Registration - In-house Organization

National Union of Public and General Employees / NUPGE / Bert Blundon, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: National Union of Public and General Employees / NUPGE
Responsible Officer Name: Bert Blundon, President
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2021-02-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 952657-369012

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 40

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 4

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Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Aboriginal Affairs	Aboriginal affairs, with respect to the delays in implementing several of the 94 Calls to Action laid out by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.	Policies or Program
Aboriginal Affairs	Aboriginal affairs with respect to the ongoing situation on Wet’suwet’en territory.	Policies or Program
Labour	Accessibility Standards Canada with respect to CAN-ASC 3.1 Plain Language Public review draft.	Policies or Program
Agriculture	Agriculture, with respect to genetically modified food.	Policies or Program
Justice and Law Enforcement	Bill C-321, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults against persons who provide health services and first responders)	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Canada Shipping Act amendments and impact on safety.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Child Services	Child care, to encourage the introducing of a universal public child care system.	Policies or Program
Employment and Training	Employment and Training, with respect to how federal funds for training are spent.	Policies or Program
Employment and Training	Employment Insurance, with respect to proposals for reforming the program.	Policies or Program
Environment	Environment, with respect to Bill C-50, the Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Environment	Environment, with respect to climate change.	Policies or Program
Pensions	Finance, with respect to the designation of wildland firefighters as a public safety occupation under the Income Tax Act.	Regulation
Taxation and Finance	Finance with respect to the federal budget including taxation measures, and funding for health care and social programs.	Policies or Program
Fisheries	Fisheries, with respect to transfer of licenses to foreign ownership or control.	Policies or Program
Foreign Affairs	Foreign affairs, with respect the Middle East.	Policies or Program
Foreign Affairs	Foreign affairs, with respect to arms sales.	Policies or Program
Foreign Affairs	Foreign Affairs, with respect to human rights in Iran.	Policies or Program
Foreign Affairs	Foreign affairs, with respect to issues around requests for extradition.	Policies or Program
Foreign Affairs	Foreign Affairs, with respect to the conduct of Canadian corporations in other countries.	Policies or Program
Foreign Affairs	Foreign affairs, with respect to the detention of a Canadian permanent resident overseas.	Policies or Program
Foreign Affairs	Foreign affairs, with respect to the military coup in Myanmar and impact on human rights, particularly of the Rohinga people, and what action Canada will be taking in response to the coup.	Policies or Program
Health	Health, to support a National Suicide Prevention 988 helpline.	Policies or Program
Health	Health, with respect to COVID-19 data.	Policies or Program
Health	Health care, with regarding to including long-term care in the Canada Health Act and increasing federal funding for health care to reflect that change.	Policies or Program
Health	Health care, with regard to the creation of a national pharmacare program.	Policies or Program
Health	Health with respect to the World Health Organization Pandemic Treaty	Policies or Program
Health	Heath, with respect to the health and safety of workers in the health care system.	Policies or Program
Immigration	Immigration, with respect to deportation of activist on rights of migrant workers.	Policies or Program
Immigration	Immigration with respect to program to give permanent residency for low-wage migrant workers.	Policies or Program
International Trade	International Trade, with respect to the proposed WTO Investment Facilitation Agreement.	Policies or Program
Foreign Affairs	International Trade with respect to the Pandemic Treaty negotiations	Policies or Program
Labour	Labour rights, with respect to the right to strike and employment standards.	Policies or Program
Education	Post-secondary education, with respect to funding and financial issues for post-secondary institutions.	Policies or Program
Labour	Proposed Disability Inclusion Action Plan	Policies or Program
Justice and Law Enforcement	Support for Bill C-6: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy).	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Education	Transfer payments for post-secondary education.	Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Accessibility Standards Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) is a union representing 390,000 workers in nine provinces. NUPGE members are employed by governments, non-profit organizations and the private sector. Members work in a wide range of sectors.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Bert Blundon, President

Organization's membership or classes of membership

NUPGE members are all individuals belonging to NUPGE's 11 Components and three affiliate unions.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
15 Auriga Drive
Nepean, ON K2E 1B7
Canada

Telephone number: 613-228-9800

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Bert Blundon, President | No public offices held
Nadia Ibrahim, National Representative | No public offices held
Jason MacLean, Secretary-Treasurer | Public offices held
Andrew McNeill, National Representative | Public offices held
Anil Naidoo, National Representative | Public offices held
Jeanne d'Arc Umurungi, Director, Communications, Political Action and Campaigns | No public offices held

National Union of Public and General Employees/NUPGE

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

Name	From	To
National Union of Public and General Employees/NUPGE	2021-02-01	current

National Union of Public and General Employees / NUPGE

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Bert Blundon	2022-07-01	Current
Larry Brown	2021-02-01	2022-07-01

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Office of Judy Wasylycia-Leis	January 2000 to February 2001	Not a designated office
Private National Defence, Calgary Highlanders	April 1990 to February 1991	Not a designated office
Officer Cadet National Defence, HMCS Tecumseh	September 1980 to July 1981	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Reservist Department of National Defence, Canadian Armed Force	November 1991 to January 1993	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Member's Assistant House of Commons, Office of Joe Comartin, MP	February 2001 to March 2001	Not a designated office
Member's Assistant House of Commons, Office of Peter Mancini, MP	October 1999 to December 2000	Not a designated office
Member's Assistant House of Commons, Office of Michelle Dockrill	July 1998 to October 1999	Not a designated office
Member's Assistant House of Commons, Office of Libby Davies, MP	October 1997 to April 1998	Not a designated office
Constituency Assistant House of Commons, Office of Wendy Lill, MP	June 1997 to September 1997	Not a designated office
Member's Assistant House of Commons, Office of Rod Laporte, MP	March 1990 to December 1993	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2026-01-27

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Registration - In-house Organization

National Union of Public and General Employees / NUPGE / Bert Blundon, President

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 28 of 35 (2024-06-27 to 2024-06-27)

Version 28 of 35 (2024-06-27 to 2024-06-27)

Subject Matter Details

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