Last Updated: 2012-03-19

Canadian Hearing Society

Company information

Legal Name:   The Canadian Hearing Society
Operating Name:   Canadian Hearing Society
Mailing Address 271 Spadina Rd. TORONTO, Ontario M5R 2V3	Location Address 271 Spadina Rd TORONTO, Ontario M5R 2V3
Telephone: (416) 928-2500
Toll Free Phone: 1-877-347-3427
Fax: (416) 928-2506
Email: info@chs.ca
Website URL: http://www.chs.ca

Contact information

Susan Main
	Title:   Vice President
	Area of Responsibility:   Management Executive
	Telephone:   (416) 928-2500
	Ext:   343
	Fax:   (416) 928-2506
	Email:   smain@chs.ca
Chris Kenopic
	Title:   Chief Executive Officer
	Area of Responsibility:   Management Executive
	Telephone:   (416) 928-2507
	Fax:   (416) 928-2517
	Email:   ckenopic@chs.ca

Company description

The Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) is a charitable, non-profit health and social service agency, the leading provider of services, products and information that remove barriers to communication; advance hearing health; promote equity for people who are culturally Deaf, oral deaf, deafened, and hard of hearing. CHS has 28 offices across Ontario offering 17 different programs and services. CHS serves the broader Canadian community through its website, toll-free phones and referral service.
Country of Ownership:	Canada
Year Established:	1940
Exporting:	Yes
Primary Industry (NAICS):	519130 - Internet Publishing and Broadcasting, and Web Search Portals
Alternate Industries (NAICS):	454111 - Internet Shopping 541930 - Translation and Interpretation Services 621499 - All Other Out-Patient Care Centres
Primary Business Activity:	Services
Number of Employees:	450

Product / Service / Licensing

Product Name:	Communication Devices
We sell a range of communication and assistive listening devices for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing individuals: TTYs, alerting/signalling devices, amplified phones, VCO phones, FM & Infrared systems.
Product Name:	Hearing aids
Test hearing; prescribe, fit, dispense and service hearing aids
Service Name:	Accessibility
CHS provides range of services to enhance accessibility for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing individuals: workplace assessments, technical devices, awareness training, information, communication facilitation (sign language interpreting, CART - Communication Acces Realtime Translation), translation services English to ASL, French to LSQ.
Service Name:	Counselling
Counselling services include mental health, general support, employment, hearing health care.
Service Name:	Public Awareness and Information
Distributes unbiased information about deafness, hearing loss and the prevention of hearing loss through website, public relations, media relations, printed materials, professional client interaction.
Service Name:	Sign Language Interpreting
Provide professional fee-for-service American Sign Language interpreters for medical, educational, legal, employment, social services, and government-related settings.