Registration - In-house Organization

DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA / Michael Nadler, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA
Responsible Officer Name: Michael Nadler, Chief Executive Officer
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2008-04-25
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 954110-16987

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 403

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 9

Version 1 of 42 (2008-04-25 to 2008-08-19)

Registration versions:

Version 1 of 42 (2008-04-25 to 2008-08-19) 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.

A. Organization Information

Organization:

DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA
P.O. BOX 1160
STONEWALL, MB R0C 2Z0
Canada

Telephone number:

204-467-3000 Ext.: 205

Fax number:

204-467-9028

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration:

Jeff Nelson, Executive Vice President

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.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:

MEMBERS & SUPPORTERS (INCLUDES YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM ENROLLMENT OF 30,500): 125,809

Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year?

Yes

End date of the organization's last completed financial year:

2007-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Canadian Heritage	$87,900.00
DFO	$77,850.00
North American Bird Conservation Initiative	$37,065.00
Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada	$367,812.00
Human Resources Development	$26,984.00
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	$188,049.00
Science Horizons	$27,420.00
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada	$292,017.00
Great Lakes Sustainability Fund	$22,614.00
Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) / Environment Canada	$1,195,353.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name:	Henry Murkin
Position title:	DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Public offices held:	No

Name:	Jeff Nelson
Position title:	Executive Vice President
Public offices held:	No

Name:	Kendra Ramdanny
Position title:	Framework Outreach Officer
Public offices held:	No

Name:	BARRY TURNER
Position title:	DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Public offices held:	Yes

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking:

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Health Canada (HC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO)

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format

Subject Matter: Areas of Concern:

Agriculture, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry

Subject Matter: Retrospective:

Federal Department officials and respective elected officials for Environment Canada, Agriculture Agri-Food Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Finance Canada, the Privy Council Office and the Prime Minister's Office with respect to Carbon Cycle Research.

Subject Matter: Prospective:

Ducks Unlimited Canada lobbies primarily for policy input or for shared financial projects or programs with a variety of federal departments. It will therefore continue to meet with departmental and ministerial staff in various departments, mainly Agriculture Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada, and NRCan, to discuss carbon cycle research on wetlands and surrounding upland habitats and its impact on climate change, enhancing the next generation of agriculture policy framework called 'Growing Together' by continuing and expanding the Green Cover Canada program, and the Wetland Evaluation Benchmarks of beneficial management practices ( WEBs ), and other joint federal/provincial partner programs from time to time that include policies on ecological goods and services.

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories	Description
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.
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	Funding from various government sources such as Environment Canada, Agriculture Canada, Natural Resources Canada, for our initiatives
Policy or Program	National policy of compensation to landowners for the provision of 'ecological goods and services'
Policy or Program	The carbon cycle research on wetlands and surrounding habitats
Policy or Program	The Green Cover Program of 'Growing Together'
Policy or Program	The next generation of agriculture policy framework 'Growing Together'

Subject matters added through a communication report

climate change

2008-07-10

DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA	2008-08-19	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA