Lobbying by Ontario Medical Association (OMA): its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.
Alex Kuziw · Advisor, Government Relations and Advocacy
Andrew Park · CEO
Anna Milner · Senior Manager, Government Relations & Advocacy
Bianca Turchiaro · Advisor, Government Relations and Advocacy
Craig DuHamel · Executive Vice President, Advocacy, Communications, and Marketing
Dara Laxer · Executive Director, Health Policy and Promotion
Matt Ostergard · Director, Government Relations and Advocacy
Naomi Pullen · Director, Health Policy and Promotion
Olivia Hayes · Advisor, Government Relations and Advocacy
Rebecca Hicks · President
Institutions they may lobby: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Justice Canada (JC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Amendments to immigration policies, regulations, and legislation that would help to remove barriers to foreign trained physicians practicing in Canada and inter-provincial barriers.
Improvements to health care funding and policies including health workforce strategies, reducing administrative burden, reducing emergency dept, surgical, diagnostic wait times, advancing digital health services, health equity and the interpretation of the Canada health act, improving public health and promotion, expanding mental health programs, reducing interprovincial barriers to physician licensure, and improving access to primary and team based care. This also includes advocating for increases to the Canada Health Transfer and other health transfers to provinces.
The administrative burden for physicians caused by the disability tax credit form.
Lisa Stewart · Ontario Regional Advisor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Rebekah Cassidy · Special Assistant, Health Canada (HC)
Amendments to immigration policies, regulations, and legislation that would help to remove barriers to foreign trained physicians practicing in Canada and inter-provincial barriers.Read more
Improvements to health care funding and policies including health workforce strategies, reducing administrative burden, reducing emergency dept, surgical, diagnostic wait times, advancing digital health services, health equity and the interpretation of the Canada health act, improving public health and promotion, expanding mental health programs, reducing interprovincial barriers to physician licensure, and improving access to primary and team based care. This also includes advocating for increases to the Canada Health Transfer and other health transfers to provinces.
Rebekah Cassidy · Special Assistant, Health Canada (HC)
Roy Karam · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Amendments to immigration policies, regulations, and legislation that would help to remove barriers to foreign trained physicians practicing in Canada and inter-provincial barriers.Read more
Improvements to health care funding and policies including health workforce strategies, reducing administrative burden, reducing emergency dept, surgical, diagnostic wait times, advancing digital health services, health equity and the interpretation of the Canada health act, improving public health and promotion, expanding mental health programs, reducing interprovincial barriers to physician licensure, and improving access to primary and team based care. This also includes advocating for increases to the Canada Health Transfer and other health transfers to provinces.
Shalene Curtis-Micallef · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
Justine Frame · Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Emmanuelle Ducharme-Laberge · Press Secretary, Health Canada (HC)
Improvements to health care funding and policies including health workforce strategies, reducing administrative burden, reducing emergency dept, surgical, diagnostic wait times, advancing digital health services, health equity and the interpretation of the Canada health act, improving public health and promotion, expanding mental health programs, reducing interprovincial barriers to physician licensure, and improving access to primary and team based care. This also includes advocating for increases to the Canada Health Transfer and other health transfers to provinces.Read more
Amendments to immigration policies, regulations, and legislation that would help to remove barriers to foreign trained physicians practicing in Canada and inter-provincial barriers.
Roy Karam · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Amendments to immigration policies, regulations, and legislation that would help to remove barriers to foreign trained physicians practicing in Canada and inter-provincial barriers.Read more
Improvements to health care funding and policies including health workforce strategies, reducing administrative burden, reducing emergency dept, surgical, diagnostic wait times, advancing digital health services, health equity and the interpretation of the Canada health act, improving public health and promotion, expanding mental health programs, reducing interprovincial barriers to physician licensure, and improving access to primary and team based care. This also includes advocating for increases to the Canada Health Transfer and other health transfers to provinces.
The administrative burden for physicians caused by the disability tax credit form.
Roy Karam · Senior Policy Advisor, Health Canada (HC)
Improvements to health care funding and policies including health workforce strategies, reducing administrative burden, reducing emergency dept, surgical, diagnostic wait times, advancing digital health services, health equity and the interpretation of the Canada health act, improving public health and promotion, expanding mental health programs, reducing interprovincial barriers to physician licensure, and improving access to primary and team based care. This also includes advocating for increases to the Canada Health Transfer and other health transfers to provinces.Read more
Amendments to immigration policies, regulations, and legislation that would help to remove barriers to foreign trained physicians practicing in Canada and inter-provincial barriers.
The administrative burden for physicians caused by the disability tax credit form.
Shanzae Khan · Senior Special Assistant, Ontario Regional Desk, Health Canada (HC)
Improvements to health care funding and policies including health workforce strategies, reducing administrative burden, reducing emergency dept, surgical, diagnostic wait times, advancing digital health services, health equity and the interpretation of the Canada health act, improving public health and promotion, expanding mental health programs, reducing interprovincial barriers to physician licensure, and improving access to primary and team based care. This also includes advocating for increases to the Canada Health Transfer and other health transfers to provinces.Read more
The administrative burden for physicians caused by the disability tax credit form.
Vince Gasparo · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Improvements to health care funding including reducing the backlog of health services, expanding mental health programs, improving home and community care, strengthening public health, and improving access to primary and team based care. This also includes advocating for increases to the Canada Health Transfer and other health transfers to provinces.Read more
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.
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