Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 5 (1996-05-23 to 1997-01-20) 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 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION
401 - 517 COLLEGE STREET TORONTO, ON M6G 4A2 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 416-960-2284 | ||||||||
| Fax number: | 416-960-9392 | ||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | MICHELLE F SWENARCHUK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | ||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION (CELA), FOUNDED IN 1970, IS A NON-PROFIT, ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC FUNDED BY THE ONTARIO LEGAL AI D PLAN. ITS FUNCTIONS INCLUDE: REPRESENTATION OF LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND NON-PROFIT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP IN CASES BEFORE THE COURTS AND ADMINIS TRATIVE TRIBUNALS. PROMOTING LAW REFORM TO ENHANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTE CTION. PROVIDING LEGAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC. IN A DDITION TO THE LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CLINIC, IT MAINTAINS A L IBRARY, ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, CONTAINING AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION O F MATERIALS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY AND SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL MATERIALS. | ||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC | ||||||||
| 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: | 1995-03-31 | ||||||||
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| Name: | KATHLEEN COOPER |
| Position title: | RESEARCHER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | RICHARD LINDGREN |
| Position title: | COUNSEL |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SARAH MILLER |
| Position title: | COORDINATOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | PAUL MULDOON |
| Position title: | COUNSEL |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | RAMANI NADARAJAH |
| Position title: | COUNSEL |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MICHELLE SWENARCHUK |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | KEN TRAYNOR |
| Position title: | RESEARCHER |
| 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: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Energy Board (NEB), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) |
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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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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Mining, Science and Technology |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | PROPOSAL TO IMPORT PLUTONIUM INTO CANADA FOR USE I N CANDU REACTORS; CANADIAN URANIUM SHIPMENTS TO NU CLEAR WEAPONS STATES; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PAN EL REVIEW OF PROPOSED DEEP RIVER FACILITY FOR RADI OACTIVE AND TOXIC WASTES; PHASE-OUT OF URANIUM MIN ING AND NUCLEAR FACILITIES IN CANADA; ENDANGERED S PECIES PROTECTION LEGIS; BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION; TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHILE; LABELLING OF GENETI CALLY ALTERED FOODS; BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATION; INT ERNATIONAL TRADE & ENVIRONMENT DEREGULATION; CANAD IAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT; FISHERIES ACT; E NVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (HARMO |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | URANIUM MINING AND NUCLEAR FACILITIES IN CANADA; E NDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION LEGIS; BIODIVERSITY C ONVENTION; TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHILE; LABELLIN G OF GENETICALLY ALTERED FOODS; BIOTECHNOLOGY REGU LATION; CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT; ENV IRONMENTAL MGT FRAMEWORK (HARMONIZATION); PERSISTE NT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPS); CANADA'S POSITION ON TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT AT G7 MTG; GREAT LAKES SUST AINABLE WATER CONSERVATION STRATEGY |