Lobbying registration dated 2026-02-04
Registrant: Tisha Banerjee
Client: Canadian Cancer Society
Targeted institutions:
Service Canada (ServCan)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Parks Canada (PC)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Justice Canada (JC)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Health Canada (HC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Acts: Excise Act
Tobacco and Vaping Products Act
Canada Labour Code
First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act
Food and Drugs Act
Excise Act, 2001
Patent Act
Canada Health Act
Government funding received:
Institution: Government of British Columbia
Amount: 12364302.00
Institution: Government of Manitoba
Amount: 271505.62
Institution: Government of Ontario
Amount: 1322927.58
Institution: Government of Prince Edward Island
Amount: 50486.86
Institution: Government of Saskatchewan
Amount: 170434.49
Institution: Health Canada (HC)
Amount: 2076.00
Institution: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC)
Amount: 557617.32
Institution: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Amount: 587442.00
Institution: Government of Alberta
Amount: 209067.50
Institution: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Amount: 1470972.00
Institution: Government of Quebec
Amount: 5356083.25
Institution: Government of Yukon
Amount: 9861.83
Lobbying activity details:
Canada Health Act and regulations, as it relates to long-term, home and palliative care.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research as it relates to continued federal funding & long term investment in health research.
Trade agreements as they relate to tobacco control.
First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act and regulations, as it relates to the taxation of tobacco products.
Food and Drugs Act and regulations, as it relates to alcohol warning labels
Canada Labour Code, as it relates to employment insurance and job-protected leave.
UN Declaration on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, as it pertains to cancer control, including the development of a Global Coordination Mechanism; increased federal investments in prevention initiatives; and policy changes as it relates to tobacco control, healthy living, and access to screening and treatment, as identified in the Declaration.
Access to medication - expanding the range of medications covered by various insurance plans, and the number of Canadians able to access and afford medication. This includes a national pharmaceutical strategy.
Excise Act, 2001 and regulations, as it relates to contraband and the taxation of tobacco and vaping products.
Controlled Products Regulations, as it relates to implementing the Globally Harmonized System in Canada.
Canada Health Transfer - health system funding transfer and agreements intended for provinces/territories to support the delivery of healthcare services, including cancer care services and palliative care.
Non-Smokers' Health Act, including implementation and enforcement.
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, including protocols, guidelines and implementation.
Food and Drugs Act and regulations, as it relates to nicotine replacement products
Funding for programs to be operated by the Canadian Cancer Society to advance cancer control.
Federal Budget: Federal Tobacco Control Strategy; alcohol policy; getting cancer patients the information and support they need; the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to palliative care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to cancer.
Measures and funding for the charitable sector generally.
Employment Insurance special benefit programs, asking the federal government to improve these benefits by expanding eligibility.
Health Human Resources and Coalition for Action for health care workers.
Health Canada's tobacco control program and policies related to tobacco and vaping products, including sustaining government funding levels, and implementation of effective programs and policies.
Access to palliative care, as it relates to programs offered through Health Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, the Department of National Defence, and Employment and Social Development Canada.
Patent Act, as it relates to the use of patents for international humanitarian purposes to address public health problems.
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, as it relates to continued federal funding & long term investment in health research through Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Tobacco and Vaping Products Act and regulations, including ingredients, promotion, packaging/labelling, product regulation, reporting and enforcement and any other aspect.
National Caregiving Strategy and ways the strategy can be improved for Canadians.
Data as it relates to all health and cancer data policy, planning and outcomes.
Safe Long-Term Care Act and ways the program can be improved for Canadians.
Food and Drugs Act and regulations, as it relates to restricting the advertising to children of foods high in sodium, sugars and saturated fat.
Equitable and timely access to cancer screening.
Aging at Home Benefit and ways to improve the benefit.
Legislation/regulation of electronic cigarettes including use, marketing and all other aspects.