Organization
Arthritis Society Canada
- Meetings this Parliament
- 0
- With MPs
- 0
- Since Nov 2021
- 39
- Active registrations
- 1
Most recent reported meeting: Nov 6, 2024.
Lobbying by Arthritis Society Canada: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
← LobbyingRegistrations in effect
In-house (organization) In effect since Mar 31, 2026 Receives government funding
Filed by Patricia Barbato, President and Chief Executive Officer
Lobbyists
- Cheryl McClellan · Chief Operating Officer
- Kelly Gorman · Senior Director Public Policy & Government Affairs
- Sian Bevan · Chief Science Officer
Institutions they may lobby: Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan)
What they're lobbying on (5)Hide details
- Discussions with government officials about timely access to care and treatment for people living with arthritis (including pharmacare, addressing wait times, models of care, and pain management).
- Excise Tax Act, specifically with respect to the application of sales tax on medical cannabis
- Discussions with government officials with respect to policy and regulation of medical cannabis.
- Discussions with government about strategies and supports to help improve quality of life for people living with arthritis.
- Advocate for increased government funding for research, innovation and data related to arthritis and to support patient oriented research. Government support for health charities.
Registration 945692-16891-37. Look it up in the official Registry
Reported meetings
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Reported by Patricia Barbato · In-house (organization)
- Shawn Driscoll · Stakeholder Relations Advisor, House of Commons
- Connor MacDonald · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
HealthResearch and Development
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Reported by Patricia Barbato · In-house (organization)
- Lindsay Mathyssen · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Patricia Barbato · In-house (organization)
- Carolyn Bennett · Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)
- Kendal Weber · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
HealthTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Patricia Barbato · In-house (organization)
- Sean Casey · Member of Parliament
HealthScience and Technology
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Reported by Patricia Barbato · In-house (organization)
- Bianca Hossain · Sr Special Assistant, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
HealthScience and Technology
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Reported by Patricia Barbato · In-house (organization)
- Yash Nanda · Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
HealthScience and Technology
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Reported by Patricia Barbato · In-house (organization)
- Sandenga Yeba · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
HealthScience and Technology
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Reported by Patricia Barbato · In-house (organization)
- Carol Hughes · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Health
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Reported by Patricia Barbato · In-house (organization)
- Majid Jowhari · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
HealthScience and Technology
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Reported by Patricia Barbato · In-house (organization)
- Sonia Sidhu · Member of Parliament
HealthScience and Technology
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Reported by Patricia Barbato · In-house (organization)
- Rebecca Caldwell · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
HealthScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Patricia Barbato · In-house (organization)
- Andy Fillmore · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
HealthScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Patricia Barbato · In-house (organization)
- Mary-Rose Brown · Senior Policy Advisor, Finance Canada (FIN)
HealthResearch and DevelopmentScience and TechnologyTaxation and Finance
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Reported by Patricia Barbato · In-house (organization)
- Jean-Sébastien Bock · Director of Policy, Health Canada (HC)
HealthScience and Technology
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.