Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

BIOCAP Canada Foundation / David Layzell, CEO & Research Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: BIOCAP Canada Foundation
Responsible Officer Name: David Layzell, CEO & Research Director 
Initial registration start date: 2005-07-18
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 777215-4743

Version 4 of 8 (2006-01-30 to 2006-05-24)

Version 4 of 8 (2006-01-30 to 2006-05-24) 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: BIOCAP Canada Foundation
Queen's University
156 Barrie Street
Kingston, ON  K7L 3N6
Canada
Telephone number: 613-542-0025  Ext.: 29
Fax number: 613-542-0045  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: David Layzell, CEO & Research Director  
 
Description of the organization's activities: BIOCAP is a not-for-profit research organization that harnesses Canada's research capacity to find biosphere solutions to the challenges of climate change and clean energy
Organization's membership or classes of membership: The classes of membership are: Organizational Memberships which include: Industry Member (voting); Government Member (voting or non-voting as allowed by their jurisdictions); University Member (voting); and Institutional Member (voting). Individual Memberships include the following: Special Member (voting); Ex-officio Member (voting); and Ordinary Member (non-voting).
 
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: Sarah Bates
Position title: Science Writer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Lisa Doulas
Position title: Communications Manager
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Susan Gora
Position title: Executive Assistant
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Lisa Jones
Position title: Administrative & Financial Assistant
Public offices held: No
 
Name: David Layzell
Position title: CEO and Research Director
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Katie Lundy
Position title: Research Assistant
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Lois Macklin
Position title: Director
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Janice Mady
Position title: Director of Operations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Viviane Paquin
Position title: Network Facilitator
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Ken Plourde
Position title: Director
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Donald Smith
Position title: Researcher
Public offices held: No
 
Name: James Stephen
Position title: Network Facilitator
Public offices held: No
 
Name: John Telgmann
Position title: Financial Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Paul Thomassin
Position title: Researcher
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Susan Wood
Position title: Associate Research Director
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: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Industry Canada, National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), NRTEE, Privy Council Office (PCO), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Speaker of the House
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: Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Forestry, Industry, Science and Technology
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: -meetings and telephone calls to a) identify/discuss areas of opportunities to help focus research projects & set up network communities; b) review/discuss BIOCAP's accomplishments; c) to solicit feedback on BIOCAP's long term business proposal; and d) to identify potential sources of funding.
Subject Matter: Prospective: -meetings & presentations (with Finance, Env. Canada, Privy Council Office, Natural Resources Canada, Industry Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Prime Minister's Office, and Speaker of the House) to communicate BIOCAP's long term business proposal & to seek funding of this proposal.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Contribution Agreement between Environment Canada and Queen's University (on behalf of BIOCAP Canada) expired March 31, 2006.




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