Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 2 (1996-03-28 to 1996-11-15) 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: |
CNIB (CANADIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND) / INCA (Institut national canadien pour les aveugles)
320 MCLEOD STREET OTTAWA, ON K2P 1A3 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-563-0000 |
| Fax number: | 613-232-9070 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | JAMES W SANDERS, NATIONAL DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND INTERN |
| Description of the organization's activities: | CNIB IS A PROVIDER OF REHABILITATION SERVICES TO BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | CNIB IS A NATIONAL VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION DIRECTED IN MATTERS OF POLICY BY A NATIONAL COUNCIL OF VOLUNTEERS. BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS AND OTHERS CAN PARTICIPATE AS MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE OR AS VOLUNTEERS. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | WANDA HAMILTON |
| Position title: | ASSOCIATE NATIONAL DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JAMES SANDERS |
| Position title: | National Director, Government Relations and Intern |
| 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 Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Revenue Canada (RC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) |
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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: | Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, International Relations, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS: COPYRIGHT POLICIES/PROGRAMS: EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING; VETERANS AFFAIRS; GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS GUIDELINES; COPYRIGHT; TECHNOLOGY; CANADA PENSION PLAN REVIEW; 1996 CENSUS; ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION; FAMILY VIOLENCE. GRANTS, CONTRIBUTIONS OR OTHER FINANCIAL BENEFITS: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ACTIVITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIRECTED AT THE SAME SUBJECT MATTERS REGARDING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS AS IN THE PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS. ABOVE = LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS: COPYRIGHT POLICIES/PROGRAMS: EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING; VETERANS AFFAIRS; GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS GUIDELINES; COPYRIGHT; TECHNOLOGY; CANADA PENSION PLAN REVIEW; 1996 CENSUS; ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION; FAMILY VIOLENCE. GRANTS, CONTRIBUTIONS OR OTHER FINANCIAL BENEFITS: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE |