Registry of Lobbyists
Version 5 of 19 (1998-10-28 to 1999-06-15) 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 |
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| 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 1937 AS THE NATIONAL VOICE OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS AND IS AN ASSOCIATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN CANADIAN COMMUNITIES. FCM REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF ALL MUNICIPALITIES ON POLICY AND PROGRAM MATTERS W ITHIN FEDERAL JURISDICTION. MEMBERS INCLUDE CANADA'S LARGEST CITIES, SMALL URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES AND ALL 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 9.6 CENTS PER CAPITA 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 17 PROVINCIAL / TERRITORIAL / MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATIONS WITH A $1,000 ANNUAL FEE. 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? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 1998-03-31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name: | JENA CAMERON |
| Position title: | POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | FIONA DELLAR |
| Position title: | POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JOSEPH DION |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, POLICY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SHEILA KEATING-NAUSE |
| Position title: | SENIOR 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: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | KATHY THOMPSON |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ROBBIN TOURANGEAU |
| 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), Canadian Heritage (PCH), 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), 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), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), 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, Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Constitutional Issues, Defence, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Government Procurement, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Mining, Regional Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | POLICIES OR PROGRAMS WORK WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS IN PWGSC AND TB ON PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES UNDER THE MUNICIPAL GRANTS ACT. REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF GST, RENEWAL OF CANADA INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS PROGRAM, NATIONAL AIRPORTS POLICY, NATIONAL MARINE POLICY, CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT, RAILWAY SAFETY ACT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT, PACKAGING WASTE, CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT [ CEPA], MUNICIPAL ABORIGINAL RELATIONS, TRANSFER OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS, INTERNAL TRADE AGREEMENT [ MAI], FUNDING OF FCM'S RACE RELATIONS PROGRAM AND 20% CLUB |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | POLICIES OR PROGRAMS: CONTINUE TO MEET WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR PWGSC AND TB ON PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES UNDER THE MUNICIPAL GRANTS ACT. CONTINUE REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF GST AND REBATE FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICERS' ALLOWANCES, LONG-TERM NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE, CONCERNS OF SMALL URBAN AND RURAL MUNICIPALITIES WHICH FALL UNDER FEDERAL JURISDICTION. WORK WITH FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS TO DEVELOP A MUNICIPAL ACTION PLAN TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES IN MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS AND WITHIN MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES THROUGH THE FCM PARTNERS FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION. MONITOR CONSULTATIONS ON THE MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON INVESTMENT. WORK WITH MEMBERS OF THE COALITION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT ON PROJECTS OF RELEVANCE TO FCM RURAL AND SMALL URBAN MEMBERS. REPRESENTATIONS ON NATIONAL AIRPORTS POLICY, NATIONAL MARINE POLICY, CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT, RAILWAY SAFETY ACT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT, PACKAGING WASTE, CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT [ CEPA], MUNICIPAL ORIENTATION/ RENEWAL OF FCM'S RACE RELATIONS PROGRAM WITH A CURRENT FOCUS ON HATE CRIME, WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CORRECTIONAL SERVICES CANADA AND THE NATIONAL PAROLE BOARD IN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL JOINT COMMITTEES ON CORRECTIONS ISSUES, CONTINUE TO BUILD A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION CENTRE TO ENSURE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S NATIONAL STRATEGY ON COMMUNITY SAFETY AND CRIME PREVENTION, PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE "ACTION PROGRAM" OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIME, MONITOR LEGISLATION, PROGRAMS, AND POLICIES RELATING TO SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, DEVELOP POLICY ACTION ON SOCIAL HOUSING/HOMELESSNESS, CONTINUE ADVOCACY FOR MUNICIPAL INCLUSION IN ALL DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING SELF-GOVERNMENT, CLAIMS, TREATY AND OTHER NEGOTIATIONS WITH FIRST NATIONS AND ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES. |