Registry of Lobbyists
Version 4 of 5 (2006-05-19 to 2006-06-07) 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
301 - 130 SPADINA AVENUE TORONTO, ON M5V 2L4 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 CELA FOUNDED IN 1970, IS A NON-PROFIT ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC FUNDED BY LEGAL AID ONTARIO. ITS FUNCTIONS INCLUDE: REPRESENTATION OF LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND NON-PROFIT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS IN CASES BEFORE THE COURTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, PROMOTING LAW REFORM TO ENHANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, PROVIDING LEGAL AND ENVIROMENTAL EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC. IN ADDITION TO THE LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CLINIC, IT MAINTAINS A LIBRARY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC BY CONTAINING AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF MATERIALS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY AND SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL MATERIALS. | ||||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | No longer has a membership outside the organization's Board of Directors. | ||||||||||||
| 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: | 2005-03-31 | ||||||||||||
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| Name: | KATHLEEN COOPER |
| Position title: | SENIOR RESEARCHER |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | FE DE LEON |
| Position title: | RESEARCHER |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | JESSICA GINSBURG |
| Position title: | SPECIAL PROJECTS COUNSEL |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | RICHARD LINDGREN |
| Position title: | COUNSEL |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | THERESA MCCLENAGHAN |
| Position title: | COUNSEL |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | SARAH MILLER |
| Position title: | COORDINATOR & RESEARCHER |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | RAMANI NADARAJAH |
| Position title: | COUNSEL |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | MICHELLE SWENARCHUK |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | KEN TRAYNOR |
| Position title: | RESEARCHER |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Energy Board (NEB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), PEST MANAGEMENT REGISTRY AGENCY, Privy Council Office (PCO) |
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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, Other types: WEB SITE WWW.CELA.CA, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Health, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Mining, Persistent Organic Pollutants, Pesticides, Science and Technology, Water Issues |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | ISSUES RELATING TO URANIUM MINING AND NUCLEAR FACILITIES IN CANADA AND OPPOSITION TO INTERNATIONAL CANDU REACTOR SALES; ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION LEGISLATION; BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION AND BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL; TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHILE; TRADE NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING THE PROPOSED FREE TRADE AREA OF THE AMERICAS; LABELLING OF GENETICALLY ALTERED FOODS; BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ENVIRONMENTAL DEREGULATION; CANADIAN ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT [ CEPA]; FISHERIES ACT; CANADA-WIDE ACCORD ON ENVIRONMENTAL HARMONIZATION AND RELATED SUB-AGREEMENTS BETWEEN PROVINCES AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CANADA PROPOSED STRATEGY FOR REDUCTION OF LEAD IN CHILDREN'S AND OTHER CONSUMER PRODUCTS; WATER PRIVATIZATION; ISSUES RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE RATIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE KYOTO PROTOCOL; THE DEVELOPMENT ON A FEDERAL POLICY ON THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE. ISSUES RELATING TO THE ENHANCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS NATIONAL POLLUTANT RELEASE INVENTORY; ISSUES RELATING TO CHILDREN'S HEALTH.NAFTA EXPANSION; TRADE POLICY; WTO NEGOTIATIONS - FTAA (FREE TRADE OF THE AMERICAS AGREEMENT); GATS (GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE & SERVICES; GREAT LAKES SUSTAINABLE WATER; REVIEW OF THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT; CONSERVATION STRATEGY; WATER PRIVATIZATION DIVERSIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT OF HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS; TOXICS REGULATION; MINING; WATER EXPORT; HEALTH CANADA - HEALTH PROTECTION BRANCH;INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPS)AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION; CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS; PROPOSED CHANGES TO PEST PRODUCTS CONTROL ACT AND RELATED ISSUES TO PESTICIDE REGULATION; RISK ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD-SETTING; REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT; REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PATENTS ACT; ISSUES RELATED TO THE PEST CONTROL PRODUCT ACT AND ITS REGULATIONS. ISSUES AND COMMENTS RELATED TO THE "SMART REGULATION" INITIATIVE.HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS ACT AND ITS REGULATIONS; GREAT |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | ISSUES RELATING TO PHASE-OUT OF URANIUM MINING AND NUCLEAR FACILITIES IN CANADA AND OTHER NUCLEAR REGULATIONS; ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION LEGISLATION; TRANSPORTATION OF MOX AND OTHER SUCH MATERIAL; BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION AND BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL; LABELLING OF GENETICALLY ALTERED FOODS; BIOTECHNOLOGY CONVENTION; CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT [CEPA]AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND REVIEW; NAFTA EXPANSION; TRADE POLICY; WTO NEGOTIATIONS - FTAA (FREE TRADE OF THE AMERICAS AGREEMENT); GATS (GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE & SERVICES; GREAT LAKES SUSTAINABLE WATER; REVIEW OF THE GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT; CONSERVATION STRATEGY; WATER PRIVATIZATION DIVERSIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT OF HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS; CANADA-WIDE ACCORD ON ENVIRONMENTAL HARMONIZATION AND SUB-AGREEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; TOXICS REGULATION; MINING; WATER EXPORT; HEALTH CANADA - HEALTH PROTECTION BRANCH;INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPS)AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION; CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS; PROPOSED CHANGES TO PEST PRODUCTS CONTROL ACT AND RELATED ISSUES TO PESTICIDE REGULATION; RISK ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD-SETTING; REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT; REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PATENTS ACT; ISSUES RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE RATIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE KYOTO PROTOCOL; THE DEVELOPMENT ON A FEDERAL POLICY ON THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE. ISSUES RELATING TO THE ENHANCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS NATIONAL POLLUTANT RELEASE INVENTORY. ISSUES RELATED TO THE PEST CONTROL PRODUCT ACT AND ITS REGULATIONS. ISSUES AND COMMENTS RELATED TO THE "SMART REGULATION" INITIATIVE.HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS ACT AND ITS REGULATIONS;GREAT LAKES ANNEX 2001 AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION; PROPOSALS FOR A NEW CANADA HEALTH PROTECTION ACT AND HEALTH CANADA LEGISLATION RENEWAL; FRESH WATER POLICY, WATERSHED BASED SOURCE PROTECTION, FISHERIES ACT, CANADA-ONTARIO AGREEMENT BOUNDARY WATER TREATY ACT; INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION |