Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Climate
- Economic Development
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Immigration
- Industry
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Trade
- International Development
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Labour
- Mining
- Regional Development
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Department of Employment and Skills Development Canada (ESDC) (and other Federal funding) to facilitate collective national initiatives for the geoscience profession, in the areas of entry to practice competencies, interprovincial/international recognition and mobility, and nationally developed practice guidelines.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Canada Europe Trade Agreement (CETA) - concerning international labour mobility provisions and implementation
- Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) formerly Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Chapter 7 - Labour Mobility
Policies or Program
- Department of Employment and Skills Development Canada (ESDC) - Foreign Credential Recognition Program - Geoscientists Canada has an interest in the facilities this program offers and is willing to contribute as a stakeholder, as warrented
- Department of Employment and Skills Development Canada (ESDC) - Interprovincial Labour Mobility initiative - Geoscientists Canada has an interest in this program and the facilities it offers, and is willing to contribute as a stakeholder, as warrented
- General Agreement on Tariffs and General Agreement on Trade in Services - monitoring developments and contributing to discussions as a stakeholder as General Agreement on Tariffs and General Agreement on Trade in Services may impact inbound and outbound international services by geoscience professionals
Regulation
- NI 43-101 - for Mineral Projects Reporting - Geoscientists Canada has an interest in Federal government's role in facilitating and improving this National Instrument and in ensuring the specialized scientific skills and professional accountability that geoscience professionals provide to society are fully utilized.
- NI 51-101 - Oil and Gas Activity Reporting - Geoscientists Canada has an interest in Federal government's role in facilitating and improving this National Instrument and in ensuring the specialized scientific skills and professional accountability that geoscience professionals provide to society are fully utilized.
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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Canadian Energy Regulator (CER)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Export Development Canada (EDC)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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National Research Council (NRC)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Parks Canada (PC)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Geoscientists Canada is the national organization of the self-regulating provincial/territorial professional associations that govern the profession of geoscience in each of the jurisdictions in Canada in which geoscience is a regulated profession. As of December 2019, there were 14,641 registered geoscience professionals in Canada. Working on behalf of its member associations, the Mission of Geoscientists Canada is "to improve the effectiveness of regulation in Canada to achieve excellence in the geoscience profession". The Vision of Geoscientists Canada is 'Excellence in Geoscience Professionalism in Canada".
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Andrea Waldie,
Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The members of Geoscientists Canada are 9 of the 10 self-regulating provincial/territorial professional associations that govern the profession of geoscience across the 11 jurisdictions in Canada, in which geoscience is a regulated profession. There is only one class of membership.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2020-12-31
List of Government Funding
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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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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$65,982.45
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No
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
200-4010 Regent Street
Burnaby, BC V5C 6N2
Canada
Telephone number:
604-412-4888
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Andrea Waldie,
Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held