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 1 of 4 (2005-12-06 to 2006-07-18)

Version 1 of 4 (2005-12-06 to 2006-07-18) 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
Vancouver 2010
Suite 400, 1095 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC  V6E 2M6
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 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
Heritage Canada $3,700,000.00
Province of British Columbia $30,000,000.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Kenneth Bagshaw
Position title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Dorothy Byrne
Position title: Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Ward Chapin
Position title: Senior Vice President Technology & Systems
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Linda Coady
Position title: Vice President Sustainability
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: David Cobb
Position title: Senior Vice President Revenue, Marketing & Communications
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: Steve Matheson
Position title: Senior Vice President Venue Development
Public offices held: No
 
Name: John McLaughlin
Position title: Vice President and Comptroller
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Rex McLennan
Position title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Cathy Priestner
Position title: Senior 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: Senior Vice President Human Resources
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Terry Wright
Position title: Senior 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), Finance Canada (FIN), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), 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, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Sports
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: 1. Contribution Agreement 2005-06 - 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Federal Secretariat2. Own The Podium funding - Sport Canada3. 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 Secretariat4. 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 Games
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit 2005-06 Contribution Agreement to VANOC2006-07 Contribution Agreement to VANOC
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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