12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Canadian Federation of Students/Fédération canadienne des étudiantes et étudiants / Corey Grist, Director of Operations and Services

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2021-06-16

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Federation of Students/Fédération canadienne des étudiantes et étudiants (Address, activities & membership)

Corey Grist, Director of Operations and Services

Responsible officer in previous versions
- Nicole Picton, Executive Director

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Bilingualism/Official Languages
Budget
Education
Employment and Training
Environment
Health
Immigration
Intellectual Property
International Trade
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Canada Summer Jobs program, seeking increase to annual budget.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Bankruptcy Act, seeking elimination of prohibition on student loan bankruptcy.
Canada Education Savings Act, with respect to converting expenditures on tax credits into need-based grants.
Copyright Act, with respect to interpretation of fair dealing
Fair Elections Act, seeking amendments to the act to ensure students and young people are able to participate in voting.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Seeking to increase the Canada Student Grants Program, expand eligibility to include graduate students and improve the Canada Student Loan Program.

Policies or Program

COVID-19 Seeking financial support for students
Seeking to eliminate tuition fees for all students, restore core funding for post-secondary education, increase investments in skilled trades and apprenticeships and adult education, and increase funding for post-secondary research and scholarships.
Seeking to establish national framework legislation for post-secondary education funding.
Seeking to increase funding to improve mental health services available to students.
Seeking to lift the 2% funding cap on Post-Secondary Student Support Program funding, increase in funding available for Indigenous students and establish dedicated funding to preserve, promote and honour Indigenous languages and cultures.

Regulation

Immigration regulations, with respect to post-graduate work periods and in-study off-campus work limitations.

Subject matter details in previous versions
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Bill C-97: Budget Implementation Act, 2019 (specifically pertaining to changes to the Canada Student Loans Program)

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Elections Canada
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Defence (DND)
National Film Board (NFB)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Senate of Canada
Service Canada (ServCan)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

Communication techniques

Who are the lobbyists?

Corey Grist, Director of Operations and Services | No public offices held
Wesam AbdElhamid Mohamed, National Deputy Chairperson | No public offices held
Marie Dolcetti-Koros, National Treasurer | No public offices held
Alannah McKay, National Chairperson | No public offices held
Taylan McRae-Yu, Directory of Strategy | No public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
- Mary Asekome, Deputy Chairperson | No public offices held
- Nicole Brayiannis, Deputy Chairperson | No public offices held
- Sofia Descalzi, Chairperson | No public offices held
- Trina James, Treasurer | No public offices held
- Alannah McKay, National Treasurer | No public offices held
- Shailene Panylo, Research and Government Relations Coordinator | No public offices held

Registration number: 949169-17205
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2021-06-17	Lorena Caputo, Member's Assistant \| Heather McPherson, House of Commons Gale Davy, Constituency Assistant \| Heather McPherson, House of Commons Laveza Khan, Parliamentary Assistant \| Heather McPherson, House of Commons	Education
2021-04-20	Douglas Wong, Policy Advisor \| Office of the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Education, Budget
2021-03-12	Laurel Collins, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Education, Employment and Training, Budget
2021-03-11	Yvonne Jones, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Education, Employment and Training, Budget
2021-03-11	Annie Koutrakis, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Education, Employment and Training, Budget
2021-03-08	Adam Vaughan, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Education, Employment and Training, Budget
2021-03-05	Leah Gazan, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Education, Employment and Training, Budget
2021-03-05	Marci Ien, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Education, Employment and Training, Budget
2021-03-03	Louise Chabot, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Education, Employment and Training, Budget
2021-03-03	Matthew Green, MP Hamilton Centre House of Commons	Education, Employment and Training, Budget
2021-02-25	Gord Johns, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Education, Employment and Training, Budget
2021-02-22	Marilou McPhedran, Senator Senate of Canada	Education, Employment and Training, Budget
2021-02-19	Bob Bratina, Member of Parliament House of Commons Richard Cannings, Member of Parliament House of Commons Louise Chabot, MP Therese-de-Blainville House of Commons Shaun Chen, MP Scarborough North House of Commons Wayne Easter, Member of Parliament House of Commons Marc Gold, Senator Senate of Canada Michael Kram, Member of Parliament House of Commons Marie-France Lalonde, MP Orleans House of Commons Diane Lebouthiller, Minister of National Revenue House of Commons Alexandra Mendes, MP Brossard-Saint-Lambert House of Commons Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, Member of Parliament House of Commons Adam Vaughan, Member of Parliament House of Commons Salma Zahid, MP Scarborough Centre House of Commons Lenore Zann, MP Cumberland-Colchester House of Commons	Education, Employment and Training, Budget
2021-02-18	Niki Ashton, Member of Parliament House of Commons Bev Busson, Senator Senate of Canada René Cormier, Senator Senate of Canada Jean-Guy Dagenais, Senator Senate of Canada Pierre Dalphond, Senator Senate of Canada Francis Drouin, Member of Parliament House of Commons Neil Ellis, MP Bay of Quinte House of Commons Jack Harris, MP St. John’s East House of Commons Majid Jowhari, MP:Richmond Hill House of Commons Tom Kmiec, MP Calgary Shepherd House of Commons Sebastien Lemire, MP: Sébastien Lemire House of Commons Sabi Marwah, Senator Senate of Canada Brian Masse, MP: Windsor West House of Commons Lindsay Mathyssen, MP London-Fanshawe House of Commons Sherry Romanado, Member of Parliament House of Commons Jagmeet Singh, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Education, Employment and Training, Budget
2021-02-17	Robert Kitchen, MP: Souris-Moose Mountain House of Commons	Education, Budget
2021-02-17	Robert Black, Senator Senate of Canada Carol Hughes, Member of Parliament House of Commons Marwan Tabbara, MP: Kitchener South-Hespeler House of Commons Ryan Turnbull, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Education, Budget
2021-02-16	William Amos, Member of Parliament House of Commons Larry Bagnell, MP:Yukon House of Commons Yvan Baker, MP Etobicoke Centre House of Commons Luc Berthold, PA to the President of the Treasury Board House of Commons Peter M. Boehm, Senator Senate of Canada Bardish Chagger, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons House of Commons Sean Fraser, Member of Parliament House of Commons Damien C. Kurek, Member of Parliament House of Commons Stan Kutcher, Senator Senate of Canada Mike Lake, Edmonton-Wetaskiwin House of Commons Larry Maguire, MP: Brandon-Souris House of Commons John McKay, MP Scarborough-Gildwood House of Commons Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia, Senator Senate of Canada Churence Rogers, MP: Bonavista-Burin-Trinity House of Commons Anthony Rota, MP Nipissing-Timiskaming House of Commons Jamie Schmale, Member of Parliament House of Commons Denis Trudel, MP : Longeuil-Saint-Hubert House of Commons Tony Van Bynen, MP Newmarket-Aurora House of Commons Brad Vis, Member of Parliament House of Commons Vernon White, Senator Senate of Canada Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change House of Commons Sameer Zuberi, MP Pierrefonds-Dollard House of Commons	Education, Budget
2021-02-15	Marc Gold, Senator Senate of Canada Christopher Lewis, MP: Essex House of Commons Tony Loffreda, Senator Senate of Canada	Education, Budget
2021-02-15	George J Furey, Speaker of the Senate House of Commons Philip Lawerence, MP Northumberland-Peterborough South House of Commons	Education, Budget
2021-02-12	Gary Anandasangaree, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Education, Budget
2021-02-12	Joyce Murray, Minister of Digital Government House of Commons	Education, Budget
2020-12-11	Ali Chatur, Deputy Director of Outreach House of Commons	Education, Employment and Training, Budget
2020-12-03	Jonathan Gauvin, Deputy Director of Research and Policy House of Commons	Education, Budget
2020-12-02	Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion House of Commons	Aboriginal Affairs, Education, Employment and Training, Budget
2020-11-30	Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion House of Commons	Education, Employment and Training, Budget

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Canadian Federation of Students / Fédération canadienne des étudiantes et étudiants - Address, activities & membership

Address:

200-2725 Queensview Drive
Ottawa, ON K2B 0A1
Canada

Telephone number: 613-232-7394 Ext. 205

Contact information in previous versions
- 338 Somerset Street West
  Ottawa, ON K2P 0J9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-232-7394 Ext. 215
- 338 Somerset Street West
  Ottawa, ON K2P 0J9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-232-7394 Ext. 215
  
  Fax number: 613-232-0276
- 338 Somerset Street West
  Ottawa, ON K2P 0J9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-232-7394
- 338 Somerset Street West
  Ottawa, ON K2P 0J9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-232-7394
  
  Fax number: 623-232-0276
- 338 Somerset Street West
  Ottawa, ON K2P 0J9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-232-7394 Ext. 221
  
  Fax number: 613-232-0296
- 338 Somerset Street West
  Ottawa, ON K2P 0J9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-232-7394 Ext. 221
  
  Fax number: 613-232-0276
- 338 Somerset Street West
  Ottawa, ON K2P 0J9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-232-7394 Ext. 222
  
  Fax number: 613-232-0276
- 338 Somerset Street West
  Ottawa, ON K2P 0J9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-232-7394 Ext. 221
  
  Fax number: 613-232-7394
- 338 Somerset Street West
  Ottawa, ON K2P 0J9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-232-7394 Ext. 21
  
  Fax number: 613-232-7394
- 500-170 Metcalfe Street
  Ottawa, ON K2P 1P3
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-232-7394 Ext. 21
  
  Fax number: 613-232-7394

Description of the organization's activities:
The Canadian Federation of Students is Canada's national student organisation. Founded in 1981, the Federation lobbies the federal and provincial governments on issues of funding and student financial assistance.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
The Canadian Federation of Students is comprised of over one-half million university undergraduate, graduate, and college students.

End date of the last completed financial year: 2020-06-30

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	No	Yes

Date Modified:: 2021-07-20

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Canadian Federation of Students/Fédération canadienne des étudiantes et étudiants / Corey Grist, Director of Operations and Services

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Federation of Students/Fédération canadienne des étudiantes et étudiants (Address, activities & membership)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Policies or Program

Regulation

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Who are the lobbyists?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?