Version 1 of 65 (2008-01-17 to 2008-08-29) 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 Canadian Community Colleges
1223 Michael Street North Suite 200 Ottawa, ON K1J 7T2 Canada |
Telephone number: | 613-746-6492 |
Fax number: | 613-746-6721 |
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | James Knight, President |
Description of the organization's activities: | ACCC is the national and international voice of Canada's post-secondary colleges, institutes of technology, university-colleges and cégeps. A membership-based organization, ACCC acts as a forum and advocate for 150 institutions, representing their interests to government and industry. |
Organization's membership or classes of membership: | Membership is open to Canadian publicly-funded community colleges, institutes of technology, university-colleges and cégeps. An associate membership category is open to orgainzations with an interest in technical and vocational education and the development capacity of colleges. |
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
Name: | Terry Anne Boyles |
Position title: | Vice-President, Member Services and Public Policy |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Anne Brazeau-Monnet |
Position title: | Senior Government Relations Officer |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Paul Brennan |
Position title: | Vice-President, Partnership Programs |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Nejat Gorica |
Position title: | Vice-President, Business Development and Technical Corporation |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | James Knight |
Position title: | President |
Public offices held: | Yes |
Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Revenue Canada (RC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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: | Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture/Rural and Remote Communities, Applied Research, Commercialization and Technology Diffusion, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Development,, PSE Funding, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Aboriginal access to post-secondary education and training; enhanced access to post-secondary education and training for disadvantaged groups; enhanced role of colleges/institutes in applied research, commercialization and technology/knowledge transfer; copyright reform in the digital environment; integration of essential skills in the workplace; increasing level of government support for Immigration Programs and Services within Canada and overseas; increased financial support for infrastructure and deferred maintenance in colleges and institutes; government support for a dedicated post-secondary education funding envelope; sectoral liaison/studies (sector councils); government approach to addressing the challenges facing rural and remote communities; Canada Student Loan Program Reform and enhanced student financial assistance (grants for the first two years of study; alleviating student debt; student mobility both in Canada and overseas; renewable energy; a Pan-Canadian Workforce Development Agenda to address skills gaps; technical assistance and human resources development in developing countries (CIDA); full Goods and Services Tax (GST) rebate for post-secondary institutions; copyright reform in the digital environment; increased tax training benefits for employers and employees; appearances before Government Committees and National Roundtables on issues relevant to colleges and institutes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subject Matter: Prospective: | Continue seeking awareness and action, advocating interests of membership in response to any federal legislation or areas of national concern (aboriginal education and training; training opportunities for disadvantaged groups; pan-Canadian Workforce Development Agenda; college/institute applied research commercialization and technology/knowledge transfer; copyright reform, allied health; environmental issues; immigration; dedicated post-secondary education funding envelope; renewable energy; student mobility both in Canada and overseas; technical assistance and human resources development overseas; student financial assistance and student debt; challenges facing young adults; essential skills; workplace skills gaps; college/institute statistics; tax training benefits for employers and employees; rural and remote community challenges; Science & Technology Agenda; Federal Budget; Standing Committees) impacting upon activities of colleges, institutes of technology, cégeps, university colleges and the 900 communities they serve. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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Subject matters added through a communication report |
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Government institutions added through a communication report: |
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
Name | From | To |
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Colleges and Institutes Canada/Collèges et instituts Canada | 2024-05-01 | current |
Colleges and Institutes Canada/Collèges et instituts Canada | 2014-05-27 | 2024-05-01 |
Association of Canadian Community Colleges/Association des collèges communautaires du Canada | 2008-08-29 | 2014-05-27 |
Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
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Pari Johnston | 2023-12-04 | Current |
Denise Amyot | 2013-06-04 | 2023-12-04 |
James Knight | 2008-01-17 | 2013-06-04 |
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.