Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

CANADIAN HOUSING AND RENEWAL ASSOCIATION / SHARON CHISHOLM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: CANADIAN HOUSING AND RENEWAL ASSOCIATION
Responsible Officer Name: SHARON CHISHOLM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 
Initial registration start date: 1996-03-29
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 776010-410

Version 16 of 21 (2005-05-16 to 2006-01-27)

Version 16 of 21 (2005-05-16 to 2006-01-27) 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.

A. Organization Information

Organization: CANADIAN HOUSING AND RENEWAL ASSOCIATION
408-130 SLATER STREET
OTTAWA, ON  K1P 6E2
Canada
Telephone number: 613-594-3007
Fax number: 613-594-9596  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: SHARON CHISHOLM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  
 
Description of the organization's activities: FOUNDED IN 1968, THE CANADIAN HOUSING AND RENEWAL ASSOCIATION (CHRA) IS A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THOSE WHO DEVELOP, MANAGE AND DELIVER HOUSING PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS CANADA. OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO ADEQUATE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY INFLUENCING HOUSING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: CHRA'S MEMBERS ARE FROM ALL PARTS OF THE HOUSING SECTOR. THEY INCLUDE HOUSING ADVOCATES, EXPERTS AND PRACTITIONERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, COMMUNITY-BASED NON-PROFIT HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS, MUNICIPALITIES, PROVINCIAL HOUSING AGENCIES, PRIVATE DEVELOPERS, ABORIGINAL GROUPS, ACADEMICS, RESEARCHERS, TENANTS' ASSOCIATIONS, CO-OPS.
 
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: 2004-12-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Province of Saskatchewan $5,000.00
Province of British Columbia/BC Housing $35,000.00
Province of Alberta $1,500.00
Province of Newfoundland and Labrador $8,379.00
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation $458,403.00
Yukon Territory $1,500.00
Northwest Territories $5,000.00
Nunavut Territory $5,000.00
Province of Nova Scotia $5,000.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: SHARON CHISHOLM
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: GEOFF GILLARD
Position title: CAPACITY BUILDING COORDINATOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DANIELLE JUTEAU
Position title: SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT
Public offices held: No
 
Name: JOHN METSON
Position title: PAST PRESIDENT
Public offices held: No
 
Name: JOYCE POTTER
Position title: PRESIDENT
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), CITIES SECRETARIAT, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Infrastructure Canada (INFC), MINISTER OF LABOUR AND HOUSING, MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, MINISTER OF STATE (FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS), MINISTER OF STATE (HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT), MINISTER OF STATE (INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES), MINISTER OF STATE (PUBLIC HEALTH), National Energy Board (NEB), Privy Council Office (PCO), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Energy, Health, HOUSING, Infrastructure
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: MEETINGS WITH STAFF: CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION (CMHC), HUMAN RESOURCES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CANADA (HRSDC), CITIES SECRETARIAT, INFRASTRUCTURE CANADA, MEETING WITH POLITICAL ADVISORS: PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE, DEPUTY MINISTER'S OFFICE, FEDERAL PARTIES.
Subject Matter: Prospective: EXPECT TO CONTINUE MEETINGS WITH STAFF: (CMHC), (HRSDC), CITIES SECRETARIAT, INFRASTRUCTURE CANADA, MEETING WITH POLITICAL ADVISORS: PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE, DEPUTY MINISTER'S OFFICE, FEDERAL PARTIES ON THE HOUSING ISSUE. WILL JOIN WITH OUR PARTNERS IN SENDING LETTER TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program PROGRAMS OR POLICIES WITH REFERENCE TO HOUSING ISSUES




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