Registry of Lobbyists
Version 15 of 20 (2004-08-05 to 2005-02-17) 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: |
UNION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA MUNICIPALITIES
60 - 10551 SHELLBRIDGE WAY RICHMOND, BC V6X 2W9 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 604-270-8226 |
| Fax number: | 604-270-9116 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | RICHARD TAYLOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Description of the organization's activities: | UBCM REPRESENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONCERNS TO SENIOR GOVERNMENTS, PROVIDES ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT DECISION-MAKERS, AND PROVIDES COOPERATIVE MEMBER SERVICES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT. UBCM IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OF WHICH ALL B.C. MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONAL DISTRICTS ARE MEMBERS. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | MEMBERSHIP IN THE UBCM IS VOLUNTARY - ALL MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONAL DISTRICTS IN B.C. ARE MEMBERS |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | ERRIN ARMSTRONG |
| Position title: | POLICY RESEARCH OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MARIE CRAWFORD |
| Position title: | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DEANA GRINNELL |
| Position title: | POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ALISON MCNEIL |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | RICHARD TAYLOR |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | KEN VANCE |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| 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, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), 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, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Tourism, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | RCMP CONTRACT (SOLICITOR GENERAL); INTERNAL TRADE; ABORIGINAL LAND CLAIM AND TAXATION ISSUES; TRANSPORT CANADA - AIRPORT AND MARINE POLICY, ENVIRONMENT CANADA - ENDANGERED SPECIES POLICY/LEGISLATION, CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY; FISHERIES AND OCEANS - STREAM STEWARDSHIP, DYKING POLICY, FISHERIES POLICY; JUSTICE - CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENTS, YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT; FINANCE - INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | RCMP CONTRACT, ABORIGINAL LAND CLAIMS, FIRST NATIONS LAND MANAGEMENT, PRIVATIZATION OF AIRPORTS IN B.C., DEVOLUTION OF PORTS IN B.C., YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT, SOFTWOOD LUMBER, CEPA.NEW DEAL FOR CITIES,INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING |