Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 2 (1997-08-07 to 1998-05-12) 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 STUDENTS
5TH FLOOR - 170 METCALFE STREET OTTAWA, ON K2P 1P3 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-232-7394 |
| Fax number: | 613-232-0276 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | BRAD L LAVIGNE, NATIONAL CHAIRPERSON |
| Description of the organization's activities: | LOBBYING FOR A SYSTEM OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, WHICH IS OF HIGH QUALITY, WHICH IS NATIONALLY PLANNED, WHICH RECOGNIZES THE LEGITIMACY OF STUDENT REPRESENTATION, AND VALIDITY OF STUDENT RIGHTS, AND WHOSE ROLE IN SOCIETY IS CLEARLY RECOGNIZED AND APPRECIATED. BRINGS TOGETHER THE STUDENT MOVEMENT IN A COMMON VOICE TO REPRESENT STUDENTS IN THE FEDERAL LEVEL OF DECISION-MAKING. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AT CAMPUSES VOTE TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE FEDERATION THROUGH DEMOCRATICALLY-RUN REFERENDA. CURRENTLY, APPROXIMATELY 375,000 STUDENTS IN 60 UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES AND OTHER POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS ARE MEMBERS OF THE FEDERATION. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | JOCELYN CHARRON |
| Position title: | NATIONAL GOVERMENT RELATIONS COORDINATOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DERRICK DEANS |
| Position title: | NATIONAL GRADUATE CAUCUS COORDINATOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | REAL DEQUIER |
| Position title: | NATIONAL DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DENISE DOHERTY-DELORME |
| Position title: | NATIONAL RESEARCHER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | BRAD LAVIGNE |
| Position title: | NATIONAL CHAIRPERSON |
| 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, Canadian Heritage (PCH), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Revenue Canada (RC), 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, Education, Intellectual Property, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | LOBBYING TO ALTER FEDERAL INCOME TAX ACT, FUNDING FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, FUNDING TO GRADUATE GRANTING COUNCILS, FUNDING FOR SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES GRANTS, FUNDING FOR STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, DESIGNATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM, FUNDING FOR ABORIGINAL POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, AND STUDENT SUMMER EMPLOYMENT. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | IN ADDITION TO ABOVE, WE WILL BE WORKING IN THE FIELDS OF CHILD-CARE. |