Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- CIDA funding
- Energy
- Environment
- Government Procurement
- Infrastructure
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Policies or Program
- ACEC is advocating a general policy position that CIDA shift its funding under the International Development Assistance envelope to more project-specific programs that will procure the services of Canadian consulting engineers in their design and implementation.
ACEC is also advocating that the Industrial Cooperation Program currently housed under CIDA be transferred to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
- Government Procurement - ACEC is advocating that Public Works and Government Services Canada change the policy for PWGSC capital projects in which it procures consulting engineering services to use a Qualifications-Based Selection procurement policy. The current procurement policy incorporates price into the matrix of selection criteria - under QBS, selection criteria are based solely on the qualifications that an engineer brings to the job.
ACEC is also lobbying Defence Construction Canada to introduce the same change in its procurement policies when procuring consulting engineering services.
- Infrastructure: ACEC is advocating that more federal money be allocated to the various federal infrastructure programs administered by Infrastructure Canada and Public Works and Government Services Canada. These programs include those introduced in the 2007 federal budget under the Building Canada action plan.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
Government Institutions
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Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
Government institutions added through a monthly communication report
- House of Commons
- Industry Canada
- Transport Canada (TC)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Founded in 1925, ACEC is the national association representing the interests of the consulting engineering industry in Canada. Our members are active in all areas of consulting engineering. ACEC exists within a federated structure, whereby individual member companies join provincial or territorial associations, who then automatically become a member of ACEC.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
John Gamble,
President and Chief Operating Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
ACEC has three primary membership categories:
1) Member firms, which are the individual firms active in the consulting engineering field.
2) Member Organizations, which are the 12 provincial and terrirotial consulting engineering associations.
3) Associate members, which are those companies not actively involved in consulting engineering.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2009-03-31
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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Export Development Canada (EDC)
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$0.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
616 - 130 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 5G4
Canada
Telephone number:
613-236-0569
Ext.
201
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- John Gamble,
President and Chief Operating Officer |
No public offices held
- Susie Grynol,
Director, Public Affairs and Business Practices |
No public offices held
