Registry of Lobbyists
Version 4 of 19 (1998-03-18 to 1998-10-28) 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. 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 17 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: | MUNICIPAL: FULL VOTING RIGHTS AND FCM PUBLICATIONS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS. ASSOCIATE: MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF 2,000 OR LESS; NO VOTING PRIVILEGES; $100 ANNUALLY. AFFILIATE: COMPRISE 17 PROVINCIAL/TERRITORIAL/MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATIONS; $1,000 ANNUALLY. 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: | 1997-03-31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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: | 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: | DANIEL MCGREGOR |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JOAN O'NEILL |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MICHAEL ROCHE |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, POLICY AND PROGRAMS |
| 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 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, 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 ORIENTATION AND RENEWAL OF FCM'S RACE RELATIONS PROGRAM |