Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

WORLD WILDLIFE FUND CANADA (WWF-CANADA) / Michael Russill, President and C.E.O.

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: WORLD WILDLIFE FUND CANADA (WWF-CANADA)
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Michael Russill, President and C.E.O. 
Initial registration start date: 2006-01-05
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 778498-6085

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 3

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 4 of 7 (2007-01-18 to 2007-07-23)

Version 4 of 7 (2007-01-18 to 2007-07-23) 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: WORLD WILDLIFE FUND CANADA (WWF-CANADA)
#410-245 Eglinton Avenue E
Toronto, ON  M4P 3J1
Canada
Telephone number: 416-484-7706
Fax number: 416-489-3418  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Michael Russill, President and C.E.O.  
 
Description of the organization's activities: WWF-CANADA IS A FEDERALLY REGISTERED CHARITY WHOSE MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES BY PRESERVING GENETIC, SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY; ENSURING THAT THE USE OF RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES IS SUSTAINABLE BOTH NOW AND IN THE LONGER TERM, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL LIFE ON EARTH; AND PROMOTING ACTIONS TO REDUCE, TO A MINIMUM, POLLUTION AND WASTEFUL EXPLOITATION AND CONSUMPTION OF RESOURCES AND ENERGY.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: WWF-CANADA IS SUPPORTED BY INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS WHO DONATE ANNUALLY IN SUPPORT OF WWF'S RESTRICTED AND NON-RESTRICTED CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.
 
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: 2006-12-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
INAC $6,075.90
Parks Canada $35,000.00
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada $178,775.00
Canadian International Development Agency $256,632.00
Environment Canada $415,254.00
Government of Ontario - MNR $35,000.00
Canadian Environment Assessment Agency $15,300.00
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) $10,000.00
Province of Ontario $10,000.00
Fisheries and Oceans Canada $2,642.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Ernie Cooper
Position title: National Representative, TRAFFIC
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Peter Ewins
Position title: Director, Species Conservation
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Arlin Hackman
Position title: Vice-President, Conservation
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Solon (Monte) Hummel
Position title: President Emeritus
Public offices held: No
 
Name: LORNE JOHNSON
Position title: DIRECTOR, OTTAWA BUREAU
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Julia Langer
Position title: Director, Global Threats
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Joshua Laughren
Position title: Director, Communications
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Michael Russill
Position title: President and CEO
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Keith Stewart
Position title: Manager, Climate Change
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: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), CANADIAN WILDLIFE SERVICE, Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Health Canada (HC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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: Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Mining, Science and Technology, Tourism
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act 1992 (c. 52 of the Statutes of Canada); Wild Animal and Plant Trade Regulations; Fisheries Act ( RS 1985, c. F-14 ); Customs Act ( RS 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.); Species at Risk Act ( 2002, c. 29 ); Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act ( 1997, c. 6 ); Fish Inspection Act ( RS 1985, c. F-12 ); Health of Animals Act ( 1990, c. 21 ); Plant Protection Act ( 1990, c. 22 ). British Columbia Wildlife Act (RSBC 1996, CHAPTER 488); Alberta Wildlife Act (RSA 2000, c. W-10); Saskatchewan Wildlife Act (Repealed by Chapter W-13.11 of the Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1997); Manitoba Wildlife Act (C.C.S.M. c. W130); Ontario Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act (1997 S.O. 1997, CHAPTER 41); Quebec Wildlife Act (cited as Conservation and development of wildlife, An Act respecting the, R.S.Q. c. C-61.1. I Don't offhand know the French name for the act); New Brunswick Fish and Wildlife Act (2004, c.12, s.1); Nova Scotia Wildlife Act (R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 504); Prince Edward Island Wildlife Conservation Act (R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. W-4.1); Newfoundland Wildlife Conservation Act, (R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. W-4.1); Yukon Wildlife Act (R.S.Y. 2002, c. 229); Northwest Territories Wildlife Act( R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. W-4); Nunavut Wildlife Act (R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c.W-4).
Subject Matter: Prospective: Mineral exploration permits in Nunavut and NWT, Climate Change Plan and Kyoto,PCPA and other pesticide regulationsEnergy:Illegal oil dumping, Marine Protected Areas,Landuse Planning. Mining. Aboriginal issues. Biodiversity. Ecosystems. Economics/natural capital. Trade. Protected Areas
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Bill or Resolution Bill C-15, An Act to Amend the Migratory Birds Convention Act
Regulation Canada's Oceans Strategy
Policy or Program Canadian Environmental Protection Act




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