Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Arts and Culture
- Broadcasting
- Budget
- Constitutional Issues
- Consumer Issues
- Economic Development
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Health
- Immigration
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Trade
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Labour
- Pensions
- Privacy and Access to Information
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Obtain funding for education programs related to Cyberconduct
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bill C-377 – An Act to amend the Income Tax Act
Now that the Bill is in the Senate we are actively lobbying Senators in an effort to defeat this Bill at this stage. Bill C-377 is considered an unecessary and discriminatory attack ofn the labour movement in Canada
- Continue to support amendments to the Criminal Code to address the misuse of technology and occurrences such as cyberbullying.
- Cyberbullying: Bill C-273 in support of Amendments to the Criminal Code that more specifically address this topic.
- Lobby for changes to Canadian Labour Code to reflect Supreme Court of Canada decision of June 2007 re collective bargaining as a constitutional right.
- Make presentations during Federal budget consultations on Child Poverty and the connection to education of children and youth. This swill be part of our Hill day lobby in April re supporting Canadian families.
- Oppose any attempt to remove Section 43 of the Criminal Code.
- Propose the strengthening of laws against exploitation of women and children.
- Seek to broaden, under the Income Tax Act, the ability of teachers to deduct employment expenses.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Proposed First Nations Education Act. As part of our continuing lobby efforts and our Hill day advocacy we will be supporting efforts to improve the chances of success for First Nations children on and off reserve.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- Lobby for the creation under the Canada Health Act, of a universal health care benefits program for all Canadian employees, a national system for long-term and elder care, and a national system for affordable prescription drugs.
- Promote the reduction of Child Poverty through budget measures that would increase the minimum wage, improve Employment Insurance benefits, increase investment in social housing, and, improve access to post-secondary education.
Policies or Program
- In April, we will be meeting with parliamentarians to lobby for supporting Canadian families: ie. low income
- Lobby for restrictions to the ability of employers to impose part-time employment.
- Lobby for the inclusion of child and youth services as part of federal/provincial/territorial agreements for immigrants and refugees, thus improving the education environment and opportunity for those children.
- Obtain a political committment to develope a national poverty reduction strategy.
- Raise the profile of the importance of protecting defined benefit pension plans.
Regulation
- Seek changes to the Employment Insurance Program designed to improve access to benefits for part-time workers.
- Seek to improve the regulations for the rating of films and video games to prevent violent products from being sold to children.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
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face-to-face meetings
Government Institutions
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
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Canadian Pension Commission (CPC)
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
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Environment Canada
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
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Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
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Industry Canada
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Members of the House of Commons
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Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC)
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Revenue Canada (RC)
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Senate of Canada
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
To advance the cause of education and the teaching profession by acting as the collective voice of Canadian teachers at the inter-provincial, federal and international levels. To facilitate the sharing of ideas, knowledge and skills; To conduct and foster educational research; To coordinate and deliver international assistance programs; To cooperate with other organizations in Canada and the world, sharing similar goals. To advocate for a Quality Public Education System across Canada.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Calvin Fraser,
Secretary General
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The Federation is comprised of 15 Member organizations and one Affiliate Member who collectively represent over 200,000 elementary and secondary school teachers. Member organizations are provincial and territorial teacher organizations across Canada.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
2490 Don Reid Drive
Ottawa, ON K1H 1E1
Canada
Telephone number:
613-688-4301
Fax number:
613-232-1886
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Myles Ellis,
Deputy Secretary General |
No public offices held
- Calvin Fraser,
Secretary General |
No public offices held
