Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

BioTalent Canada / Colette Rivet, Executive Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: BioTalent Canada
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Colette Rivet, Executive Director 
Initial registration start date: 2005-09-15
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 777762-5791

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 0

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 5 of 10 (2007-10-01 to 2008-03-20)

Version 5 of 10 (2007-10-01 to 2008-03-20) 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: BioTalent Canada
1100-85 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON  K1P 6A4
Canada
Telephone number: 613-235-1402  Ext.: 226
Fax number: 613-233-7541  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Colette Rivet, Executive Director  
 
Description of the organization's activities: BioTalent Canada, formerly the Biotechnology Human Resource Council (BHRC), helps Canadian companies and academia develop the highly skilled staff necessary for commercial success. BioTalent Canada facilitates industry involvement in skills training and knowledge upgrading for employees. BioTalent Canada helps the Canadian biotechnology sector strategically manage its workforce with human resource tools and HR intelligence services. BioTalent Canada facilitates the entry of new workers to the biotechnology sector through the communication of job opportunities to a broad audience.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: BioTalent Canada has no members. We have a voluntary Board of Directors.
 
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: 2007-03-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Human Resources & Social Development Canada $500,000.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Colette Rivet
Position title: Executive Director
Public offices held: Yes
 

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 Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), 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), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), 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:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Health, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Relations, Labour, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: BioTalent Canada is managing the delivery of its courses, the activities associated with the funding of various projects, as well as its activities related to the contribution agreements it receives.
Subject Matter: Prospective: BioTalent Canada will be continuing to implement its operational plans. BioTalent Canada is managing the delivery of its courses, the activities associated with the funding of various projects, as well as its activities related to the contribution agreements it receives.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Sector Council Program contribution agreements




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