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Birds Canada/Oiseaux Canada / Patrick Nadeau, President & CEO

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Active - Last Updated: 2024-06-25

Who is lobbying?

Birds Canada/Oiseaux Canada (Address, activities & membership)

Patrick Nadeau, President & CEO

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Regional Development	Investing in infrastructure at the Birds Canada Headquarters in Port Rowan, Ontario	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Environment	National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan; new national biodiversity accountability legislation.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Environment	We are asking the Federal government to bring back the Fraser River Estuary Management Program and to deny the development of Roberts Bank Terminal 2 (RBT2) due to its anticipated significant environmental impacts on birds.	Policies or Program
Environment	We are asking the Federal government to contribute financially to developing and launching Canada's network of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs).	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
International Development	We are encouraging Canada to invest internationally to support nature based solutions with benefits for bird conservation	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Environment	We are seeking rigorous measures in Canada's Migratory Bird Regulations, for the betterment of birds and biodiversity, as well as clear and nature-positive Incidental Take provisions.	Regulation

Subject matter details in previous versions

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Investing in infrastructure at the Birds Canada Headquarters in Port Rowan, Ontario	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan; new national biodiversity accountability legislation.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	We are asking the Federal government to bring back the Fraser River Estuary Management Program and to deny the development of Roberts Bank Terminal 2 (RBT2) due to its anticipated significant environmental impacts on birds.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	We are asking the Federal government to contribute financially to developing and launching Canada's network of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs).	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	We are encouraging Canada to invest internationally to support nature based solutions with benefits for bird conservation	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	We are seeking rigorous measures in Canada's Migratory Bird Regulations, for the betterment of birds and biodiversity.	Regulation

Subject matters in previous versions

Environment
Infrastructure

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Parks Canada (PC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Grass-roots communication
Oral communication
Written communication

Who are the lobbyists?

Patrick Nadeau, President & CEO | No public offices held
Gregor Beck, Senior Strategist | No public offices held
Silke Nebel, VP Science and Conservation | No public offices held
Greg Spira, Senior Director, International Conservation and Cooperation | No public offices held

Registration number: 950029-368508
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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
2024-10-25	Tara Shannon, Assistant Deputy Minister Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Environment, International Development
2024-05-29	Bita Pejam, Operations and Stakeholder Relations Manager Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)	Regional Development
2023-12-05	Isa Topbas, Policy Advisor Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Matthew Trnkus, Senior Advisor, Parliamentary Affairs Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Environment
2023-11-21	Matthew Trnkus, Senior Advisor, Parliamentary Affairs Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Environment
2023-11-17	Isa Topbas, Policy Advisor Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	Environment

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Birds Canada / Oiseaux Canada - Address, activities & membership

Address:

115 Front Road
Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0
Canada

Telephone number: 888-448-2473

Description of the organization's activities:
Birds Canada is a non-profit, charitable organization built on the enthusiastic contributions of thousands of caring members and volunteer Citizen Scientists. Data (observations) collected by Citizen Scientists, alongside targeted research projects, are used to identify significant bird population changes and help direct conservation planning.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- Birds Canada (legal name: Bird Studies Canada) is a non-profit, charitable organization built on the enthusiastic contributions of thousands of caring members and volunteer Citizen Scientists. Data (observations) collected by Citizen Scientists, alongside targeted research projects, are used to identify significant bird population changes and help direct conservation planning.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
Our membership consists of one class of members, made up of the directors of the Corporation and up to five (5) individuals who are members of the public with a love for wild birds, and who are interested in furthering the Corporation's purposes.

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- Our membership consists of members of the public with a love for wild birds.

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife	$7,156.00	Yes
City of Moncton	$3,300.00	No
City of RIchmond	$18,000.00	Yes
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$62,665.00	Yes
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	$5,346,270.00	Yes
Municipality of Barrington	$5,000.00	Yes
Nova Scotia - Habitat Conservation Fund	$42,699.00	Yes
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources & Renewables	$30,000.00	Yes
Nunatsiavut Government	$17,864.00	No
Office of the Comptroller	$15,000.00	No
Ontario Ministry of Heritage	$750.00	Yes
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources	$127,000.00	Yes
Ontario Ministry of the Environment	$94,998.00	Yes
Parks Canada (PC)	$15,333.00	Yes
Province of Prince Edward Island	$9,954.00	No
Province of Quebec	$25,160.00	No
Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment	$35,000.00	Yes
U.S. Fish & Wildlife	$188,146.00	Yes

Government funding in previous versions

List of Government Funding
End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
2023-03-31	British Columbia Ministry of Forests	$10,000.00	No
2023-03-31	City of Greater Sudbury	$219.75	No
2023-03-31	City of RIchmond	$5,725.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Colorado Parks and Wildlife	$1,500.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$94,619.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	$3,966,567.82	Yes
2023-03-31	Municipality of Barrington	$19,329.00	No
2023-03-31	Municipality of Shelburne	$2,500.00	No
2023-03-31	New Brunswick Department of Energy & Natural Resources	$35,000.00	Yes
2023-03-31	New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund	$74,928.25	Yes
2023-03-31	Nova Scotia - Habitat Conservation Fund	$24,448.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Nova Scotia - Labour & Advanced Education	$8,008.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change	$17,421.93	Yes
2023-03-31	Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources & Renewables	$17,759.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Nunatsiavut Government	$43,909.99	No
2023-03-31	Ontario Ministry of Heritage	$30,590.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources	$117,000.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Ontario Ministry of the Environment	$240,495.17	Yes
2023-03-31	Parks Canada (PC)	$5,250.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs	$1,500.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Public Works & Government Services	$9,131.14	No
2023-03-31	Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment	$44,000.00	Yes
2023-03-31	South Carolina Department of Natural Resources	$2,000.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Town of South Bruce	$100,000.00	No
2023-03-31	Transport Canada (TC)	$21,824.00	No
2023-03-31	U.S. Fish & Wildlife	$264,458.87	Yes
2023-03-31	West Virginia Division of Natural Resources	$1,500.00	Yes

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