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 matters added through a monthly communication report
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
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment Canada
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Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q])
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
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Health Canada (HC)
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Industry Canada
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Members of the House of Commons
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National Defence (DND)
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National Research Council (NRC)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Senate of Canada
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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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
Clarence Haverson,
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:
519-362-5132
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Clarence Haverson,
Executive Director |
No public offices held