Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Broadcasting
- Climate
- Environment
- Fisheries
- Health
- Housing
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
- International Trade
- Municipalities
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Federal infrastructure program funding, including (but not limited to) Infrastructure Canada: Seeking government funding through Infrastructure Canada; the Building Canada Fund, gas tax transfer, Goods and Services Tax municipal rebate and the economic developments agencies and programs for municipal infrastructure development
Policies or Program
- Buy America provision of the US government's federal stimulus package: Canadian policy with regard to the Buy America provision of the U.S. government's federal stimulus package
- Citizenship and Immigration: Immigration and refugee policies and programs with regard to federal and local programs supporting language training, skills development, foreign credential recognition, settlement services, access to affordable housing, access to affordable transit, and career and employment services
- Community Safety and Crime Prevention: community-based crime prevention policies and programs with regard to crime prevention through social development, community corrections, national/contract policing, and national and municipal drug strategies. Federal and municipal roles and responsibilities regarding policies duties and funding
- Emergency preparedness and security measures: emergency preparedness policies and programs with regard to the cost and implementation of emergency equipment and first responder support>
- Environmental issues and sustainable development: Environmental and sustainable development policies and programs with regard to local climate change mitigation and adaptation, the development and implementation f water management, watershed planning, wastewater, stormwater policyand accompanying federal funding, brownfield redevelopment, greenhouse gas reductions, urban forest management and stewardship, capacity building for sustainable community planning and federal government involvement in sustainable community development.
- FCM has been recognized since 1901 as the national voice of municipal governments. It is dedicated to improving the quality of life of Canadians from coast to coast.
FCM represents the interests of all municipalities on policy and program matters within the federal jurisdiction. Municipal governments contributing FCM's membership represent more than 25 million Canadians. FCM members include Canada's largest cities, small urban and rural communities and the 18 major provincial and territorial municipal associations. Municipal leaders from all parts of Canada assemble annually to establish FCM policy on key issues. The Board of Directors meets quarterly to review policy and program matters.
- Federal Programs Supporting Social Development: Federal policies and programs with regard to improving access to affordable housing, reducing homelessness, increasing social infrastructure required for immigration and refugee settlement and integration support
- Guidelines for urban transit, intra and extra urban transit systems: Infrastructure and Transportation policy with regard to the development of guidelines, policy and dedicated funding for urban, intra and extra urban transit systems, intra-modular transportation integration, municipal/railway proximity issues, shipping routes and sea ports, broader crossings, highways and provincial or federal owned roadways.
- International municipal development: Canadian foreign policy with regard to Global Affairs Canada funded programs overseas in various countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe and Caribean and Middle East, providing technical assistance to local governments and national associations of local government.
- Municipal Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Revenue sharing with the federal and provincial governments: Federal policies and programs with regard to the payments-in-lieu-of-taxes systems, intergovernmental partnerships, recognition of municipal governments contributing to the economic growth, the fiscal imbalance between each order of governments revenues options and their responsibilities to provide services and programs to Canadians.
- Municipal-aboriginal relations issues: Federal policies and programs with regard to municipal-aboriginal relations, resources to meet the needs of the aboriginal population living in municipalities, municipal consultation and communication regard land management and additions to reserve.
- Rail, Airports and Ports: Federal policies and programs with regard to access to national and international markets for trade, intra-city movement of people and goods and sustainability of small and rural municipalities.
- Rural Development and execution of federal policies and programs designed to ensure that rural, remote and northern municipalities and communities are able to: a) access federal programs, b) strengthen local economic development, c) provide residents with access to services, d) work with local partners to develop locally appropriate solutions.
- Rural, remote and northern municipal issues: Federal policies and programs with regard to delivering infrastructure funding in rural, remote and northern communities, trade irritants effecting rural, remote and northern communities, the development and implementation of the northern strategy in the three territories and the development of a rural champion at the federal cabinet level.
- Telecommunications and Technology: Telecommunications policies with regard to universal broadband access throughout Canadian communities, antenna tower and municipal rights-of-way
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
The lobbyist has arranged or expects to arrange one or more meetings on behalf of the client between a public office holder and any other person in the course of this undertaking.
Government Institutions
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
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Transport Canada (TC)
Client Details
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2020-03-31
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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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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$20,806,073.00
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Yes
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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$974,877.10
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Yes
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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$36,136,970.40
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Yes
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Status of Women Canada (SWC)
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$282,957.68
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Yes
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Client Contact Information
Address:
24 Clarence Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 5P3
Canada
Telephone number:
613-907-6245
Web address:
www.fcm.ca
Client representative
Natalina Conner, Coordinator CEO Office
Parent Company Information
Federation of Canadian Municipalities / Fédération canadienne des municipalités is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Coalition Members Information
Federation of Canadian Municipalities / Fédération canadienne des municipalités is not a coalition.
Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information
The activities of Federation of Canadian Municipalities / Fédération canadienne des municipalités are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
Federation of Canadian Municipalities / Fédération canadienne des municipalités does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking
Lobbyist Details
Bill Karsten
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No public offices held
Business address:
24 Clarence street
Ottawa, ON K1N 5P3
Canada
Telephone number:
613-907-6245
Consultant relationship to the client
- The registrant is a member of this organization.
- The registrant is on the board of directors for this organization.
