Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 130 (2006-02-10 to 2006-12-22) 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 91 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: | 2005-03-31 | ||||||||
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| Name: | Robert Best |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, NATIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | John Dingwall |
| Position title: | Senior Policy Analyst RPA |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Nina DiStefano |
| Position title: | Analyst IR |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Alison Evans |
| Position title: | Manager, Research Communications (P&C) (NAB) |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Gary Evans |
| Position title: | Director, Government Relations and Public Affairs GRPA-NAB |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Michelle Gauthier |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS RPA-NAB |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Daniel Hubert |
| Position title: | Senior Policy Analyst RPA |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Pari Johnston |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IR-IAB |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Caroline Lachance |
| Position title: | Senior Policy Analyst RPA |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Walid Madhoun |
| Position title: | Director, Program Development IAB |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Karen McBride |
| Position title: | Vice-President, International Affairs Branch IAB |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Claire M. Morris |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT & CEO |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Herb O'Heron |
| Position title: | Senior Advisor, National Affairs NAB |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Jeff Pappone |
| Position title: | Media Relations Officer P&C |
| 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, GRPA |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Beverlee Stevenson |
| Position title: | GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICER, GRPA |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Christine Tausig Ford |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PUBLICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION P&C-NAB |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Stephen Wills |
| Position title: | MANAGER, LEGAL AFFAIRS, GRPA |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Alana Yuill |
| Position title: | Senior Policy Analyst IR |
| 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), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), CANADA POST, CANADIAN FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATION, Canadian Heritage (PCH), CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH RESEARCH, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), 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), SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CANADA, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), 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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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, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, UNIVERSITY RESEARCH | ||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Proposed subsection 248(40) Income Tax Act, Finance Canada, relating to a proposed requirement that would impact tax policy re charitable donations. Finance Canada Bill C-48 - postsecondary education. Finance Canada, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) , Privy Council Office (PCO), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Industry Canada. Funding of university research, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, PMO, PCO, HRSDC, Finance Canada, Industry Canada, Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) Access to research data management, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Canada (NSERC). Accountability of foundations. Finance Canada, Industry Canada, PCO. Technology enhanced learning. Industry Canada, HRSDC. Canada Research Chairs Program, representation of women and program review, commercialization of university research, federal research infrastructure support including the operating costs of large scale projects and funding for big science projects. PCO, Industry Canada, CIHR, SSHRC, NSERC. National Research Council restructuring, National Research Council. Indirect cost program. Industry Canada, PCO, PMO, Finance Canada, HRSDC, CIHR, SSHRC, NSERC. Strategic planning on research issues. Agriculture Canada. International research collaboration. Industry Canada, PCO, CIHR, SSHRC, NSERC. Research involving human subjects and environmental issues/regulations. Health Canada, Industry Canada, CIHR, SSHRC, NSERC. International research collaboration. International Trade Canada (ITC), Industry Canada, PMO, CIDA, FAC, NSERC, SSHRC, CIHRMarketing and services abroad re exchanges, scholarships, training, internships and technical assistance programs and contracts. Liberalizing trade in education services sector. ITC, IC. Foreign credential recognition. HRSDC, PCO, PMO, Finance Canada. · Postal rates and subsidies for Canadian magazines. Heritage Canada, Canada Post. Government advertisements in AUCC publications. All government departments and agencies. Research Momentum (publication launch). SSHRC, CIHR, NSERC, CFI, PCO, PMO, Industry Canada, Finance Canada, HRSDC, Public Works and Government Services Canada, CIDA, Environment Canada, Social Development Canada, Natural Resources Canada, ITC, Canadian Heritage, Statistics Canada, Infrastructure Canada, FAC, INAC, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Western Economic Diversification Canada, Health Canada, International Development Research Centre, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, National Research Council | ||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Issues identified during AUCC 2006 Election campaign under the banner ¿Canada's universities. Our strength. Our future¿: federal support for universities; transfer payments for postsecondary education; indirect costs of federally-funded university research; student assistance; international education; graduate education; direct costs of university research; Canada Foundation for Innovation (tip sheets available on the AUCC website on these key issues facing universities www.aucc.ca). HRSDC, IC, FAC, PMO, PCO, Finance Canada | ||||||||||
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