Registry of Lobbyists
Version 3 of 4 (1997-07-31 to 1998-03-05) 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 FEDERATION OF BIOLOGICAL SOCIETIES (CFBS)
104 - 1750 COURTWOOD CRES OTTAWA, ON K2C 2B5 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-225-8889 |
| Fax number: | 613-225-9621 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | PAUL T HOUGH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Description of the organization's activities: | TO PROMOTE THE ACQUISITION, FACILITATE THE DISSEMINATION AND ENCOURAGE THE UTILIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES , AND TO CONTRIBUTE IN A SUBSTANTIVE WAY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FORWARD-LOOKING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY FOR CANADA. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | CFBS CONSISTS OF TWELVE PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES WHICH IN TURN HAVE MEMBERS WHO ARE RESEARCHERS BASED IN UNIVERSITIES, INSTITUTES, GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES AND INDUSTRIAL LABORATORIES. THESE SOCIETIES INCLUDE SUCH AREAS AS GENETICS, TOXICOLOGY, NUTRITION, PHYSIOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY, CELL BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, ANATOMY, IMMUNOLOGY, BIOPHYSICS, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | PAUL HOUGH |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), 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, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, Education, Employment and Training, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Health, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Science and Technology |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY, FEDERAL BUDGET FOLLOW-UP - PRESENTED THE CASE TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING AND THE RENEWAL OF THENCE'S BY CONTACTING M.P.'S (PETER ADAMS, IAN MURRAY, PAUL MARTIN, AND OTHERS). SINCE FEBRUARY 1997, FURTHER CONTACTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH VARIOUS OFFICES TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS RE THE CFI [ CANADIAN FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATION] CONCEPT. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT: S&T POLICIES TO CONVEY THE NEED FOR SUSTAINED RESEARCH FUNDING AND TOHIGHLIGHT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE R&D COMMUNITYAND THE IMPACT OF FUNDING POLICIES ON THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY |