Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Intellectual Property
- Privacy and Access to Information
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Discussing Copyright Act with respect to fair dealing, library and education exceptions, Crown copyright, Post-Secondary Education tariffs, term of copyright, print disabled provisions, and technological protection measures
- Discussing research libraries interests in protecting the privacy of post-secondary students and private citizens appropriately under privacy legislation.
- Discussing research libraries' interests in limiting exclusions and exceptions to the Access to Information Act.
Policies or Program
- Discussing Digital Research Infrastructure needs of the academic research library community to support improved data management
- Discussions on open science and open data policy, and the possible utility for government of tools developed by Canadian research libraries for the academic sector
- Discussions with Tri-agencies with respect to open data and research data management (RDM) policies and possible utilization of CARL's Portage RDM tools
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Discussing Copyright Board processes and tariffs with respect to Post-Secondary (PSE) tariffs
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
Government Institutions
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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House of Commons
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
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National Research Council (NRC)
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Senate of Canada
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The Association both coordinates joint projects of its member libraries and engages in advocacy on a number of issues on behalf of its university library members. Examples of joint projects, past or present, would include creation of a consortial licensing body for digital scholarly materials, creation of an coordinating organization for the digitization of heritage materials, creation of a system of open access digital repositories, development of a collaborative infrastructure for the archiving and sharing of research data, coordination of statistical reporting from member libraries, coordination of a library service evaluation process among members, organization of study tours for member library director groups, organization of general meetings of members, etc. In terms of advocacy, the Association has interests in such public policy themes as copyright, broadband access, open access to publicly-funded research results and data, government support for research data management, government support for the digitization of heritage documents, direct and indirect federal research funding, and lawful access.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Susan Haigh,
Executive Director
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The current members are the 29 largest Canadian university libraries. As well, in a class of members that do not participate in or finance advocacy discussion or activity and that do not participate in Association board-level governance, are two national institutions: Library and Archives Canada and NRC-Knowledge Management.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2020-12-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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$0.00
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Yes
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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$0.00
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Yes
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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$0.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
Suite 203
309 Cooper St
OTTAWA, ON K2P 0G5
Canada
Telephone number:
613-482-9344
Ext.
101
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Susan Haigh,
Executive Director |
No public offices held
- Katherine McColgan,
Manager, Administration and Programs |
No public offices held
