Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 14 (1996-03-29 to 1996-10-06) 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 |
| 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 (88); REGIONAL & PROVINCIAL MEMBERS (4) & ASSOCIATE MEMBERS (31).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 AR 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 DIRECTORSASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE PERSONNEL RECOMMENDED FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | FRANCOIS BELISLE |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL & CANADIAN PROGRAMS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ROBERT BEST |
| Position title: | GOV. RELATIONS & PUBLIC AFF., EXTERNAL RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SALLY BROWN |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ROBERT DAVIDSON |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, RESEARCH & POLICY ANALYSIS |
| 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, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & PROGRAMS |
| 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: | VALDEMAR LARSON |
| Position title: | MANAGER, PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS, INTN'L & CDN PROG. |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | KAREN MCBRIDE |
| Position title: | MANAGER, POLICY & LIAISON, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | BEVERLEE STEVENSON |
| Position title: | GOVT RELATIONS OFFICER, GOVT RELATIONS & PUB. AFFA |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | STEPHEN WILLS |
| Position title: | POLICY ANALYST, RESEARCH & POLICY ANALYSIS |
| 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 International Development Agency (CIDA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), House of Commons, Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), SENATE, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) |
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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 REPRESENTATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Arts and Culture, Education, Employment and Training, Immigration, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | PUBLIC POLICY CHANGESFUNDING FOR FEDL RESEARCH GRANTING COUNCILSFUNDING FOR FEDL SPONSORED RESEARCH & FOR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE COSTSFEDL SCIENCE & TECH STRATEGYCDA STUDENT LOANS PROG & REGSPHASE II COPYRIGHT LAW REFORM LEGISLATIONPOLICY ON 2-TIER ADVERTISING TO REMOVE RESTRICTIONS ON THE HIRING OF FOREIGN ACADEMICSRETENTION OF MASH SECTOR REBATE UNDER ANY REVISION OR REPLACEMENT OF GSTBILL C-68 GUN CONTROL LEGISLATIONINTL ACADEMIC MOBILITY PROGINCREASE NUMBER ASSISTANCE PROG INVOLVING CDN U.GRANTSAUCC PUBLICATION DETAILING CDN U. INTERESTSCANADA-LATIN AMERICA RESEARCH LINKS PROGCIVIL SOCIETY LINKAGE CONSOLIDATION PROG & CHINA EDUCATION & RESEARCH NETWORKCDA SCHOLARSHIP PROGINTL ACADEMIC MOBILITY PROGRAM |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | FUNDING OF FED. SPONSORED RESEARCH & FOR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE COSTSCDA STUDENT LOANS PROG & REGSEDUCATIONAL & LIBRARY EXEMPT PHASE II COPYRIGHT LAW REFORM LEGISLATIONTELECOMMUNICATIONS TARIFFSPOLICY ON 2-TIER ADVERSTISINGRETENTION OF MASH SECTOR REBATE UNDER ANY REVISION OF THE GSTMASH SECTOR PROCUREMENT PROVISIONS WITHIN AGREEMENT ON INTERNAL TRADEINCREASES OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS INVOLVING CDN U.FUNDING FOR OFFICIAL DEVELOPEMENT ASSISTANCEINCREASE IN CDN U. RESEARCHERS`INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COLLABORATIONGRANTSCONTRIBUTIONSPARTIAL SPONSORSHIP OF AUCC AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN INTERNATIONALIZATIONU. MISSIONSPUBLICATION BOOK ON CND U. RELATIONS WITH INSTITUTIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIESCIVIL SOCIETY LINKAGE |