Registry of Lobbyists
Version 12 of 19 (2002-09-10 to 2003-03-25) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Organization: |
FEDERATION OF CANADIAN MUNICIPALITIES (FCM)
24 CLARENCE STREET OTTAWA, ON K1N 5P3 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-241-5221 |
| Fax number: | 613-241-7440 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | JAMES KNIGHT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE FEDERATION OF CANADIAN MUNICIPALITIES (FCM) HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED SINCE 1901 AS THE NATIONAL VOICE OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS. IT IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN CANADIAN COMMUNITIES. FCM REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF ALL MUNICIPALITIES ON POLICY AND PROGRAM MATTERS WITHIN FEDERAL JURISDICTION. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS CONSTITUTING FCM'S MEMBERSHIP REPRESENT MORE THAN 20 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 NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS QUARTERLY TO REVIEW POLICY AND PROGRAM MATTERS. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | $100 BASE FEE PLUS 9.8 CENTS PER CAPITA PLUS 3% OF TOTAL COST, WITH A MINIMUM FEE OF $275 ANNUALLY. MUNICIPAL MEMBERS: FULL VOTING RIGHTS AND FCM PUBLICATIONS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. FCM PUBLICATIONS TO SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS. AFFILIATE MEMBERS: COMPRISE 19 PROVINCIAL / TERRITORIAL / MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATIONS WITH A $1,000 ANNUAL FEE PLUS 3%. CORPORATE MEMBERS: PRIVATE ENTERPRISES, $1,000 ANNUALLY. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: $500 ANNUALLY. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | DENIS ARSENAULT |
| Position title: | POLICY ANANLYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JOHN BURRETT |
| Position title: | ACTING DIRECTOR/ MANAGER, ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC POLICY |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DAVID CAMPBELL |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DAVID COHEN |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | LOUISE COMEAU |
| Position title: | DIR.- SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SYLVESTRE FINK |
| Position title: | POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SHERRI HANLEY |
| Position title: | POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JAMES KNIGHT |
| Position title: | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JANET NEVES |
| Position title: | POLICY ANANLYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SUSAN WELKE |
| Position title: | POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Competition Tribunal (CT), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), NATIONAL SECRETARIAT ON HOMELESSNESS, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) |
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Defence, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Fisheries, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Sports, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Tourism, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | NATIONAL HOUSING POLICY OPTIONS TEAM - ADVOCATED A THREE-PART PLAN TO RELIEVE THE CRISIS IN HOMELESSNESS AND THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE PLAN INCLUDES A FEDERAL CAPITAL GRANTS FOR LOW-RENTAL HOUSING, TAX AND MORTGAGE INSURANCE REFORM AND PROVINCIAL SHELTER ALLOWANCE PROGRAMS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS NOW NEGOTIATING A CAPITAL GRANTS PROGRAM TO BE COST SHARED WITH THE PROVINCES. TRANSPORTATION-PURSUED THE AIRLINE RESTRUCTURING ISSUE, SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION: DEDICATED FUEL TAXES, INTERVENED IN THE STATUTORY REVIEW OF THE CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT, CONTINUED INVOLVEMENT IN TRANSPORT CANADA WORKING GROUPS ON RAIL ISSUES, PROMOTED MUNICIPAL RIGHTS-OF-WAY DEFENCE FUND, INTERVENED AND MONITORED RELEVANT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CASES AND ISSUES.SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES-PCP, MUNICIPAL BUILDING RETROFITS PROGRAM ONGOING AND GROWING. HELD THE FIRST ANNUAL SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE. ESTABLISHED THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MANAGE THE GREEN MUNICIPAL FUNDS.POLICY WORK: ADOPTED A POSITION ON CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS, NATIONAL PESTICIDES WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED AND SET UP THE WWW.PESTINFO.CA WEBSITE, RECLAMATION OF "BROWNFIELDS" WORK ONGOING, COMMUNITY ENERGY PLANNING WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED. DEVELOPED A POSITION ON DRINKING WATER AND ESTABLISHED A NATIONAL WATER POLICY OPTIONS TEAM.SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE- PRODUCED 2ND REPORT OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN CANADIAN COMMUNITIESESTABLISHED A TASK FORCE ON THE FARM INCOME CRISISESTABLISHED A TASK FORCE ON NORTHERN, RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTHMONITORED THE PROGRESS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A "CANADIAN COMMUNITIES OF CULTURE" PROGRAMECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT-ORGANIZED MEETINGS AND PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES (GATS) AND CHAPTER 11 OF THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA)SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL FOR A ONE-YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT ON JOINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES BETWEEN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS AND ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | MUNICIPAL FINANCE - ORGANIZATION OF A NATIONAL TASK FORCE ON MUNICIPAL FINANCE, TO STUDY WAYS TO IMPROVE THE FINANCING OF CANADIAN CITIES.WORLD TRADE NEGOTIATIONS - MONITORING TRADE NEGOTIATIONS AND LIAISING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE TO ENSURE CONSULTATION WITH THE MUNICIPAL SECTOR. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES - WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES CANADA TO RESOLVE DIFFICULTIES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION/APPLICATION OF THE PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES ACT.MISCELLANEOUS MUNICIPAL FINANCE MATTERS CONCERNING APPLICATION OF TAXES AND OTHER POLICIES ON MUNICIPALITIES. CONTINUE TO SECURE SUPPORT FOR RIGHTS-OF-WAY DEFENCE FUND AND MONITOR RELATED CASES. CONTINUE PURSUIT OF DEDICATED FUEL TAX AND FUNDING FOR SMALL AIRPORTS. PROVIDE INPUT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RAILWAY SAFETY ACT PROVISIONS. MONITOR COMPETITIVE ACCESS DEVELOPMENTS. RACE RELATIONS-CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CANADIAN HERITAGE OFFICIALS ON HATE ACTIVITY POLICY AND ORGANIZING A NATIONAL ROUNDTABLE OF MUNICIPAL RACE RELATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEES. ON-GOING CONSULTATIONS WITH DFAIT AND CANADIAN HERITAGE REGARDING UN-WCAR CONFERENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA. STRENGTHENED TIES CREATED BETWEEN THE METROPOLIS PROJECT AND FCM FOR FUTURE COLLABORATION AND INFORMATION SHARING. COMMUNITY SAFETY AND CRIME PREVENTION - CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CORRECTIONS SERVICES CANADA AND NATIONAL PAROLE BOARD ON JOINT NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR CRIME PREVENTION. MAINTAINED CONTACT WITH SOLICITOR GENERAL'S OFFICE REGARDING NATIONAL POLICING ISSUES. HAVE BEGUN PHASE II OF MUNICIPAL DRUG STRATEGY AND HEALTH CANADA, THE SOLICITOR GENERAL AND NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION CENTRE ARE INVOLVED WITH ON-GOING CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATIONS ON THE FARM INCOME CRISIS AND ITS AFFECTS ON RURAL COMMUNITIESPOLICY DEVELOPMENT DEFINING THE PROBLEMS/OPPORTUNITIES WITH HEALTH IN RURAL, NORTHERN AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES |