Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

NATURE CANADA / EMILY MCMILLAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: NATURE CANADA
Responsible Officer Name: EMILY MCMILLAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-02-16
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 954555-441

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 770

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 68

Version 4 of 47 (2007-02-07 to 2007-07-31)

Version 4 of 47 (2007-02-07 to 2007-07-31) 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: NATURE CANADA
SUITE 606, 1 NICHOLAS
OTTAWA, ON  K1N 7B7
Canada
Telephone number: 613-562-3447
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: JULIE C GELFAND, PRESIDENT  
 
Description of the organization's activities: PROTECT NATURE, ITS DIVERSITY AND THE PROCESSES THAT SUSTAIN IT. WORK IN CANADA AND IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE TO GET NATURE PROTECTED VIA PROTECTED AREAS AND TO ENCOURAGE STEWARDSHIP OF NATURE BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES. BUILD A NATURE NATION BY BUILDING A NATURE ETHIC
Organization's membership or classes of membership: MEMBERS INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT NATURE.NATURALISTSNATURE CLUBS
 
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
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
CIDA $167,195.00
Environment Canada $600,000.00
Parks Canada $250,000.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: JULIE GELFAND
Position title: PRESIDENT
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Mara Kerry
Position title: Director of Conservation Programs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Carla Sbert
Position title: Legal Counsel and International Programs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Andrew Van Iterson
Position title: Green Budget Manager
Public offices held: No
 
Name: SARA WREN
Position title: BIOLOGIST
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

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 International Development Agency (CIDA), Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Transport Canada (TC)
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: Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Health, Industry, Mining, Science and Technology, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: WORK TO GET A GREEN BUDGET; WORK TO GET MORE NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREAS; WORK WITH PARKS CANADA ON THE PARKS AND PEOPLE PROGRAM AND ON GETTING NEW NATIONAL PARKS ESTABLISHED; WORK WITH ENVIRONMENT CANADA ON NATUREWATCH; DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS-ENVIRONMENTAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (DFO-ENGO MOU); CIDA GRANT TO WORK IN PANAMA, MEXICO AND PARAGUAY ON INTEGRATED CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Subject Matter: Prospective: WORK TO GET A GREEN BUDGET; WORK TO GET MORE NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREAS; WORK WITH PARKS CANADA ON THE PARKS AND PEOPLE PROGRAM AND ON GETTING NEW NATIONAL PARKS ESTABLISHED; WORK WITH ENVIRONMENT CANADA ON NATUREWATCH; DFO- ENGO MOU; CIDA GRANT TO WORK IN PANAMA, MEXICO AND PARAGUAY ON INTEGRATED CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT;Exploratory Grant for the Canadian Nature network with Parks and Environment Canada; work on the issue of incidental take within the MBCA; work on SARA; Work on C-30 - Clean Air Act
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Bill or Resolution C-30 Clean Air Act
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Canadian Nature Network AgreementCIDA
Legislative Proposal Migratory Bird Convention Act; National Wildlife Act; National parks Act implementation;Species at Risk Act
Policy or Program Species at Risk program implementationFederal Budget




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