Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 17 (2007-04-01 to 2007-10-26) 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: |
Federation of Law Societies of Canada / Fédération des ordres professionnels de juristes du Canada
360 Albert Street Suite 1700 Ottawa, ON K1R 7X7 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-236-7272 |
| Fax number: | 613-236-7233 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Jonathan Herman, Chief Executive Officer |
| Description of the organization's activities: | The Federation of Law Societies of Canada is the national coordinating body of Canada's 14 law societies which are mandated by provincial and territorial statutes to regulate the country's 95,000 lawyers and Quebec's 3,500 notaries in the public interest. Member law societies set standards of admission to the profession, establish codes of professional conduct and enforce them. Participating nationally under the Federation umbrella, they facilitate the mobility of lawyers between provinces and territories and also accredit foreign trained lawyers who wish to become members of Canadian law societies. The Federation is a leading national and international voice in respect of basic pillars of Canada's justice system crucial to protecting the public, including the right for a client's communications with a legal professional to remain confidential, the right of people to be judged by an independent judiciary and the principle that the legal profession must remain independent from government. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | Membership consists of the 14 law societies established by statute in each province and territory of Canada. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Senate of Canada | ||||||||||||
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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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Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement | ||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | n/a | ||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Communications with federal government representatives and parliamentarians about matters relating to the core mission of the law societies to protect the public. Issues will include the protection of solicitor-client privilege, as well as the principles of the independence of the legal profession and the independence of the judiciary. | ||||||||||||
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