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Lobbying by Canadian Medical Association: 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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Canadian Medical Association

Meetings this Parliament
4
With MPs
2
Since Nov 2021
21
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Apr 21, 2026.

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

Institutions

  • Senate of Canada2
  • House of Commons2

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Apr 20, 2026

Consultant Elizabeth Gray-Smith

Consultant lobbyists

  • Elizabeth Gray-Smith

Institutions they may lobby: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (13)
  • Advocating to expand pathways for internationally trained physicians.
  • Providing insights into the impact of technology and artificial intelligence on the health care sector.
  • Promoting health data interoperability, as critical to healthcare systems, ensuring medical professionals have access to the right information at the right time when providing care and improving patient outcomes.
  • Educating on the impacts of medical misinformation and disinformation, including on patients’ trust in medicine and medical experts.
  • Advocating for sustainable health systems in Canada, including reaching net-zero emissions in 2050, and a pan-Canadian approach to addressing the impacts of climate and health.
  • Seeking government support for pan-Canadian licensure, allowing for physicians with full licenses to practise in any other Canadian jurisdiction without having to acquire more than one license.
  • Advocating for federal action on an Integrated Health Human Resources Strategy, including recruitment and retention of health care workers.
  • Seeking government support to alleviate the administrative burden on physicians in Canada.
  • Advocating for a pan-Canadian plan to improve elder care.
  • Supporting improvements to the health and health care services to Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
  • Advocating for increased and sustained federal funding for health care to the provinces and territories, ensuring the sustainability of the health care system.
  • Seeking government support in protecting health care workers from violence, threats, intimidation and harassment.
  • Seeking government support and a funding commitment to ensure every Canadian can access a family physician or primary care team.

Registration 935053-365239-16. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    • Sharon Burey · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Sima Nwaesei · Advisor, Senate of Canada
    Seeking government support and a funding commitment to ensure every Canadian can access a family physician or primary care team. Read more

    Promoting health data interoperability, as critical to healthcare systems, ensuring medical professionals have access to the right information at the right time when providing care and improving patient outcomes.

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    • Michael Kram · Member of Parliament
    • Lyle Hewitt · Director of Parliamentary Affairs, House of Commons
    Seeking government support for pan-Canadian licensure, allowing for physicians with full licenses to practise in any other Canadian jurisdiction without having to acquire more than one license. Read more

    Promoting health data interoperability, as critical to healthcare systems, ensuring medical professionals have access to the right information at the right time when providing care and improving patient outcomes.

    Educating on the impacts of medical misinformation and disinformation, including on patients’ trust in medicine and medical experts.

    Seeking government support to alleviate the administrative burden on physicians in Canada.

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    Advocating to expand pathways for internationally trained physicians. Read more

    Promoting health data interoperability, as critical to healthcare systems, ensuring medical professionals have access to the right information at the right time when providing care and improving patient outcomes.

    Supporting improvements to the health and health care services to Indigenous Peoples in Canada.

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    • Flordeliz Osler · Senator, Senate of Canada
    Educating on the impacts of medical misinformation and disinformation, including on patients’ trust in medicine and medical experts. Read more

    Promoting health data interoperability, as critical to healthcare systems, ensuring medical professionals have access to the right information at the right time when providing care and improving patient outcomes.

    Seeking government support and a funding commitment to ensure every Canadian can access a family physician or primary care team.

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    • Ya'ara Saks · Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, House of Commons
    Seeking government support and a funding commitment to ensure every Canadian can access a family physician or primary care team. Read more

    Advocate for increased and sustained federal funding for health care to the provinces and territories, ensuring the sustainability of the health care system.

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    • Mark Holland · Minister of Health, Health Canada (HC)
    Advocate for federal action on the Health Human Resources (HHR) crisis, including recruitment and retention of health care workers. Read more

    Seeking government support to alleviate the administrative burden on physicians in Canada.

    Seeking government support and a funding commitment to ensure every Canadian can access a family physician or primary care team.

    Seeking government support for pan-Canadian licensure, allowing for physicians with full licenses to practise in any other Canadian jurisdiction without having to acquire more than one license.

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    BudgetEducationEmployment and TrainingHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    • Bonita Zarrillo · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetEducationEmployment and TrainingHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    • Helena Jaczek · Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
    • Don Davies · Member of Parliament
    • Jagmeet Singh · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetEmployment and TrainingHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    BudgetEmployment and TrainingHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    • Marcus Powlowski · Member of Parliament
    • Stephen Ellis · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
    • Marie-Françoise Mégie · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia · Senator, Senate of Canada

    BudgetEmployment and TrainingHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    • Jean-Sebastien Bock · Director of Policy, House of Commons

    Employment and TrainingHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    • Kelly Bryant · Director of Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    • Farangies Shah · Policy Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

    BudgetEducationEmployment and TrainingHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    • Stephen Lucas · Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetEmployment and TrainingHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    • Jocelyne Voisin · Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)
    • Eric Belair · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada (HC)

    BudgetEmployment and TrainingHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    BudgetHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    • Rebecca Caldwell · Senior Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    BudgetEmployment and TrainingHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    • Lhori Webster · Policy Advisor, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

    BudgetEmployment and TrainingHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    • Jenica Atwin · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    BudgetEmployment and TrainingHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    BudgetEmployment and TrainingHealth

    Official report

  • Reported by Elizabeth Gray-Smith · Consultant

    • Mike Morrice · Member of Parliament, House of Commons

    Employment and TrainingHealth

    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.