Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Budget
- Environment
- Fisheries
- Infrastructure
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- 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.
Policies or Program
- 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.
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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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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House of Commons
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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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:
2016-12-31
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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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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$8,067.89
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Yes
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Bank of Canada
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$7,000.00
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No
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Canada Council for the Arts
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$20,000.00
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Yes
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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$0.00
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Yes
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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$11,750.00
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Yes
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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$49,879.00
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Yes
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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$0.00
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Yes
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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$0.00
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Yes
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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$0.00
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Yes
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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
- Anthony Maas,
Project Director, FLOW |
No public offices held
- Lindsay Telfer,
Project Director |
No public offices held
