Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Environment
- Fisheries
- Forestry
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Federal government support for Carbon Cycle Research underway in the Prairie provinces, and other joint federal/provincial partner programs from time to time, and examine phosphorus run-off into water courses.
- Funding from various government sources such as Environment Canada, Agriculture Canada, Natural Resources Canada, for our initiatives, to restore and enhance wetlands, acquire lands, educate Canadians.
Policies or Program
- National policy of compensation to landowners for the provision of 'ecological goods and services', to be determined with AAFC partners.
- The carbon cycle research on wetlands and surrounding habitats - carbon aspect the program of interest is Canada's offset system as outlined in 'Turning the Corner: An Action Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollution'. More specifically we are interested in 'Canada's Offset System for Greenhouse Gases: Guide for Protocol Developers' to ensure that our wetland and carbon research gets recognized so that wetlands are identified as an eligible carbon offset.
- The next generation of agriculture policy framework 'Growing Together', to restore grasslands.
The GreenCover Canada program of 'Growing Froward', which is the policy framework for agricultural programs.
The aspect of interest is to have a federally supported forage conversion program that provides incentives to convert annual cropland to perennial cover resulting in improved provision of ecological goods and services and reduced costs to government.
Government Institutions
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Environment Canada
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)
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Parks Canada (PC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
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Senate of Canada
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Government institutions added through a monthly communication report
- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA IS A CANADIAN OWNED AND REGISTERED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. IN 1937, DU CANADA WAS INCORPORATED UNDER THE CANADA CORPORATION ACT PART II AS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION. DU CANADA'S MISSION IS TO CONSERVE WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED HABITATS FOR THE BENEFIT OF NORTH AMERICA'S WATERFOWL, WHICH IN TURN PROVIDE HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS FOR WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE. DU CANADA IS GOVERNED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NUMBERING ABOUT 75 MEMBERS, WHO SERVE IN A POLICY SETTING AND ADVISORY CAPACITY.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Greg Siekaniec,
Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
MEMBERS & SUPPORTERS (INCLUDES YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM ENROLLMENT OF 30,500): 125,809
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2015-03-31
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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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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$140,523.00
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Yes
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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$47,897.00
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Yes
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Environment Canada
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$5,791,345.00
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Yes
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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$885,163.00
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Yes
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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$16,700.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
1 Mallard Bay
P.O. Box 1160
STONEWALL, MB R0C 2Z0
Canada
Telephone number:
204-467-3205
Fax number:
204-467-9426
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Andrea Barnett,
Head Industry & Government Relations |
No public offices held
- James Brennan,
Director of Government Affairs |
Public offices held
- Jamie Fortune,
Chief Operating Officer |
No public offices held
- Karla Guyn,
National Director, Conservation |
No public offices held
- David Howerter,
National Manager IWWR |
No public offices held
- Greg Siekaniec,
Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held
