Registration - In-house Organization

Deans Council - Agriculture, Food & Veterinary Medicine, (Deans Council AFVM) / Conseil des Doyens - Agriculture, Alimentation & Médecine Vétérinaire, (Conseil des Doyens AAMV) / ROGER LARSON, Executive Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Deans Council - Agriculture, Food & Veterinary Medicine, (Deans Council AFVM) / Conseil des Doyens - Agriculture, Alimentation & Médecine Vétérinaire, (Conseil des Doyens AAMV)
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: ROGER LARSON, Executive Director
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2007-08-31
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 777059-16105

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 258

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 9

Version 4 of 32 (2010-02-02 to 2011-01-28)

Registration versions:

Version 4 of 32 (2010-02-02 to 2011-01-28)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Education
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Fisheries
Forestry
Health
Industry
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
International Relations
International Trade
Regional Development
Science and Technology

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Funding for infrastructure in schools of veterinary medicine in Canada to assure continuing accreditation.
Seeking capital funding for veterinary colleges in Canada
Seeking continued funding for Matching Investment Initiative.
Seeking joint sharing of intellectual property rights in jointly funded federal and university research

Policies or Program

Collaborating with AAFC on development of arrangements with universities abroad
Collaboration among Research Branch of AAFC and agricultural faculties in member universities. Development and implementation of research clusters of federal and university organizations.
Consultations on the "Growing Forward" implementation for the years 2010-2013 with respect to research, on program design and implementation.
Seeking capital funding for veterinary colleges in Canada
Seeking continued funding for Matching Investment Initiative.
Seeking joint sharing of intellectual property rights in jointly funded federal and university research
Transfer of federal non-regulatory laboratories to universities

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Environment Canada
Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q])
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
Health Canada (HC)
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
Industry Canada
Members of the House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

CFAVM is a non-profit organization whose members are the Deans and Presidents of the Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Faculties in the Universities of Canada. The CFAVM is primarily an awareness group bringing knowledge to governments and businesses regarding the needs for investment in research and education in agriculture and veterinary medicine.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Douglas Hedley, Executive Director

Organization's membership or classes of membership

The membership in the organization is composed of all Deans and Presidents of the Faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine in the universities of Canada. There are eight Deans of agriculture faculties and five deans of veterinary medicine faculties.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
77 Townsend Drive
Nepean, ON K2J 2V3
Canada

Telephone number: 613-825-6873

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Douglas Hedley, Executive Director | Public offices held

Deans Council - Agriculture, Food & Veterinary Medicine, (Deans Council AFVM)/Conseil des Doyens - Agriculture, Alimentation & Médecine Vétérinaire, (Conseil des Doyens AAMV)

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Deans Council - Agriculture, Food & Veterinary Medicine, (Deans Council AFVM)/Conseil des Doyens - Agriculture, Alimentation & Médecine Vétérinaire, (Conseil des Doyens AAMV)	2019-10-24	current
Association of Canadian Faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine/Association des Facultés canadiennes d'agriculture et de médecine vétérinaire	2016-10-01	2019-10-24
Canadian Faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (CFAVM)/Facultés canadiennes d’agriculture et de médecine vétérinaire (CFAVM	2008-08-15	2016-10-01

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (CFAVM)

Deans Council - Agriculture, Food & Veterinary Medicine, (Deans Council AFVM) / Conseil des Doyens - Agriculture, Alimentation & Médecine Vétérinaire, (Conseil des Doyens AAMV)

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
ROGER LARSON	2016-10-01	Current
Clarence Haverson	2014-01-01	2016-10-01
Douglas Hedley	2007-08-31	2014-01-01

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Assistant Deputy Minister Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Programs Branch	2001 to May 2004	Not a designated office
Acting Assistant Deputy Minister Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Program Branch	2000 to 2001	Not a designated office
Acting Assistant Deputy Minister Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Policy Branch	February 1997 to 2000	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Assistant Deputy Minister Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Programs Branch	2001 to May 2004	Not a designated office
Acting Assistant Deputy Minister Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Program Branch	2000 to 2001	Not a designated office
Acting Assistant Deputy Minister Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Policy Branch	February 1997 to 2000	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Organization

Deans Council - Agriculture, Food & Veterinary Medicine, (Deans Council AFVM) / Conseil des Doyens - Agriculture, Alimentation & Médecine Vétérinaire, (Conseil des Doyens AAMV) / ROGER LARSON, Executive Director

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 4 of 32 (2010-02-02 to 2011-01-28)

Version 4 of 32 (2010-02-02 to 2011-01-28)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization