Registry of Lobbyists
Version 3 of 130 (2006-10-26 to 2007-06-06) 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 89 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: | 2006-03-31 | ||||
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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 of Research and Policy Analysis |
| 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: | 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: | Tom Tunney |
| Position title: | Senior Policy Analyst IR |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Robert White |
| Position title: | Senior Policy Analyst IR |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Stephen Wills |
| Position title: | MANAGER, LEGAL AFFAIRS, GRPA |
| 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), Canadian Foundation for Innovation, 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 Development Research Centre (IDRC), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), 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: | ¿New substances notification regulation.¿Issues outlined in fall 2006 pre-budget submission regarding investments in higher education and university research: support for the federal research granting councils; the Canada Research Chairs Program, Canada Graduate Scholarships; university infrastructure through the Canada Foundation for Innovation and CANARIE; and institutional support through the Indirect Costs Program. As well as continued support in the investment in the attraction, retention and development of research talent; in building and sustaining state-of-the-art infrastructure; and in ensuring that universities can fully provide the conditions for research excellence.¿Follow-up to government's three on-line consultations on fiscal balance/imbalance, postsecondary education and infrastructure.¿Science and Technology Review announced in Budget 2006.¿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.¿Foreign Credit Recognition, and outreach to immigrant populations.¿Liberalizing trade in education services sectors.¿Marketing and services abroad regarding exchanges, scholarships, training, internships and technical assistance programs and contracts. All government departments and agencies as well as development of government policy and programs on marketing higher education abroad, including international financial institutions such as the World Bank as well as to increase the level of government support for these marketing efforts.¿Copyright reform dealing with digital and other issues.¿Aboriginal education.¿Issues outlined in the fact sheets on the following subjects listed on the AUCC website: direct costs of university research; indirect costs of university research; Canada Foundation for Innovation; transfer payments for PSE; international education and student assistance.¿Transit Pass 2006 Budget measure.¿Government advertisements in AUCC publications. | ||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | ¿Follow-up on the outcome of the federal government's three consultations on fiscal balance, infrastructure and postsecondary education as well as the development of the S&T strategy and other reviews initiated in the 2006 Budget.¿Engage on issues raised inthe AUCC pre-budget submission outlined above.¿Consider intervention on any criminal code amendments regarding animal cruelty. | ||||||
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