Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 1 (2004-04-29 to 2005-02-10) 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 (AUCC)
600 - 350 ALBERT STREET OTTAWA, ON K1R 1B1 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 613-563-1236 | ||||||||||
| Fax number: | 613-563-2413 | ||||||||||
| 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 REPRESENTS CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES AT HOME AND ABROAD. AUCC`S MANDATE IS TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. AUCC IS A NATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHED IN 1911. AUCC MEMBER UNIVERSITIES FUND THE CORE ACTIVITIES -- GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, RESEARCH, INFORMATION SERVICES & INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION -- AND ARE REPRESENTED WITHIN THE MEMBERSHIP AND ON THE ASSOCIATION`S GOVERNING BODIES BY THEIR PRESIDENTS. WITH A SECRETARIAT LOCATED IN OTTAWA, THE ASSOCIATION: -ADVANCES THE INTERESTS OF CANADA`S UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND BEYOND -PROVIDES A FORUM THROUGH WHICH NEW & EMERGING ISSUES CAN BE IDENTIFIED, DEBATED & DEALT WITH -OFFERS A RANGE OF SERVICES TO MEMBERS, HELPING THEM MEET THEIR GOALS -FOSTERS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC COOPERATION -MANAGES AWARDS PROGRAMS & INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES -BUILDS BRIDGES, LINKING CANADA`S UNIVERSITIES WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THEIR STRATEGIC PARTNERS | ||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | 3 CATEGORES: INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS (93); REGIONAL & PROVINCIAL MEMBERS (4) & ASSOCIATE MEMBERS (16). INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS SHALL BE UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES NAMED IN THE SCHEDULE TO THE ACT OF PARLIAMENT INCORPORATING THE ASSOCIATION & SUCH OTHER CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES RECOMMENDED FOR INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS & ARE APPROVED BY VOTE OF THE ASSOCIATION, PROVIDED THAT EACH OF SUCH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, INCLUDING THOSE FEDERATED WITH, AFFILATED TO, OR A CONSTITUENT PORTION OF A UNIVERSITY, SATISFIES A NUMBER OF CONDITIONS. REGIONAL & PROVINCIAL MEMBERS ARE THE ASSOCIATION OF ATLANTIC UNIVERSITIES, THE CONFERENCE OF RECTORS & PRINCIPALS OF QUEBEC UNIVERSITIES, THE COUNCIL OF ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES, THE COUNCIL OF WESTERN CANADIAN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS, AND SUCH OTHER REGIONAL & PROVINCIAL ORGANIZATION THAT ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE PERSONNEL RECOMMENDED FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR. INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS ARE CANADIAN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT UNIVERSITIES AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGES. | ||||||||||
| 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: | 2003-03-31 | ||||||||||
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| Name: | ROBERT BEST |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, NATIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JOHN COLEMAN |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT BRANCH |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DANIELLE DELORME |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, SCHOLARSHIPS AND TRAINING |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MICHELLE GAUTHIER |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | PARI JOHNSTON |
| Position title: | MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | TREVOR LYNN |
| Position title: | PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | KAREN MCBRIDE |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CLAIRE MORRIS |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DEBBIE MURRAY |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | LUC RAINVILLE |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT/ P.A. OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | BEVERLEE STEVENSON |
| Position title: | GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CHRISTINE TAUSIG-FORD |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PUBLICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | STEPHEN WILLS |
| Position title: | MANAGER, LEGAL AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), CANADA POST, Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), 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), 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), Revenue Canada (RC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), 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, Other types: JOINT REPRESENTATIONS WITH OTHER GROUPS, 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 Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL TRANSFORMATION EXERCISE. MOU ON ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL RESEARCH GRANTS. CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRS PROGRAM - REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AND PROGRAM REVIEW. CSLP REFORMS AND ENHANCED STUDENT ASSISTANCE. FOREIGN SCHOOL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING U.S. FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM - LOBBY DIRECTED AT SECRETARY OF EDUCATION AND THE RANKING DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS SERVING ON THE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES INVOLVED WITH EDUCATION ISSUES. CHANGES TO FEDERAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICIES. COMMERCIALIZATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE. GST - 100% REBATE FOR UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES. COPYRIGHT REFORM DEALING WITH DIGITAL AND OTHER ISSUES. TAX TREATMENT OF CHARITIES. TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING. ABORIGINAL ISSUES RELATED TO UNIVERSITIES. REVISION OF THE CANADA CORPORATIONS ACT, PART II. RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES/REGULATIONS. CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE USE OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH. GOVERNMENT POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, INCLUDING STUDY ABROAD GRANTS. GOVERNMENT POLICY 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. OVERHEAD COSTS RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS. GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO ISSUING STUDY PERMITS TO FOREIGN STUDENTS AND OFF CAMPUS WORK REGULATIONS. GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO LIBERALIZING TRADE IN EDUCATION SERVICES SECTOR AS PART OF GATS |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL TRANSFORMATION EXERCISE. MOU ON ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL RESEARCH GRANTS. CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRS PROGRAM - REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AND PROGRAM REVIEW. CSLP REFORMS AND ENHANCED STUDENT ASSISTANCE. FOREIGN SCHOOL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING U.S. FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM - LOBBY DIRECTED AT SECRETARY OF EDUCATION AND THE RANKING DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS SERVING ON THE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES INVOLVED WITH EDUCATION ISSUES. CHANGES TO FEDERAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICIES. COMMERCIALIZATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE. GST - 100% REBATE FOR UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES. COPYRIGHT REFORM DEALING WITH DIGITAL AND OTHER ISSUES; REVIEW OF PHASE II COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION. TAX TREATMENT OF CHARITIES. TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING. ABORIGINAL ISSUES RELATED TO UNIVERSITIES. REVISION OF THE CANADA CORPORATIONS ACT, PART II. RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES/REGULATIONS. CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE USE OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH. GOVERNMENT POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, INCLUDING STUDY ABROAD GRANTS. GOVERNMENT POLICY 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. OVERHEAD COSTS RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS. GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO ISSUING STUDY PERMITS TO FOREIGN STUDENTS AND OFF CAMPUS WORK REGULATIONS. GOVERNMENT APPROACH TO LIBERALIZING TRADE IN EDUCATION SERVICES SECTOR AS PART OF GATS. MARKETING AND SERVICES RE EXCHANGES, SCHOLARSHIPS, TRAINING, INTERNSHIPS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND CONTRACTS. FOLLOW-UP TO THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE IN AREAS OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH, ACCESSIBILITY AND THE INTERNATIONAL OBJECTIVE INCLUDING THE CANADA CORPS PROGRAM |