Registry of Lobbyists
Version 23 of 81 (2008-03-06 to 2008-08-18) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Organization: |
Canadian Bar Association / Association du Barreau canadien
865 Carling Ave, Suite 500 Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 613-237-2925 Ext.: 131 | ||||
| Fax number: | 613-237-0185 | ||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | JOHN D. HOYLES, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | ||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | AN ASSOCIATION THAT REPRESENTS CANADIAN JURISTS BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, THE CBA IS DEDICATED TO THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: TO IMPROVE THE LAW; TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE; TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO JUSTICE; TO PROMOTE EQUALITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND JUSTICE SYSTEM; TO IMPROVE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ETHICAL STANDARDS AND WELL-BEING OF MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION; TO REPRESENT THE LEGAL PROFESSION NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY; AND, TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS OF THE CBA. THE NATIONAL OFFICE PROVIDES LEGISLATIVE MONITORING AND LIAISON, MEMBERSHIP, CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION, TRANSLATION, MEETING COORDINATION, ACCOUNTING, DATA PROCESSING, GROUP INSURANCE, COMMUNICATIONS AND PRINTING, AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. THE 32 NATIONAL SECTIONS OF THE CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION PROVIDE A | ||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | FORUM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL SPECIALTIES AND PROVIDE INFORMATION TO ASSOCIATION MEMBERS ON SPECIFIC AREAS OF LAW. REGULAR MEMBERSHIP: LAWYER, NOTARY, JUDGE, LAW TEACHER/PROFESSOR WHO WAS CALLED TO A CANADIAN BAR; ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP: MEMBER OF BAR OR LAW SOCIETY JUDGE OR NOTARY OUTSIDE CANADA; RETIRED MEMBERSHIP: LAWYER, NOTARY OR JUDGE WHO IS RETIRED FROM ACTIVE PRACTICE OF LAW OR THE BENCH; SCHOLAR MEMBERSHIP: LAWYER WHO IS UNDERTAKING FULL-TIME POST-GRAD. LEGAL STUDIES OR BAR ADM. STUDIES IN ORDER TO BE ADMITTED TO ANOTHER CANADIAN BAR OR LAW SOCIETY. LAW STUDENT MEMBERSHIP: STUDENT WHO IS ENROLLED FULL-TIME IN LAW STUDIES AT A RECOGNIZED LAW SCHOOL IN CANADA OR ARTICLING STUDENT. | ||||
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | Yes | ||||
| End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 2007-08-31 | ||||
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| Name: | BERNARD AMYOT |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | JOAN BERCOVITCH |
| Position title: | SENIOR DIRECTOR, LEGAL AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | HOLLY DOERKSEN |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECTIONS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | KERRI FROC |
| Position title: | LEGAL POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | STEPHEN HANSON |
| Position title: | SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | JOHN HOYLES |
| Position title: | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | WAYNE ONCHULENKO |
| Position title: | TREASURER |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | AVIVA ROTENBERG |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | GAYLENE SCHELLENBERG |
| Position title: | LEGAL POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | ROBIN SULLY |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | TAMRA THOMSON |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, LEGISLATION AND LAW REFORM |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), CANADIAN JUDICIAL COUNCIL, Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Competition Tribunal (CT), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Environment Canada, EXPORT DEVELOPMENT BANK, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Revenue Canada (RC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Status of Women Canada (SWC), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Informal communications, Meetings, Other types: INTERNET, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Defence, Employment and Training, Environment, Financial Institutions, Health, HUMAN RIGHTS, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Access to Justice, Canada Social Transfer - Legal Aid Standards and Funding, Solicitor-Client Privilege, Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession, Equality and Human Rights, Delivery of Legal Services, Criminal Law and Procedure, Civil Justice, Aboriginal Justice, Military Justice, Democratic Development (including contribution agreements), Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Charities Law, Citizenship and Immigration, Commercial Law, Competition Law, Environmental, Energy and Resources Law, Family Law, Fisheries and Maritime Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Labour Law, Pensions, Privacy, Taxation, Telecommunications, Transportation, representation to Uniform Law Conference of Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Access to Justice, Canada Social Transfer - Legal Aid Standards and Funding, Solicitor-Client Privilege, Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession, Equality and Human Rights, Delivery of Legal Services, Criminal Law and Procedure, Civil Justice, Aboriginal Justice, Military Justice, Democratic Development (including contribution agreements), Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Charities Law, Citizenship and Immigration, Commercial Law, Competition Law, Environmental, Energy and Resources Law, Family Law, Fisheries and Maritime Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Labour Law, Pensions, Privacy, Taxation, Telecommunications, Transportation, representation to Uniform Law Conference of Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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| Subject matters added through a communication report |
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This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
| Name | From | To |
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| Canadian Bar Association/Association du Barreau canadien | 2024-05-15 | current |
| Canadian Bar Association/Association du Barreau canadien | 2008-08-18 | 2024-05-15 |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
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| Johanne Bray | 2022-03-10 | Current |
| Paul D. Paton | 2021-07-01 | 2022-03-10 |
| Simon Coakeley | 2021-02-18 | 2021-07-01 |
| Steve Pengelly | 2020-08-14 | 2021-02-18 |
| Cheryl Farrow | 2016-11-14 | 2020-08-14 |
| JOHN HOYLES | 1996-10-16 | 2016-11-14 |
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.