Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 3 (2006-12-19 to 2007-06-07) 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: |
Wildlife Habitat Canada
1750 Courtwood Crescent Suite 310 Ottawa, ON K2C 2B5 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 613-722-2090 Ext.: 224 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fax number: | 613-722-3318 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | David Brackett, President | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | Wildlife Habitat Canada (WHC) is a national, non-profit, conservation organization established in 1984 by Environment Canada, provincial wildlife agencies and conservation organizations.WHC envisions a future where Canadians share a conservation ethic that recognizes the fundamental importance of wildlife habitats that are abundant, rich and support biodiversity, and that inspires the rest of the world.WHC works through partnerships with communities, landowners, governments, non-government organizations, and industry to promote the conservation, restoration and enhancement of wildlife habitat in order to retain the diversity, distribution and abundance of wildlife; to provide a funding mechanism for habitat projects; and to foster coordination and leadership in the conservation, restoration and enhancement of wildlife habitat in Canada. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | Wildlife Habitat Canada is a shared-governance corporation guided by a Board of Directors of at least 8 and no more than 12 in which:- 3 members are appointed by the Minister of Environment; one of whom shall be in consultation with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans;- 2 members appointed on section from the provincial and territorial wildlife directors- 1 from nominees submitted by national wildlife organizations; - up to 5 additional Directors selected by the Board; and- the Past ChairMembers of the Corporation are:- the Directors- former Directors who agree to continue as members; and- any other person designated as a member by the Board of Directors (currently, none). | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: | 2006-03-31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name: | David Brackett |
| Position title: | President |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Lynn McIntyre |
| Position title: | Director, Stewardship |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Nancy Wright |
| Position title: | Senior Marketing Advisor |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Members of the House of Commons | ||||
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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: | Agriculture, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry | ||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Meetings and consultations with Environment Canada to consider options for the extension of the current Contribution Agreement which provides for the transfer to Wildlife Habitat Canada of the proceeds of the sale of the Habitat Conservation Stamp, as stipulated in the Migratory Birds Regulations;Discussions with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to extend the term of the Contribution Agreement for the delivery of the Climate Change, Forest, and Peatlands in Indonesia project (CCFPI) to March 31, 2007;Discussions with Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the development of a Contribution Agreement to support the establishment of a support function for the Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Non governmental Organization (DFO-NGO) Coalition. | ||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Work to conclude discussions concerning the renewal of the basic funding arrangements between Wildlife Habitat Canada and Environment Canada, through direct contact and grass-roots activities;Work with Fisheries and Oceans Canada on matters relating to the DFO-NGO Coalition Secretariat;Conclude reporting to CIDA on the CCFPI Agreement;Conclude reporting to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) on the Ecological Goods & Services (EG&S) survey Agreement; | ||||
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