Registry of Lobbyists
Version 11 of 14 (2001-09-25 to 2002-04-25) 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: |
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES OF CANADA (AUCC)
600 - 350 ALBERT STREET OTTAWA, ON K1R 1B1 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 613-563-1236 | ||||||||
| Fax number: | 613-563-9745 | ||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | ROBERT J GIROUX, PRESIDENT | ||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES OF CANADA REPRESENTS CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES AT HOME AND ABROAD. AUCC`S MANDATE IS TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. AUCC IS A NATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHED IN 1911. AUCC MEMBER UNIVERSITIES FUND THE CORE ACTIVITIES -- GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, RESEARCH, INFORMATION SERVICES & INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION -- AND ARE REPRESENTED WITHIN THE MEMBERSHIP AND ON THE ASSOCIATION`S GOVERNING BODIES BY THEIR PRESIDENTS. WITH A SECRETARIAT LOCATED IN OTTAWA, THE ASSOCIATION: -ADVANCES THE INTERESTS OF CANADA`S UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND BEYOND -PROVIDES A FORUM THROUGH WHICH NEW & EMERGING ISSUES CAN BE IDENTIFIED, DEBATED & DEALT WITH -OFFERS A RANGE OF SERVICES TO MEMBERS, HELPING THEM MEET THEIR GOALS -FOSTERS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC COOPERATION -MANAGES AWARDS PROGRAMS & INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES -BUILDS BRIDGES, LINKING CANADA`S UNIVERSITIES WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THEIR STRATEGIC PARTNERS | ||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | 3 CATEGORES: INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS (92); REGIONAL & PROVINCIAL MEMBERS (4) & ASSOCIATE MEMBERS (17). INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS SHALL BE UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES NAMED IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE ACT OF PARLIAMENT INCORPORATING THE ASSOCIATION & SUCH OTHER CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES RECOMMENDED FOR INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS & ARE APPROVED BY VOTE OF THE ASSOCIATION, PROVIDED THAT EACH OF SUCH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, INCLUDING THOSE FEDERATED WITH, AFFILATED TO, OR A CONSTITUENT PORTION OF A UNIVERSITY, SATISFIES A NUMBER OF CONDITIONS. REGIONAL & PROVINCIAL MEMBERS ARE THE ASSOCIATION OF ATLANTIC UNIVERSITIES, THE CONFERENCE OF RECTORS & PRINCIPALS OF QUEBEC UNIVERSITIES, THE COUNCIL OF ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES, THE COUNCIL OF WESTERN CANADIAN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS, AND SUCH OTHER REGIONAL & PROVINCIAL ORGANIZATION THAT ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE PERSONNEL RECOMMENDED FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR. INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS ARE CANADIAN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNIVERSITIES AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGES. | ||||||||
| 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: | 2001-03-31 | ||||||||
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| Name: | ROBERT BEST |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, NATIONAL AND INT. RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JOHN COLEMAN |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, MULTILATERAL BANK PROJECT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DANIELLE DELORME |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXCHANGES |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | EVA EGRON-POLAK |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, INT. AND CND. PROGRAMS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MICHELLE GAUTHIER |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ROBERT GIROUX |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | KAREN MCBRIDE |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, INT. RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | BILL SCHAPER |
| Position title: | PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | STEPHEN ST. MICHAEL |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, INT. PROGRAMS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | BEVERLEE STEVENSON |
| Position title: | GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CHRISTIAN SYLVAIN |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CHRISTINE TAUSIG-FORD |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PUBLICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | STEPHEN WILLS |
| Position title: | INTERIM DIRECTOR, GOV. RELATIONS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS |
| 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, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) |
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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: JOINT REPRESENTATIONS WITH OTHER GROUPS, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Education, Employment and Training, Immigration, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | MADE REPRESENTATIONS, SOUGHT PUBLIC POLICY CHANGES AND/OR FEDERAL SUPPORT WITH RESPECT TO THE FOLLOWING : STUDENT ASSISTANCE IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES (1998) BUDGET, INCLUDING CSLP REFORMS AND ANY CHANGES TO CSL ACT, AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT DIRECT LENDING. NATIONAL SKILLS AND LEARNING AGENDA. UNIVERSITY PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. SUBJECTS OUTLINED IN IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF CANADIANS : THE CRUCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF CANADA'S UNIVERSITIES (PRE-BUDGET SUBMISSION). COPYRIGHT LAW REFORM DEALING WITH DIGITAL ISSUES. CHANGES TO FEDERAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICIES. COMMERCIALIZATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. RESTRICTIONS ON HIRING OF FOREIGN NATIONALS AS FACULTY MEMBERS. TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING. ABORIGINAL ISSUES RELATED TO UNIVERSITIES. RESEARCH ON THE ENVIRONMENT. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. PEMD FUNDING. GOV. POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONS AS OUTLINED IN "TURNING THE FORCES OF GLOBALIZATION TO OUR ADVANTAGE : AN INTERNATIONAL LEARNING STRATEGY FOR CANADA". GOV. FUNDING FROM CIDA FOR UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS IN COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (PHASE II). GOV. POLICY ON MARKETING HIGHER EDUCATION ABROAD. GOV. APPROACH TO ISSUING VISAS TO FOREIGN STUDENTS. GOV. APPROACH TO LIBERALIZING TRADE IN EDUCATION SERVICES SECTOR AS PART OF GATS. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM IDRC FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ACTIVITIES. FUNDING FROM HRDC. POSTAL SUBSIDY FROM CDN HERITAGE FOR UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS. APPLICATION TO CND HERITAGE MAGAZINE FUND. GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENT IN AUCC PUBLICATIONS. OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS/CONTRACTS: CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS PROGRAM, LATVIA JUDICIAL REFORM PROGRAM, LATVIA LRCP, CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ADVICE, PRICAT, PRICAM, CANADA-TAIWAN STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM, CANADA CHINA SCHOLARS EXCHANGE PROGRAM, LEARNING THROUGH SERVICE, ECOHEALTH SCHOLARSHIP, ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK CONTRACT IN BANGLADESH, CDA LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN RESEARCH EXCHANGE GRANTS, SABBATICAL GRANTS IN AFRICA, YOUTH INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | STUDENT ASSISTANCE IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES (1998) BUDGET, INCLUDING CSLP REFORMS AND ANY CHANGES TO CSL ACT, AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT DIRECT LENDING. NATIONAL SKILLS AND LEARNING AGENDA. UNIVERSITY PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. INFRASTRUCTURE. SUBJECTS OUTLINED IN IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF CANADIANS : THE CRUCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF CANADA'S UNIVERSITIES (PRE-BUDGET SUBMISSION). INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE. COPYRIGHT REFORM DEALING WITH DIGITAL ISSUES. TAX TREATMENT OF CHARITIES. CHANGES TO FEDERAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICIES. COMMERCIALIZATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. RESTRICTIONS ON HIRING OF FOREIGN NATIONALS AS FACULTY MEMBERS. TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING. ABORIGINAL ISSUES RELATED TO UNIVERSITIES. RESEARCH ON THE ENVIRONMENT. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. PEMD FUNDING. GOV. POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONS AS OUTLINED IN "TURNING THE FORCES OF GLOBALIZATION TO OUR ADVANTAGE : AN INTERNATIONAL LEARNING STRATEGY FOR CANADA". FUNDING FROM CIDA FOR UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS IN COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (PHASE II). GOV. POLICY ON MARKETING HIGHER EDUCATION ABROAD. GOV. APPROACH TO ISSUING VISAS FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS. GOV. APPROACH TO LIBERALIZING TRADE IN EDUCATION SERVICES SECTOR AS PART OF GATS. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM IDRC FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ACTIVITIES. FUNDING FROM HRDC. POSTAL SUBSIDY FROM CDN HERITAGE FOR UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS. APPLICATION TO CND HERITAGE MAGAZINE FUND. GOV. ADVERTISEMENT IN AUCC PUBLICATIONS. OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS/CONTRACTS: CIVIL MILITARY RELATIONS PROGRAM, LATVIA JUDICIAL REFORM PROGRAM, LATVIA LRCP, CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ADVICE, PRICAT, PRICAM, CDA-TAIWAN STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM, CDA CHINA SCHOLARS EXCHANGE PROGRAM, LEARNING THROUGH SERVICE, ECOHEALTH SCHOLARSHIP, ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK CONTRACT IN BANGLADESH, CDA LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN RESEARCH EXCHANGE GRANTS, SABBATICAL GRANTS IN AFRICA, YOUTH INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM |