Registry of Lobbyists
Version 7 of 19 (2000-01-14 to 2000-06-12) 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. IT IS 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. 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 9.6 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 18 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: | 1999-03-31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name: | JOHN BURETT |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| 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: | LOUISE COMEAU |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST/PROG. MANAGER |
| 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: | ANGELA GILLIS |
| Position title: | POLICY ANALYST |
| 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: | MARIE-HELENE LEVESQUE |
| Position title: | PROGRAM MANAGER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SUZANNE MEUNIER |
| Position title: | MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | RICHARD ROBERT |
| Position title: | POLICY ANALYST |
| 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: | 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), 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, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, 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: | LAUNCHED THE FCM QUALITY OF LIFE REPORTING SYSTEM PROJECT HAVING INDICATORS ON QUALITY OF HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT, COMMUNITY AFFORDABILITY, COMMUNITY SAFETY, ETC. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF TORONTO, HOSTED A NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE HOMELESSNESS. RELEASED A NATIONAL HOUSING POLICY OPTIONS PAPER. POLICIES OR PROGRAMS WORK WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS ON REDUCTION OF LIMITS OF SULPHUR CONTENT IN GASOLINE; GRAIN TRANSPORTATION (ESTEY REPORT); WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT; PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES UNDER THE MUNICIPAL GRANTS ACT. REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF GST, RENEWAL OF CANADA INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS PROGRAM, NATIONAL AIRPORTS POLICY, AIRPORTS CAPITAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ACAP) 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, FUNDING OF FCM'S RACE RELATIONS PROGRAM. FCM'S AFFORDABILTY AND CHOICE TODAY (A-C-T) PROGRAM WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED NATIONS AS AN INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE. PROPOSED TO GOVERNMENT A QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAM FOR THE 2000 FEDERAL BUDGET. |
| 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 EMPHASIZING ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS WOULD INCLUDE WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, WATER TREATMENT, STORM RUNOFF AND SEWAGE SYSTEMS, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION INCLUDING PUBLIC TRANSIT, RAIL AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, CYCLING AND WALKING INFRASTRUCTURE, ROADS AND BRIDGES. 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 WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION NEGOTIATIONS SUBSEQUENT TO THE URUGUAY ROUND; REPRESENTATIONS ON NATIONAL AIRPORTS POLICY, NATIONAL MARINE POLICY, CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT AND THE RIGHT OF MUNICIPALITIES TO CHARGE FOR THE USE OF THEIR RIGHTS-OF-WAY, 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, MONITOR LEGISLATION, PROGRAMS, AND POLICIES RELATING TO MUNICIPAL ACTS, SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, DEVELOP POLICY ACTION ON SOCIAL HOUSING/HOMELESSNESS |