Registry of Lobbyists
Version 3 of 15 (2005-07-11 to 2006-06-05) 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: |
ONTARIO SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
4950 Yonge St Suite 502 Toronto, ON M2N 6K1 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-223-9961 Ext.: 223 |
| Fax number: | 416-223-9963 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Sharon Glover, CEO (acting) |
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE SOCIETY IS A MEMBER-INTEREST, ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, CREATED TO ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN ONTARIO BY: ¿ ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF ENGINEERS AND OUR PROFESSION; ¿ PROVIDING MEMBERS WITH A SENSE OF BELONGING AND MUTUAL SUPPORT; ¿ SUPPLYING VALUED AND INNOVATIVE SERVICES; AND ¿ OFFERING QUALITY PROFESSIONAL TRAINING |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | Professional member:An individual who is resident in the Province of Ontario and who holds a licence issued under the Professional Engineers Act (excluding a limited licence, a temporary licence and a provisional license). Associate - Resident member:A resident of the Province of Ontario who holds a professional engineering licence in a Canadian jurisdiction other than Ontario; or is a graduate of a CEAB (Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board) accredited program or holds an engineering degree from a university that has a CEAB accredited program; or holds a temporary licence, a limited licence or a provisional licence issued under the Professional Engineers Act. Associate - Non - Resident member:An individual who is not a resident of the Province of Ontario and who holds a professional engineering licence in a Canadian jurisdiction including a licence, a temporary licence, a limited licence and a provisional licence issued under the Professional Engineers Act; or is a graduate of a CEAB (Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board) accredited program or holds an engineering degree from a university that has a CEAB accredited program. Intern member:An individual who is resident of the province of Ontario and who is registered in the Engineering Internship Training Program (EIT) of PEO. Student member:A student enrolled in an engineering program at an Ontario university that either has or is seeking CEAB (Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board) accreditation.Honorary member:An individual who has made an outstanding contribution towards advancing the objects of the Society, as approved by the Board. Honorary members may vote in Society elections and Bylaw changes. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | SHARON GLOVER |
| Position title: | CEO |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Hanan Jibry |
| Position title: | Director, Policy and Government Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Daniel Young |
| Position title: | President and Chair |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Industry Canada, National Energy Board (NEB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), Transport Canada (TC) | ||||||||
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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: | Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Government Procurement, Immigration, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Science and Technology | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | To date, we have written letters to Ministers Finley and Stronach regarding our desire for a labour market study done for internationally-educated engineering graduates who are entering the labour force in Ontario. We have also met with Minister Solberg's Chief of Staff to inform him and Citizenship and Immigration Canada of the problems and challenges facing internationally-educated engineering graduates in Ontario. We also corresponded with Minister Volpe on this same issue in 2005. | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | QUALIFICATIONS-BASED SELECTION AND IMMIGRATION ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH INTERNATIONALLY-EDUCATED ENGINEERING GRADUATES ARE OUR PRIMARY LOBBYING ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE ARE EXAMINING THE USE OF QUALIFICATIONS-BASED SELECTION FOR INSFRASTRUCTURE PROCUREMENT PRACTICES INSIDE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE ALSO HAVE A TASKFORCE TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE ENERGY. WHILE THE FOCUS IS EXPECTED TO LARGELY BE PROVINCIAL, THE KYOTO PROTOCOL WILL BE EXAMINED AND THE TASKFORCE MAY RETURN WITH RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE FEDERAL POLICY AND LEGISLATION. | ||||||||
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