Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 1 (2007-09-12 to 2008-05-01) 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: |
Appraisal Institute of Canada
403-200 Catherine Street Ottawa, ON K2P 2K9 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-234-6533 |
| Fax number: | 613-234-7197 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Georges Lozano, CEO |
| Description of the organization's activities: | National not-for-profit association representing real property appraisers |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | Accredited Appraisers, Canadian Institute (AACI)Canadian Residential Appraisers (CRA)Candidate membersStudentsAssociate members |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Leacy O'Callaghan-O'Brien |
| Position title: | Director, Professional Development and Member Services |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), Public Works and Government Services 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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Meetings, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Financial Institutions, International Trade, Public Works, Taxation and Finance | ||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | No activity as yet | ||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | The primary activities of AIC with respect to government relations are as follows:In accordance with our MOU with the Department of Public Works and Government Services, the Institute provides advice to PWGSC on matters related to valuation of real property held by the Government of Canada, including the design of Best Practices for valuation of specialized federal property. AIC also seeks advice from PWGSC on the development of standards of practice and the department's requirements of services from members of the Institute, and collaborates with PWGSC to monitor trends in real property issues that have an impact on valuation practices. AIC also consults with the department in its policies that may have an impact on federal real property decision making (for example, ensuring complete confidentiality for work done for the federal government); ,The Institute may also consult with other departments who oversee government owned properties from time to time, for example Department of National Defence, Agriculture Canada , and these discussions are facilitated by PWGSC under the terms of the MOU. AIC also may provide training advice and resources for federal employees as outlined in the MOU , or work with government departments to train AIC members on specialized valuation techniques related to federal holdings of real property. | ||||
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