Registration - In-house Organization

Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation / Norman Riddell, Executive Director and CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation
Responsible Officer Name: Norman Riddell, Executive Director and CEO
Initial registration start date: 2006-02-08
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 778678-6135

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 13

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 5 of 7 (2008-04-28 to 2008-09-04)

Registration versions:

Version 5 of 7 (2008-04-28 to 2008-09-04) 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. Organization Information

Organization:	Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation 1000 Sherbrooke Street West Suite 800 Montreal, QC H3A 3R2 Canada
Telephone number:	613-238-2171
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration:	Norman Riddell, Executive Director and CEO

Description of the organization's activities:	The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation provides students with opportunities to pursue the post-secondary education they need to prepare themselves for the future. The objects and purposes of the Foundation are to grant scholarships to students who are in financial need and who demonstrate merit, in order to improve access to postsecondary education so that Canadians can acquire skills needed to participate in a changing economy and society. Granted a lump sum payment of $2.5 billion in funding by the Government of Canada in 1998, the Foundation began awarding its bursaries and scholarships in 2000. It is currently distributing $325 million a year in the form of bursaries and scholarships throughout Canada. It will continue to do so throughout its 10-year mandate and currently does not receive any government funding on an annual basis.
Organization's membership or classes of membership:	The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation is a private, independent organization, created by an Act of Parliament in 1998. It is governed by a 15-person Board of Directors which is accountable to a Board of Members. The Members and Directors are private citizens from across Canada, selected on the basis of their knowledge of postsecondary education issues and the needs of the economy.

Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year?	No

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name:	Noel Baldwin
Position title:	Policy and Research Officer
Public offices held:	Yes

Name:	Ronald Bilodeau
Position title:	VP Government Affairs
Public offices held:	Yes

Name:	Jean Lapierre
Position title:	Director of Communications
Public offices held:	Yes

Name:	Andrew Parkin
Position title:	Associate Executive Director
Public offices held:	No

Name:	Norman Riddell
Position title:	Executive Director and CEO
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, Canadian Heritage (PCH), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Members of Parliament, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

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, Education, Postsecondary education, Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter: Retrospective:

Provide information to Members of Parliament, relevant Ministers and Public Servants concerning the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation's activities and its experience in facilitating access to postsecondary education.

Subject Matter: Prospective:

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories	Description
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	Millennium Access Bursaries;
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	Millennium Bursary Program;
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	Millennium Excellence Award Program;
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	Millennium Research Program
Policy or Program	Modernization of federally funded student financial aid.
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	other Millennium programs designed to broaden access to post-secondary studies by under-represented groups
Policy or Program	Renewal of the mandate of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation as the vehicle for maintaining/expanding non-repayable grants as an instrument of student financial assistance.

Government institutions added through a communication report:

Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) View

Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation	2008-09-04	2010-01-05

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation