Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Budget
- Energy
- Environment
- Taxation and Finance
- Infrastructure
- Fisheries
- Pensions
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Politique ou Programme
- Discussing engaging pension fund beneficiaries and supporting pension fund managers to be a part of the transition to a low-carbon economy to achieve the inextricably linked goals of pension wealth and planet health. Sharing research and discussing new laws and programs that various states and governments have been passing related to this area.
- Infrastructure investment to improve water quality; Offer feedback and ideas on how infrastructure investment could improve water quality
- Pan Canadian national water quality strategy; Explore concept and how to set up pan Canadian water strategy
- Policies related to the integration of water health into food and agricultural policy, including but not limited to the development of a new Food Policy Framework for Canada.
- Policies related to the reduction of phosphorous in Canadian lakes, including but not limited to the Lake Erie Phosphorus Reduction Plan.
- Updating Canada’s Federal Water Policy of 1987 to better support how fresh water is governed and how the health of Canada’s freshwater ecosystems can be improved.
Politique ou Programme, Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution, Règlement
- Canada Water Act: Exploring potential for renewal of legislation to strengthen federal role in fresh water management.
- Fisheries Act: Seeking strengthening of habitat protections, incorporation of sustainability principles, and legal obligations to rebuild depleted fish stocks.
- Navigation Protection Act - Process for restoring lost protection and incorporate modern safeguards to the Navigation Protection Act, and to any related regulation and policy, in accordance with Mandate Letter issued to the Minister of Transportation.
- Navigation Protection Act: Seeking a return to protections for all navigable waters.
- Process for restoring lost protection and incorporate modern safeguards to the Fisheries Act, and to any related regulation and policy, in accordance with Mandate Letter issued to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.
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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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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House of Commons
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Senate of Canada
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Transport Canada (TC)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Tides Canada Initiatives mission is to provide uncommon solutions for the common good by helping Canadians secure a healthy environment in ways that promote social equity and economic prosperity. We advance our mission by creating opportunities to pool ideas and resources to solve complex environmental and social problems; and by connecting and empowering a wide range of people and initiatives across the country to take on tough social and environmental challenges.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Ross McMillan,
President and CEO
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Membership of Tides Canada Initiatives Society consists of its Board members.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2018-03-31
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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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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$2,500.00
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No
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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$100,000.00
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Yes
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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$53,079.43
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Yes
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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$47,565.02
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No
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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$35,000.00
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No
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Canada Council for the Arts
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$3,979.63
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No
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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$67,435.00
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Yes
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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$10,000.00
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No
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Justice Canada (JC)
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$45,000.00
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No
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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$141,500.00
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Yes
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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$60.00
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No
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
400-163 W Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 1H5
Canada
Telephone number:
866-843-3722
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Natalija Fisher,
Organizer, Canadian Freshwater Alliance |
No public offices held
- Jordy Gold,
Project Director, Shift |
No public offices held
- Anthony Maas,
Project Director, FLOW |
No public offices held
- Andrew Stegemann,
Project Director, Our Living Waters |
No public offices held
- Lindsay Telfer,
Project Director |
No public offices held