Registration - Organization

Arthritis Society Canada / Trish Barbato, President and CEO

Registration Information

Organization name: Arthritis Society Canada
Previous Organization names
Senior Officer Name: Trish Barbato, President and CEO
Initial registration start date: 2020-06-01
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 6595-3352

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 16

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0

Version 8 of 12 (2022-10-26 to 2023-02-10)

Registration versions:

Version 8 of 12 (2022-10-26 to 2023-02-10)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Adopt recommendations to implement electronic arthritis triage tool and care pathway focused on population-based approaches to improving appropriate and early diagnosis and treatment for people living with arthritis that can improve wait for joint replacement surgeries.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health, Hospitals
Advocacy to treat medical cannabis as medicine: remove the tax and enable its distribution through pharmacy with guidance from a health professional.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Cannabis, Health, Taxation and Finance
Policy recommendations related to access to arthritis treatments - medications and devices.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Health
Seeking amendments to the Lobbyist Transparency Act to: change requirement for monthly reported financials to every six months, report of funding received in BC only, adjust amount of detail required in funding reports, remove requirement to report on social media posts as they are already public. The BC Lobbyist Registry as it is requires more resources and capacity than a non-profit/charitable organization can maintain compared to other reporting registries.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	Non-Profit Organization

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
Finance
Health
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Trish Barbato, President and CEO

Organization Contact Information

Arthritis Society Canada

Address:
895 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L7
Canada

Telephone number: 604-714-5551

Description of Activities

The Arthritis Society is a national health charity, fueled by donors and volunteers, with a vision to live in a world where people are free from the devastating effects that arthritis has on lives. The Arthritis Society invests in cutting-edge research, proactive advocacy and innovative solutions that will deliver better health outcomes and an improved quality of life for people affected by arthritis.

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
Government of Canada - New Horizon grant Ontario	$13,334.00	2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
Government of Canada - Seniors Education NS	$13,905.72	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Government of Canada - Seniors Education PEI	$14,256.13	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Government of Canada - Wage Subsidy Nova Scotia	$4,180.00	2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
Government of Canada New Horizons - NB	$14,979.84	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Government of Canada New Horizons - ON	$25,000.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Government of Canada Rent Subsidy	$76,517.71	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Government of Canada Wage Subsidy - NS	$4,055.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Government of Canada Wage Subsidy - National Office	$10,452.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Government of Canada Wage Subsidy - National Office	$1,790.00	2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
Government of Canada Wage Subsidy COVID-19	$456,997.62	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Government of Canada- Wage Subsidy BC	$4,737.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador	$43,700.00	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Government of Nova Scotia - Maud Lewis Grant	$5,071.40	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Government of Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care	$5,362,693.14	2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
Government of Ontario Wage Subsidy	$400.00	2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
Health	$750,000.00	2020-09-17 to 2023-12-31
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care	$5,234,253.67	2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31

View all received government funding history

Coalition Members Information

Arthritis Society Canada is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Arthritis Society Canada does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

The activities of Arthritis Society Canada are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Lobbyists Details

Lobbyists Employed by this Organization

Lobbyist

Contributions

Trish Barbato
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No