Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

VANCOUVER ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE 2010 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES / John Furlong, CEO

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: VANCOUVER ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE 2010 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES
Responsible Officer Name: John Furlong, CEO 
Initial registration start date: 2005-12-06
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 777869-5877

Version 3 of 4 (2006-07-20 to 2006-12-04)

Version 3 of 4 (2006-07-20 to 2006-12-04) 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. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: VANCOUVER ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE 2010 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES
3585 Graveley Street
Vancouver, BC  V5K 5J5
Canada
Telephone number: 778-328-1016
Fax number: 778-328-2011  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: John Furlong, CEO  
Description of activities: To support and promote the development of sport in Canada by planning, organizing, financing and staging the XXIst Olympic Winter Games and the Xth Paralympic Winter Games in 2010.
 
Parent: The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations.
Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking.
Other direct interests The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? Yes
End date of the corporation's last completed financial year: 2005-07-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Province of British Columbia $81,000,000.00
Heritage Canada $40,150,000.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Kenneth Bagshaw
Position title: Chief Legal Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Dorothy Byrne
Position title: Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Linda Coady
Position title: Vice President Sustainability
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: David Cobb
Position title: Executive Vice President Revenue, Marketing & Communications
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Dan Doyle
Position title: Executive Vice President, Construction
Public offices held: No
 
Name: John Furlong
Position title: Chief Executive Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Enzo Guerriero
Position title: Director Inner City Inclusivity
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Rex McLennan
Position title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Cathy Priestner
Position title: Executive Vice President Sport
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Renee Smith-Valade
Position title: Vice President Communications
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Donna Wilson
Position title: Executive Vice President Human Resources & Sustainability
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Terry Wright
Position title: Executive Vice President Planning & Service Operations
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: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Finance Canada (FIN), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Revenue Canada (RC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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, Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Sports
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: 1. Contribution Agreement 2005-06 - 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Federal Secretariat2. Strengthening of Intellectual Property Rights - Industry Canada, Competition Bureau
Subject Matter: Prospective: 1. Contribution Agreement 2006-07 - 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Federal Secretariat2. Negotiation of details and implementation of Covenant provided by Government of Canada to the International Olympic Committee as part of the Bid for the 2010 Games3. Venue Capital Budget funding and contributions to other operating initiatives - Department of Finance, Treasury Board, Heritage Canada, Sport Canada, 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Federal Secretariat.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit 2005-06 Contribution Agreement to VANOC2006-07 Contribution Agreement to VANOCRequest for additional Venue Capital Funding of $55 million
Legislative Proposal An Act to protect the symbols and works (the "Olympic Indicia") used in association with the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games




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