Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 3 (1997-03-25 to 1997-10-02) 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: |
NATIONAL ANTI-POVERTY ORGANIZATION
316 - 256 KING EDWARD AVE. OTTAWA, ON K1N 7M1 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 613-238-6711 | ||||||
| Fax number: | 613-567-0658 | ||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | LYNNE TOUPIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | ||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE GOAL OF THE NATIONAL ANTI-POVERTY ORGANIZATION IS THE ELIMINATION OF POVERTY IN CANADA. TO CARRY OUT ITS MANDATE, NAPO UNDERTAKES THE FOLLOWING BROAD ACTIVITIES; RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT POVERTY AND ISSUES OF CONCERN TO LOW-INCOME CANADIANS; ADVOCATES THE CONCERNS, VALUES & WISHES OF LOW-INCOME CANADIANS SO THAT THEY ARE REFLECTED IN PUBLIC POLICY; IDENTIFIES AND PRIORIZES ISSUES OF CONCERN TO LOW-INCOME CANADIAN; WORKS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS & INDIVIDUALS TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL & LOCAL EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE POVERTY. | ||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | REGULAR MEMBER: ANY PERSON WHO HAS LIVED IN POVERTY OR IS NOW LIVING IN POVERTY; ASSOCIATE MEMBER: ANY PERSON WHO DOES NOT LIVE IN POVERTY BUT WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT NAPO'S WORK; GROUP MEMBER: ANY GROUP OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE OR OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH AN INTEREST IN ISSUES THAT CONCERN THE POOR. | ||||||
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last calendar year? | Yes | ||||||
| End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 1996-12-31 | ||||||
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| Name: | LYNNE TOUPIN |
| 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: | Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), House of Commons, Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) |
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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, Meetings, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Health, SOCIAL POLICY & PROGRAMS, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | NATIONAL CHILD BENEFIT: IN COALITION WITH CAMPAIGN 2000, TO ADVOCATE FOR A DESIGN THAT WOULD LIFE ALL CHILDREN OUT OF POVERTY; BILL C-91, AN ACT TO AMEND THE PATENT ACT (DRUG PATENTS) - MP PARTICIPATION IN REVIEW OF BILL. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | AN INFORMATION KIT ON THE ISSUE OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SOURCE OF INCOME OR LACK OF INCOME WILL BE PREPARED AND DISTRIBUTED TO ALL POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NEXT FEDERAL ELECTION; RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE DESIGN OF THE NATIONAL CHILD BENEFIT; ACCESS/AFFORDABILITY ISSUES FOR PHONE SERVICE; DISCRIMINATION (HUMAN RIGHTS); REPORT OF CANADA TO THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS. |