Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Museums Association / L'Association des musees canadiens / JOHN MCAVITY, executive director/directeur general

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Museums Association / L'Association des musees canadiens
Responsible Officer Name: JOHN MCAVITY, executive director/directeur general 
Initial registration start date: 1996-07-04
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 776329-439

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 112

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 49 (1997-03-07 to 1997-10-30)

Version 2 of 49 (1997-03-07 to 1997-10-30) 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.

A. Organization Information

Organization: Canadian Museums Association / L'Association des musees canadiens
400 - 280 METCALFE STREET
OTTAWA, ON  K2P 1R7
Canada
Telephone number: 613-567-0099
Fax number: 613-233-5438  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: JOHN G MCAVITY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  
 
Description of the organization's activities: THE ADVANCEMENT OF MUSEUMS AND RELATED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN CANADA AS WELL AS THE PROFESSION.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: TOTAL APPROXIMATE 1800 MUSEUMS COMPOSED OF:(I) INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS (IE MUSEUMS): 600(II) INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS (IE EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS): 1100(III) STUDENTS: 200(IV) FOREIGN: 100(V) CORPORATE PATRONS: 50
 
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: 1996-03-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
DEPARTMENT OF CANADIAN HERITAGE $640,000.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: JOHN MCAVITY
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Arts and Culture, Intellectual Property, Taxation and Finance, Tourism
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS:BILL C-68, FIREARMS;BILL C-32, COPYRIGHT ACT;BILL C-49, AMENDMENTS TO THE MUSEUM ACTREGULATIONS:BILL C-68 (FIREARMS ACT)PRESENTATION TO FINANCE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET PROPOSALS 1997-1998.PROPOSALS FOR TAX INCENTIVES FOR CHARITIES, MUSEUMS.
Subject Matter: Prospective: (I) PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE CANADIAN HERITAGE - CONSIDERATION OF A FEDERAL CULTURAL POLICY(II) BILL C-49, AMENDMENTS TO THE MUSEUMS ACT(III) PROPOSAL FOR FEDERAL INDEMNIFICATION OF TRAVELLING EXHIBITS AT MUSEUMS(IV) COPYRIGHT ACT




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