Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

UNION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA MUNICIPALITIES / RICHARD TAYLOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: UNION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA MUNICIPALITIES
Responsible Officer Name: RICHARD TAYLOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 
Initial registration start date: 1996-07-10
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 776638-469

Version 18 of 20 (2006-03-10 to 2006-07-18)

Version 18 of 20 (2006-03-10 to 2006-07-18) 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: 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
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: ERRIN ARMSTRONG
Position title: INFORMATION AND RESOLUTIONS COORDINATOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: MARIE CRAWFORD
Position title: ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: JOANNE GAUCI
Position title: POLICY ANALYST
Public offices held: No
 
Name: BRENDA GIBSON
Position title: GENERAL MANAGER, NDPS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: ALISON MCNEIL
Position title: SENIOR ASSOCIATE, POLICY AND PROGRAMS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: RICHARD TAYLOR
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: KEN VANCE
Position title: SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: JARED WRIGHT
Position title: POLICY ANALYST
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 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), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
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, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Tourism, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE (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 BRITISH COLUMBIA (B.C.), DEVOLUTION OF PORTS IN B.C., YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT, SOFTWOOD LUMBER, CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIN AGENCY. NEW DEAL FOR CITIES,INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Legislative Proposal OFFENDERS ACT




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