by Sarah Calderwood · In-house (organization)

    Communications regarding potential funding to Alzheimer Society Research Program for research to study the topic of Veterans and Dementia in a truly Canadian context. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Sarah Calderwood · In-house (organization)

    • Victoria Dempster · Senior Advisor, Operations, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Communications regarding the Canada Post strike and its adverse financial impacts (i.e. donations) on the charitable sector.

    Official report

  • Reported by Sarah Calderwood · In-house (organization)

    • Ginette Petitpas Taylor · Minister of Veterans Affairs & M.P. for Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
    Communications regarding potential funding to Alzheimer Society Research Program for research to study the topic of Veterans and Dementia in a truly Canadian context. Read more

    Budget 2025 - as it relates to full and sustainable funding by the Government of Canada in: A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire

    Official report

  • Reported by Sarah Calderwood · In-house (organization)

    Improve access to palliative and end-of-life care for people living with dementia in Canada. Read more

    National standards and Safe Long-term Care Act include a common standard for the definition of an Essential Care Partner (ECP).

    Budget 2025 - as it relates to full and sustainable funding by the Government of Canada in: A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire

    Official report

  • Reported by Sarah Calderwood · In-house (organization)

    • Mark Holland · Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)
    Create and fund programs to support Canadians diagnosed with young-onset dementia. Read more

    Communications regarding potential funding to Alzheimer Society Research Program for research to study the topic of Veterans and Dementia in a truly Canadian context.

    Funding opportunities under PHAC's Dementia Community Investment and Dementia Strategic Fund to support awareness-raising, dementia guidelines, diversity & Inclusion and best practices.

    Budget 2025 - as it relates to full and sustainable funding by the Government of Canada in: A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire

    Communications regarding the need for $20 million over 5 years through programs like Age Well at Home, and a longer-term and larger commitment to programs like ASC's FirstLink® that have been proven to support people with dementia to live well as long as possible at home and in the community.

    Health Canada as it pertains to the approval of disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias that aim to slow or halt the progression of the disease.

    Communications regarding the need to invest $15 million over 3 years to implement national standards for diagnosis, treatment and care for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. This will ensure that the health systems across the country have access to quality standards to be able to realize the benefits of any disease modifying drugs approved in Canada.

    Official report

  • Reported by Sarah Calderwood · In-house (organization)

    • Supriya Sharma · Chief Medical Officer, Health Canada (HC)
    Health Canada as it pertains to the approval of disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias that aim to slow or halt the progression of the disease. Read more

    Official report

  • Reported by Sarah Calderwood · In-house (organization)

    Budget 2024 - as it relates to full and sustainable funding by the Government of Canada in: A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire Read more

    Implementation metrics and success criteria for "A Dementia Strategy for Canada:Together We Aspire."

    Create and fund programs to support Canadians diagnosed with young-onset dementia.

    National standards and Safe Long-term Care Act include a common standard for the definition of an Essential Care Partner (ECP).

    Official report

  • Reported by Sarah Calderwood · In-house (organization)

    Create and fund programs to support Canadians diagnosed with young-onset dementia. Read more

    Improve access to palliative and end-of-life care for people living with dementia in Canada.

    Communications regarding the need to invest $15 million over 3 years to implement national standards for diagnosis, treatment and care for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. This will ensure that the health systems across the country have access to quality standards to be able to realize the benefits of any disease modifying drugs approved in Canada.

    Budget 2025 - as it relates to full and sustainable funding by the Government of Canada in: A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire

    National standards and Safe Long-term Care Act include a common standard for the definition of an Essential Care Partner (ECP).

    Communications regarding the need for $20 million over 5 years through programs like Age Well at Home, and a longer-term and larger commitment to programs like ASC's FirstLink® that have been proven to support people with dementia to live well as long as possible at home and in the community.

    Funding opportunities under PHAC's Dementia Community Investment and Dementia Strategic Fund to support awareness-raising, dementia guidelines, diversity & Inclusion and best practices.

    Health Canada as it pertains to the approval of disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias that aim to slow or halt the progression of the disease.

    Implementation metrics and success criteria for "A Dementia Strategy for Canada:Together We Aspire."

    Official report

  • Reported by Sarah Calderwood · In-house (organization)

    • Fatima Asghar · Junior Policy Advisor to the Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)
    Implementation metrics and success criteria for "A Dementia Strategy for Canada:Together We Aspire." Read more

    National standards and Safe Long-term Care Act include a common standard for the definition of an Essential Care Partner (ECP).

    Official report

  • Reported by Sarah Calderwood · In-house (organization)

    • Victoria Dempster · Senior Advisor, Operations, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Caroline Belbin · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Implementation metrics and success criteria for "A Dementia Strategy for Canada:Together We Aspire." Read more

    Improve access to palliative and end-of-life care for people living with dementia in Canada.

    Official report

  • Reported by Sarah Calderwood · In-house (organization)

    • Victoria Dempster · Senior Advisor, Operations, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Sarah Calderwood · In-house (organization)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Sarah Calderwood · In-house (organization)

    Health

    Official report

  • Reported by Sarah Calderwood · In-house (organization)

    • Victoria Dempster · Senior Advisor, Operations, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Andreea Campobasso · Director of Issues Management, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    Health

    Official report

From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.