Registry of Lobbyists
Version 4 of 115 (2007-06-06 to 2008-01-11) 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: |
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada / Association des universités et collèges du Canada
350 Albert Street, Suite 600 Ottawa, ON K1R 1B1 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 613-563-1236 | ||||||||||||
| Fax number: | 613-563-9745 | ||||||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | CLAIRE M. MORRIS, PRESIDENT | ||||||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | The association of universities and colleges of canada has represented canada's universities since 1911. We influence public policy by sharing expertise, information and the perspectives of our members with government, industry and community leaders. Our advocacy ensures that higher education is recognized as vital to canada's prosperity and quality of life as a knowledge-based society and economy.We are a non-governmental and not-for-profit group, funded through membership fees and revenues from contract management services and publications. Our priorities include: better public understanding and support for higher education; improved funding for canada's universities, enhanced support for research; and increased internationalization of higher education in canada.To foster broad support for higher education, the aucc: promotes dialogue with policy makers in canada; builds partnerships with local, national, and international organizations; and publishes studies on current and emerging trends and issues confronting universities. Aucc provides services to member universities in three main areas: public policy and advocacy, communications, research and information sharing; and scholarships and international programs. | ||||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | Aucc has one class of voting members. Members are canadian public and private not-for-profit universities and university level colleges. At present, aucc has 92 voting members. Associate members are non-voting national groupings of academic and administrative components of aucc member institutions whose objects are consonant with those of aucc. At present, there are 15 associate members. Aucc members are listed on the website www.aucc.ca. | ||||||||||||
| 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: | 2007-03-31 | ||||||||||||
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| Name: | Robert Best |
| Position title: | Vice-President, National Affairs Branch (NAB) |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Margaux Béland |
| Position title: | Director, Partnership Programs, International Affairs Branch |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Michelle Crawley |
| Position title: | Policy Analyst, Research and Policy Analysis NAB |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | John Dingwall |
| Position title: | Senior Policy Analyst Research and Policy Analysis NAB |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Nina DiStefano |
| Position title: | Analyst, International Relations IAB |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Gary Evans |
| Position title: | Director, Government Relations and Public Affairs NAB |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Daniel Hubert |
| Position title: | Senior Policy Analyst, Research and Policy Analysis NAB |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Pari Johnston |
| Position title: | Director, International Relations IAB |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Caroline Lachance |
| Position title: | Senior Policy Analyst Research and Policy Analysis National Affairs Branch |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Walid Madhoun |
| Position title: | Director, Technical Cooperation International Affairs Branch |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Karen McBride |
| Position title: | Vice-President, International Affairs Branch (IAB) |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Claire M. Morris |
| Position title: | President and CEO |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Nicole Murphy |
| Position title: | Analyst, Research and Policy Analysis, National Affairs Branch |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Herb O'Heron |
| Position title: | Senior Advisor, National Affairs Branch |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Luc Rainville |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Robert South |
| Position title: | Government Relations Officer, Government Relations and Public Affairs, NAB |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Beverlee Stevenson |
| Position title: | Government Relations Officer, Government Relations and Public Affairs, NAB |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Christine Tausig Ford |
| Position title: | Director, Publications and Communications Division NAB |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Tom Tunney |
| Position title: | Senior Policy Analyst, International Relations IAB |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Robert White |
| Position title: | Senior Policy Analyst International Affairs Branch |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Stephen Wills |
| Position title: | Manager, Legal Affairs, Government Relations and Public Affairs NAB |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Alana Yuill |
| Position title: | acting Director, International Affairs (IAB) |
| Public offices held: | No |
| 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), Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Post, Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, International Cooperation, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Members of the House of Commons, National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Education, Employment and Training, Immigration, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, International Development, International Relations, International Trade, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, University Research | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | . follow-up on three on-line consultations on fiscal balance/imbalance, postsecondary education and infrastructure. Issues outlined in the September 2006 submission to the Government of Canada on ¿Federal Government Roles and Responsibilities in Higher Education and University Research¿: university research, operating funding, campus infrastructure; student assistance, international dimension of higher education and university research; and aboriginal education. Submission available on www.aucc.ca. . follow-up on issues outlined in the September 2006 pre-budget submission entitled ¿Investing in University Research: Building a strong foundation for Canada's economic future¿, available on www.aucc.ca with particular emphasis on ideas; people, infrastructure; and institutional support, as well as reinforcement of these issues at Minister Flaherty's pre-budget roundtable on February 15, 2007 - statement on www.aucc.ca. . follow-up on the February 2007 ¿Submission to the Minister of Industry and the Minister of Finance on the Development of a Science & Technology Strategy for Canada¿. The submission is available on www.aucc.ca along with three accompanying papers ¿Creating a knowledge advantage through international education¿, ¿Maximizing efficiency, effectiveness and accountability in the system of federal support to university research in Canada: an AUCC discussion paper¿ and ¿Measuring success in relation to federal investments in university research: an AUCC discussion paper¿. . Issues regarding research involving human subjects. . International research collaboration and international education including international students, study abroad grants/scholarships/fellowships and higher education in international development cooperation. . Liberalizing trade in education services sector.. Foreign credential recognition. . Marketing and services abroad regarding exchanges, scholarships, training, internships and technical assistance programs and contracts.. Copyright. . Aboriginal education.. Issues outlined in the fact sheets on the following subjects listed on www.aucc.ca: direct costs of university research, indirect costs of university research; Canada Foundation for Innovation; transfer payments for postsecondary education; international education and student assistance. . Research integrity. . Public science culture. . Federal government laboratories.. Transit Pass 2006 budget implementation measure. Postsecondary education data strategy. . New Substance Notification Regulation. . Lobbying Act Regulations.. Follow-up to the March 2007 Budget in particular the move to earmark more long-term and stable funding for postsecondary education through the Canada Social Transfer as well as a series of key investments in university research and graduate students. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | . Follow-up on March 2007 Budget measures and the federal government's science and technology strategy/framework.. Preparation of the association's pre-budget submission and discussion with departments and parliamentarians on higher education and university research issues under consideration.. Postsecondary education data strategy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Universities Canada/Universités Canada | 2024-03-18 | current |
| Universities Canada/Universités Canada | 2015-04-22 | 2024-03-18 |
| Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada/Association des universités et collèges du Canada | 2008-08-15 | 2015-04-22 |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
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| Gabriel Miller | 2024-03-18 | Current |
| Philip Landon | 2023-07-01 | 2024-03-18 |
| Paul Davidson | 2009-05-11 | 2023-07-01 |
| CLAIRE M. MORRIS | 2005-06-07 | 2009-05-11 |
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.