Registry of Lobbyists
Version 5 of 16 (1998-11-07 to 1999-06-07) 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.
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PAPRICAN (PULP AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CANADA)
570 ST JEAN BOULEVARD POINTE-CLAIRE, QC H9R 3J9 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 514-630-4100 | ||||||||||
| Fax number: | 514-630-4110 | ||||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | JOSEPH WRIGHT, PRESIDENT AND CEO | ||||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | PAPRICAN IS A NON-PROFIT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ORGANISATION. IT OPERATES RESEARCH LABORATORIES IN POINTE-CLAIRE, QUEBEC, AND VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND EDUCATION AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT CENTRES ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, MCGILL UNIVERSITY, AND ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE. APPROXIMATELY 375 SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF WORK AT THESE LOCATIONS. THE OPERATING BUDGETS FOR PAPRICAN ARE PROVIDED LARGELY BY OUR MEMBER COMPANIES. OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE APPLIED RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, AND SPECIALISED TECHNICAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS POSTGRADUATE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TO TRAIN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS FOR THE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY. | ||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | FULL MEMBERSHIP AS A MAINTAINING MEMBER COMPANY IS OPEN TO COMPANIES PRODUCING PULP AND PAPER PRODUCTS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CANADA. COMPANIES OUTSIDE CANADA THAT ARE AFFILIATED TO A MEMBER COMPANY IN CANADA MAY JOIN AS AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER, A CATEGORY THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO PAPRICAN, BUT ONLY LIMITED SERVICES AND PARTICIPATION. | ||||||||||
| 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: | 1997-12-31 | ||||||||||
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| Name: | JOSEPH WRIGHT |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT AND CEO |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JOSEPH WRIGHT |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT AND CEO |
| 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: | Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Industry Canada, National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) |
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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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Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Energy, Environment, Forestry, Industry, Intellectual Property, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | GRANTS, CONTRIBUTIONS OR OTHER FINANCIAL BENEFITS: CLAIMS FOR FUNDING (REPAYABLE LOAN) FROM TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS CANADA, INDUSTRY CANADA IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTRACT SIGNED IN JANUARY 1997. ALSO CLAIMS FOR FUNDING (REPAYABLE LOAN) FROM THE FEDERAL OFFICE FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT QUEBEC, IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGREEMENT SIGNED FEBRUARY 1997. PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING FROM CANADIAN FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATION SUBMITTED. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | GRANTS, CONTRIBUTIONS OR OTHER FINANCIAL BENEFITS: MORE CLAIMS WILL BE SUBMITTED. ALSO PROPOSALS FOR NEW PROJECTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS CANADA, TO INDUSTRY CANADA, TO FORESTRY CANADA AND TO ENVIRONMENT CANADA. |