Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Association of Physicists / Association canadienne des physiciens et physiciennes / FRANCINE FORD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Association of Physicists / Association canadienne des physiciens et physiciennes
Responsible Officer Name: FRANCINE FORD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Initial registration start date: 1998-09-08
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 776050-652

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 1

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 18 of 19 (2009-07-02 to 2010-06-03)

Registration versions:

Version 18 of 19 (2009-07-02 to 2010-06-03)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Education
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Funding of Research
Health
Industry
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Federal budgets, speeches from the throne, and economic / fiscal updates as they relate to post-secondary education, funding for students, and support for research-related activities (e.g. granting councils, national centres for excellence, etc.). We contend that the funding for basic research needs to be increased, including adequate funding for indirect costs of research and national research facilities such as TRIUMF, CLS, SNOLAB, etc.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Provided reaction to 2009 Federal budget as it related to post-secondary education, student funding, and support for research related initiatives and will review and respond to 2010 Federal budget on same issues when tabled. The research community want to ensure that adequate funding is provided for basic research in Canada and support for students to ensure access to post-secondary education with an aim to produce highly qualified personnel for the betterment of the Canadian economy.

Policies or Program

DEFINING THE CONTINUING PRIORITIES OF THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE GRANTING COUNCILS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES THROUGH THE CANADIAN CONSORTIUM FOR RESEARCH (CCR). This is part of the process used to prepare the CCR submission to the House of Commons Finance Committee regarding the federal budget. The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) will also be making a submission on its own in the Fall of 2009.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Environment Canada
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Health Canada (HC)
Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
Industry Canada
Justice Canada (JC)
National Defence (DND)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICISTS IS A NATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING PHYSICISTS WHO RESIDE PRIMARILY IN CANADA. THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE (1) TO FURTHER THE ADVANCE OF THE SCIENCE OF PHYSICS; (2) TO PROMOTE THE USE OF PHYSICAL DISCOVERIES IN THE INTERESTS OF HUMANITY; (3) TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RELATING THERETO IN AND BETWEEN ALL SECTIONS AND REGIONS OF CANADA; AND (4) TO ADVANCE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION BETWEEN PHYSICISTS ON THE ONE HAND, AND INDUSTRY, ON THE OTHER.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

FRANCINE FORD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Organization's membership or classes of membership

MEMBERSHIP IN THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICISTS INCLUDES FULL MEMBERS, AFFILIATE MEMBERS, HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR COLLEGE TEACHER MEMBERS, STUDENT MEMBERS, CORPORATE MEMBERS, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY, GOVERNMENT, AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
112 - MCDONALD BUILDING, 150 LOUIS PASTEUR AVENUE
OTTAWA, ON K1N 6N5
Canada

Telephone number: 613-562-5614
Fax number: 613-562-5615

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

FRANCINE FORD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | No public offices held
Paul Vincett, Director of Science Policy | No public offices held

Canadian Association of Physicists/Association canadienne des physiciens et physiciennes

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

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Canadian Association of Physicists/Association canadienne des physiciens et physiciennes	2008-04-01	2011-08-02

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Association of Physicists/Association canadienne des physiciens et physiciennes
Canadian Association of Physicists/Association canadienne des physiciens et physiciennes
Canadian Association of Physicists/Association canadienne des physiciens et physiciennes

Canadian Association of Physicists / Association canadienne des physiciens et physiciennes

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

FRANCINE FORD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Organization)

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Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.

Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.

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Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- James Flaherty, Minister of Finance | Finance Canada (FIN)
Subject Matter of the communication: Education, Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Funding of Research, Taxation and Finance
Communication date: 2009-10-27
Posted date: 2009-12-09
Communication number: 652-131954 View associated registration

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Association of Physicists / Association canadienne des physiciens et physiciennes / FRANCINE FORD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 18 of 19 (2009-07-02 to 2010-06-03)

Version 18 of 19 (2009-07-02 to 2010-06-03)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization