Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Budget
- Energy
- Environment
- Fisheries
- Mining
- Taxation and Finance
- Transportation
Subject matters added through a monthly communication report
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Obtain contributions from Fisheries and Oceans Canada for research on capelin, and ecosystem based fisheries management
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Advocated collectively with other groups for all budget recommendations contained in the jointly developed 2018 Green Budget Coalition document, with special emphasis on: protected areas (marine & terrestrial), sustainable agriculture, sustainable fisheries, climate finance, Arctic Energy Fund, water monitoring.
- Bill C-55, amendments to Canada Petroleum Resources Act in respect of providing Fisheries and Oceans Canada with authority to cancel oil and gas interests in an Oceans Act MPA.
- Bill C-55, amendments to the Oceans Act in respect of affording Interim Protection Measures to proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) and minimum protection standards for MPAs.
- Communicated with respect to modernization of the Fisheries Act to restore key protections for species and habitat in freshwater and ocean environments
Policies or Program
- Communicated about how to create indigenous protected areas in the Canadian marine context.
- Communicated concerns about the lack of substantive federal involvement in the Nunavut Land Use Plan process to date and concerns about the grandfathering of mineral rights.
- Communicated with respect to Transport Canada adopting the Canadian Arctic Shipping Risk Assessment System
- Communicated with respect to habitat friendly clean energy, particularly as it pertains to remote Northern communities, and to brief the Minister on the work of WWF Canada.
- Communicated with respect to marine protected areas planning and candidate sites in the Maritimes region
- Communicated with respect to protecting the Last Ice Area and the upcoming Pikialasorsuaq Commission's report on its community consultations on the North Water Polyna
- Communicated with respect to the Northern Cod Stewardship Fishery Management Plan 2017
- Communicated with respect to the Nunavut Land Use Plan and protecting the sea ice crossings used by caribou herds that are listed under the Species at Risk Act
- Communicated with respect to the development of a vision and blueprint for action with funding for programs that will ensure economic vitality and competitiveness, and long-term ecosystem health in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region.
- Communicated with respect to the need for improved tools for marine conservation in the Arctic
- Communicated with respect to the structure of the Arctic Energy Fund that will best promote renewable energy investment
Regulation
- Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, in respect of resetting the Frontier and Offshore Regulatory Renewal Initiative to allow for broader stakeholder participation; and concerns about the adoption of non-prescriptive, performance-based language throughout the proposed new regulations, in particular with respect to Part 7 (System and Equipment Design, Operation and Maintenance) and Annex 1 (Well Containment and Control).
- Communicated concerns about the scope of the review of the Canada Petroleum Resources Act being too narrowly focused on the original policy objectives of the Act.
- Communicated in respect of a new federal framework for regulation of offshore renewable energy projects
- Communicated in respect of the Canada Wildlife Act and regulation of fisheries within the proposed Scott Islands marine National Wildlife Area
- Communicated with respect to including fishing vessels in the Polar Code to ensure appropriate safety and environmental oversight for that type of vessel
- Communicated with respect to prohibiting oil and gas operations in the Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area
- Communicated with respect to the Arctic Water Pollution Prevention Act and regulation of the discharge of untreated sewage and greywater from ships in the arctic.
- Communicated with respect to the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act and the creation of a regulation that would ban use of Heavy Fuel Oil due to potential detrimental impact on the marine environment in the event of a spill.
- Communicated with respect to the need for holistic modernization of Arctic oil and gas exploration and exploitation
- Creation of a regulation at the International Maritime Organization that would ban the use of Heavy Fuel Oil due to potential detrimental impact on the marine environment
- Fisheries Act, in respect of 2018 fisheries quotas for Atlantic mackerel and southwest Nova Scotia herring fisheries
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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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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House of Commons
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Parks Canada (PC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF-Canada) is a registered charity whose mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by:
- conserving the world's biological diversity;
- ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable; and
- promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
David Miller,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF-Canada) is supported by individuals, corporations and foundations who donate annually in support of WWF's conservation programs. Officers of WWF-Canada are: David Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer; Dr. Alex Himelfarb, Chairman of the Board; Susan Landry, Secretary.
Directors of WWF-Canada are:
Dr. Alex Himelfarb, Chairman of the Board;
Mr. Sasha Jacob, Vice Chairman of the Board;
Ms. Eva Q. Aariak;
Mr. James Biggar;
Mr. Llyod A. Bryant;
Ms. Marilyn J. De Mara, FCA;
Mrs. Vanessa Dumoulin;
Dr. Jennifer Jeffs;
Mr. John S. Fitzpatrick, Q.C.;
Ms. Anne E. Giardini, Q.C.;
Mr. Thomas S. Heintzman;
Dr. Jeffrey A. Hutchings;
Mr. David Martin;
Mr. Bruce H. Poon Tip;
Ms. Deborah Tong;
Ms. Nalini Stewart.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2017-06-30
List of Government Funding
Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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$24,050.00
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No
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Canadian Museum of Nature
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$5,000.00
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No
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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$83,606.10
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No
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Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
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$76,304.96
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Yes
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Government of Nunavut
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$50,000.00
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No
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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$66,843.00
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No
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
245 Eglinton Avenue East
Suite 410
Toronto, ON M4P 3J1
Canada
Telephone number:
416-489-8800
Fax number:
416-489-3611
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Hussein Alidina,
Senior Specialist, Oceans |
No public offices held
- Paul Crowley,
Vice President, Arctic Program |
No public offices held
- Andrew Dumbrille,
Senior Specialist, Sustainable Shipping |
No public offices held
- Kim Dunn,
Manager, National Oceans Governance |
No public offices held
- Elizabeth Hendricks,
Vice President, Freshwater |
No public offices held
- David Miller,
President and Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held
- Janice Ryan,
Senior Specialists, Fisheries Conservation |
No public offices held
- Sarah Saunders,
Specialist, Marine Protection and Renewables |
No public offices held
- Devika Shah,
Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives |
No public offices held
- Alexander Shestakov,
Director, Global Arctic Program |
No public offices held