Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Budget
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Health
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual Property
- International Trade
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Canada Student Grants Program with respect to increasing per-student, need-based funding provided by the program
- Indirect Costs Program, with respect to increasing the funding provided by the Indirect Costs Program to qualified universities, colleges, and affiliated institutions.
- The Canada Student Loans Program, with respect to eliminating the expected parental contribution in the assessment of resources for borrowers.
- The Canada Student Loans Program, with respect to ensuring the weekly loan limit rises with the needs of students by increasing the weekly loan limit amount from $210 to $245.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, with respect to the creation of a dedicated transfer for post-secondary education.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- The Book Importation Regulations under the Copyright Act, with respect to parallel importation.
Policies or Program
- Canada Student Loans Program with respect to redefining need under the program, amending the asset calculation model to exempt all in-study income, the ownership of one vehicle, individually held RRSPs by an additional $790 for each year following a person's eighteenth birthday, and other financial assets totalling $10 000.
- Developing a Pan-Canadian Strategy for Mental Health, with respect to implementing recent recommendations of the Mental Health Commission of Canada aimed at post-secondary students and decreasing stigmas associated with mental health.
- Developing a nationwide strategy for the adoption of Open Educational Resources.
- Developing an Open Access Framework for taxpayer funded research in Canada with respect to research conducted with the assistance of funding from SSHRC, NSERC, and CIHR at Canada's universities and colleges.
- Post-Secondary Student Support Program Funding, with respect to lifting the 2% cap on this funding.
- Protecting student intellectual property rights at Canada's universities and colleges, with respect to creating a set of criteria for institutions to abide by in order to be eligible for research funding granted by the CIHR, SSHRC, and NSERC.
- Repayment Assistance Program, with regard to changing eligibility requirements, removing entry barriers for students in loan default, exempting EI recipients, and creating program streams for underrepresented groups.
- SSHRC, CIHR, and NSERC, with respect to improving governance and broadening considered perspectives via the addition of a student seat on the governing boards of the federal granting agencies.
- The Off-Campus Work Permit Program, with respect to extending the benefits of off-campus work permits to international students studying part-time at recognized universities and colleges in Canada.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- International student visas, with regard to broadening the category of country that receives multiple-entry visas.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Industry Canada
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Members of the House of Commons
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Senate of Canada
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Transport Canada (TC)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) is an alliance of student associations and student unions from across Canada. Through this network of student governments, CASA represents and defends the interests of post-secondary students to federal and inter-provincial levels of government.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Jonathan Champagne,
Executive Director
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Various student unions from across the country.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2013-05-30
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
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$3,429.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
P.O. Box 3408
Station D
Ottawa, ON K1P 6H8
Canada
Telephone number:
613-236-3457
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Jonathan Champagne,
Executive Director |
No public offices held
- Robert LeForte,
Government Relations Officer |
No public offices held
