Registry of Lobbyists
Version 7 of 8 (2007-07-06 to 2008-01-29) 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: |
BIOCAP Canada Foundation
Queen's University 156 Barrie Street Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 Canada |
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| 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 Canada Foundation provides an efficient and effective vehicle to focus Canada's research capabilities and to seize the opportunity to move towards a sustainable bioeconomy. BIOCAP has created a powerful model to engage diverse stakeholders in developing integrated solutions to provide a major renewable energy resource and healthier air, water and soil while enhancing the rural economy. BIOCAP is recognized nationally and internationally as a lead, arm's length organization facilitating Canada's transition to a sustainable bioeconomy. BIOCAP's core strength is the integration of research capacity and synthesis of outcomes across disciplines and sectors that do not traditionally work together. The Foundation has a proven track record in stimulating innovation, integrating insights and technologies from diverse sources and transferring knowledge to inform policy and investment decisions in government and industry. | ||||||
| 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 jurisdiction); 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? | Yes | ||||||
| End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 2006-03-31 | ||||||
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| Name: | Susan Gora |
| Position title: | Executive Assistant |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Lisa Jones |
| Position title: | Financial Administrator |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | David Layzell |
| Position title: | President and CEO |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Janice Mady |
| Position title: | Director of Operations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| 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, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, National Energy Board (NEB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), 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, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Forestry, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Transportation | ||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Meetings and telephone calls to a) identify/discuss areas of opportunities to help focus research projects; 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, telephone calls, and presentations to communicate BIOCAP's long term business proposal and to seek funding for this proposal. | ||||
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