Registration - In-house Organization

Centre for Equitable Library Access / Centre d’accès équitable aux bibliothèques / Laurie Davidson, Executive Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Centre for Equitable Library Access / Centre d’accès équitable aux bibliothèques
Responsible Officer Name: Laurie Davidson, Executive Director
Initial registration start date: 2020-12-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 947810-368190

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 8

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 4 of 5 (2023-05-02 to 2024-05-31)

Registration versions:

Version 4 of 5 (2023-05-02 to 2024-05-31)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Arts and Culture
Consumer Issues
Education

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Accessible Format Production: CELA creates and distributes accessible formats of books for people with print disabilities in Canada. The SDPP-D program (The Social Development Partnerships Program (Disability)), a part of ESDC, has provided funding to CELA year by year in the past, and this will be the primary target of lobbying. CELA will be lobbying for stable and ongoing funding for this essential work to help people with print disabilities in Canada. Another possible source of funding is through Canadian Heritage, which supports accessible publishing in various forms as well.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
House of Commons

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

CELA is a national not-for-profit organization run by public libraries for public libraries. Vision: Equitable public library services for Canadians with print disabilities. Mission: To support public libraries in the provision of accessible collections for Canadians with print disabilities and to champion the fundamental right of Canadians with print disabilities to access media and reading materials in the format of their choice. Mandate: To acquire, produce, and distribute published works in alternative formats to Canadian public libraries and to provide public libraries with advice, training, and information to support their patrons’ access to and use of these collections.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Laurie Davidson, Executive Director

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Subject to the Articles, there shall be one class of Members in the Corporation. Membership in the Corporation shall be available to Persons interested in furthering the Corporation’s purposes and who have applied for and been admitted into Membership in the Corporation by Ordinary Resolution of the Board or in such other manner as may be determined by the Board. Each Member shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend and vote at all Meetings of the Members of the Corporation.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$3,000,000.00	Yes
New Brunswick Public Library Service	$22,113.00	Yes
Northwest Territories	$2,500.00	Yes
Province of Alberta	$126,396.12	Yes
Province of Manitoba	$69,000.00	Yes
Province of Newfoundland & Labrador	$15,382.00	Yes
Province of Nova Scotia	$50,000.00	Yes
Province of Ontario - Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries	$924,511.00	Yes
Province of Prince Edward Island	$4,229.00	Yes
Province of Saskatchewan	$32,508.34	Yes
Yukon Territory	$1,014.39	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
PO Box 83012
1095 O’Connor Drive
Toronto, ON M4B 3M9
Canada

Telephone number: 437-637-5244

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Laurie Davidson, Executive Director | No public offices held

Centre for Equitable Library Access/Centre d’accès équitable aux bibliothèques

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Centre for Equitable Library Access/Centre d’accès équitable aux bibliothèques	2024-05-31	current
Centre for Equitable Library Access/Centre d’accès équitable aux bibliothèques	2020-12-01	2024-05-31

Centre for Equitable Library Access / Centre d’accès équitable aux bibliothèques

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

Laurie Davidson, Executive Director (Organization)

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Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.

Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-8 of 8

Centre for Equitable Library Access
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Darren Choi, Policy Advisor | Office of the Hon. Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2023-12-08
Posted date: 2024-02-28
Communication number: 368190-594550 View associated registration
Centre for Equitable Library Access
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Krista Wilcox, Director General | Office for Disability Issues | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Eric Gustavson, Policy Advisor | Office of the Honourable Carla Qualtrough | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2022-05-13
Posted date: 2022-06-08
Communication number: 368190-533582 View associated registration
Centre for Equitable Library Access
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Eric Gustavson, Policy Advisor | Office of the Honourable Carla Qualtrough | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2022-02-09
Posted date: 2022-03-03
Communication number: 368190-524131 View associated registration
Centre for Equitable Library Access
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Krista Wilcox, Director General | Office for Disability Issues | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Kristina Molloy, Director of Policy – Disability Inclusion | Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion | Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2021-12-09
Posted date: 2021-12-09
Communication number: 368190-516838 (amended from 368190-516837) View associated registration
Centre for Equitable Library Access
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Kristina Molloy, Director of Policy – Disability Inclusion | Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Krista Wilcox, Director General | Office for Disability Issues | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2021-07-13
Posted date: 2021-07-15
Communication number: 368190-511255 View associated registration
Centre for Equitable Library Access
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Raquel Dancho, Conservative Critic for Future Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion | House of Commons
- Alex Ruff, Deputy Whip | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2021-06-21
Posted date: 2021-06-21
Communication number: 368190-509327 View associated registration
Centre for Equitable Library Access
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion | Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
- Kristina Molloy, Director of Policy – Disability Inclusion | Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2021-03-15
Posted date: 2021-04-15
Communication number: 368190-500183 View associated registration
Centre for Equitable Library Access
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Kristina Molloy, Director of Policy – Disability Inclusion | Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion | Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2021-02-04
Posted date: 2021-03-26
Communication number: 368190-500182 View associated registration

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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Registration - In-house Organization

Centre for Equitable Library Access / Centre d’accès équitable aux bibliothèques / Laurie Davidson, Executive Director

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 4 of 5 (2023-05-02 to 2024-05-31)

Version 4 of 5 (2023-05-02 to 2024-05-31)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization