Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Association of Police Governance / Association Canadienne de Governance de Police / Stephen Reid, Executive Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Association of Police Governance / Association Canadienne de Governance de Police
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Stephen Reid, Executive Director 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-02-21
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 956598-6269

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 20

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 4 of 39 (2007-08-03 to 2008-01-21)

Version 4 of 39 (2007-08-03 to 2008-01-21) 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: Canadian Association of Police Boards
110 Laurier Avenue W.
Ottawa, ON  K1P 1J1
Canada
Telephone number: 819-682-1440
Fax number: 819-682-4569  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Jennifer Malloy, Executive Director  
 
Description of the organization's activities: The CAPB is the national organization representing police boards and commissions charged with mandate of promoting best practices in police governance. It holds an annual conference, provides information bulletins and a quarterly newsletter, and presents issues to federal officials on behalf of its membership.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: The CAPB has two classes of membership, regular membership that is open to municipal boards/commissions, provincial and federal government branches responsible for policing, educational institutions delivering law enforcement curriculum and associate membership open to RCMP or other local advisory or community consultative committees.
 
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
Public Safety $7,500.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Jennifer Malloy
Position title: Executive Director
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: Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Policy and Law Enforcement Directorate, Aboriginal Policy Unit,, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
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: Justice and Law Enforcement
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Held six board of directors meetings via teleconference, submitted unsolicited proposals to the Minister of Public Safety. Met with officials from Department of Public Safety and Prime Ministers Office. Held Joint Meeting with Canadian Associatin of Chiefs of Police, Canadian Police Association and government representatives. Issued several bulletins and quarterly newsletters to members. Quarterly Police Association Advisory Committee (PAAC) meeting held to meet new Assistant Deputy Minister.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Minister invited to address CAPB delegates at 2007 Conference. Will send resolutions passed by members at 2007 Conference to Minister of Public Safety, Minister of Justice and Industry Minister. Issues to bring forward in next six months: National Drug Strategy and Drug Treatment Courts, Funding for 2500 new police officers, Lawful access, funding for studies related to internet crime; funding for a national police governance resource project; Set up meetings with Minister of Public Safety and senior staff, Minister of Justice and senior staff and Industry Minister and senior staff to discuss resolutions. Communicate with membership progression of meetings through website, newsletters and meetings; hold regular monthly board of director meetings.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Annual General Meeting in Calgary, Minister of Public Safety and Minister of Justice invited to address CAPB Delegates.
Bill or Resolution Bill C-10 (Mandatory Minimum penalties for gun crimes);
Bill or Resolution Bill C-21 Criminal code and Firearms Act (non-registration of firearms that are neither prohibited nor restricted);
Bill or Resolution Bill C-9 (Withhold conditional sentences for serious offences);
Bill or Resolution C-22 Criminal Code (age of protection) and to make consequential amendments to the Criminal Records Act;
Bill or Resolution C-27 Criminal Code (dangerous offenders and recognizance to keep the peace);
Bill or Resolution C-32 Impaired driving;
Bill or Resolution C-35 reverse onus in bail Hearings for firearm-related offences.
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Federal government support for CAPB 2007 Annual Conference. Federal government support to undertake a comprehensive gap analysis study of current efforts to fight Cyber Crime in Canada.
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Federal government support for feasibility study to explore the creation of a centre that will connect law enforcement officials from around the world through its mandate of ending cyber crime.
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Federal government support to fund the creation of a much-needed resource for all those involved in police oversight in Canada - a central source of information, knowledge, standards, best practice and models to build and sustain effective police governance at all levels of government.




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