Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Association of University Teachers / Association canadienne des professeures et professeurs d'université / David Robinson, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Association of University Teachers / Association canadienne des professeures et professeurs d'université
Responsible Officer Name: David Robinson, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1998-08-26
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 900164-654

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 212

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 12

Version 18 of 64 (2008-05-05 to 2008-07-28)

Version 18 of 64 (2008-05-05 to 2008-07-28) 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 University Teachers / Association canadienne des professeures et professeurs d'université
2705 Queensview Drive
Ottawa, ON  K2B 8K2
Canada
Telephone number: 613-820-2270
Fax number: 613-820-7244  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: JAMES TURK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  
 
Description of the organization's activities: Transfer payments to the provinces for post-secondary education; student financial assistance; funding of federal research councils; federal research councils and ethics policies; Canadian Security Intelligence Service and RCMP; Intellectual property, copyright and patents; pensions; freedom of information legislation; employment insurance reforms; taxation; human rights and equity; training, research and development; academic freedom; civil liberties.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Established in 1951, CAUT represents over 57,000 academic and general staff at public universities and colleges in Canada. Its members include academic and general staff associations as well as provincial and federated associations. Between biannual Council meetings, CAUT is run by an Executive Committee, the members of which are elected annually. CAUT is also affiliated with the Fédération Québécoise des Professeures et Professeurs d'Université (FQPPU).
 
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: Michael Conlon
Position title: Research and Policy Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Larry Dufay
Position title: Senior Research Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Liza Duhaime
Position title: Managing Editor
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Marcus Harvey
Position title: Professional Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: John Hollingsworth
Position title: Research Analyst
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Paul Jones
Position title: Policy and Education Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Lisa Keller
Position title: Communications Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Laura Lozanski
Position title: Health and Safety Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Rosemary Morgan
Position title: Legal Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Gordon Piché
Position title: Associate Executive Director
Public offices held: No
 
Name: David Robinson
Position title: Associate Executive Director
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Vicky Smallman
Position title: Professional Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: James Turk
Position title: Executive Director
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Maureen Webb
Position title: Legal Officer
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: Affaires autochtones et Développement du Nord Canada, Affaires étrangères et Commerce international Canada (MAECIC), Cabinet du Premier ministre (CPM), Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation, Canadian Institute for Health Research, Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada, Commissaire à l'information et à la protection de la vie privée (CIPVP), Commission canadienne des droits de la personne (CCDP), Commission canadienne des pensions (CCP), Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié du Canada (CISR), Conseil canadien des relations du travail (CCRT), Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines (CRSH), Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie (CRSNG), Conseil national de recherches (CNRC), Députés de la Chambre des communes, Développement des ressources humaines Canada (DRHC), Finances Canada (FIN), Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC), Industrie Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Patrimoine canadien (PCH), Ressources humaines et Développement social Canada (RHDSC), Revenu Canada (RC), Santé Canada (SC), Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada (SCT), Sénat du Canada, Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité (SCRS), Solliciteur général Canada (SGC), Statistique Canada (StatCan), Tribunal canadien des droits de la personne (TCDP)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Appel au grand public, Appels téléphoniques, Communications écrites, en format papier ou électronique, Présentations, Réunions
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Affaires autochtones, Arts et culture, Commerce international, Défense, Éducation, Emploi et formation, Equity, Women's Rights and Human Rights, Immigration, Impôts et finances, Industrie, Infrastructure, Justice et application des lois, Propriété intellectuelle, Questions constitutionnelles, Relations internationales, Santé, Sciences et technologies, Travail
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Canada Health Transfer (CHT) and Canada Social Transfer (CST); Copyright legislation; issues arising from the federal budget; national security; immigration; border policies; international trade; child care; Anti-terrorism Act; Occupational Health and Safety; response to Treasury Board review; First Nations.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Canada Health Transfer (CHT) and Canada Social Transfer (CST); funding for research granting councils; international trade; federal-provincial relations; human rights and equity; intellectual property; copyright legislation; ethics; freedom of information; national security; immigration; border policies; civil liberties; child care; occupational health and safety; Anti-terrorism Act; response to Treasury Board review; First Nations; review of the Canada Student Loans Program; Millennium Scholarship Foundation
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Règlement Anti-terrorism Act (ATA)
Projet de loi ou résolution C-10 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, including amendments in relation to foreign investment entities and non-resident trusts, and to provide for the bijural expression of the provisions of that Act
Projet de loi ou résolution C-207 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for new graduates working in designated regions)
Projet de loi ou résolution C-398 An Act to establish criteria and conditions in respect of funding for post-secondary education programs in order to ensure the quality, accessibility, public administration and accountability of those programs
Projet de loi ou résolution C-484 An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (injuring or causing death of an unborn child while committing an offense)
Politique ou programme Canada Research Chairs Program
Politique ou programme Canada Student Loans Program
Politique ou programme Ethics Consultation with CFHSS (SSHRC)
Politique ou programme Ethics consultation with Health Canada
Politique ou programme Federal Contractor's Program
Proposition législative Federal Pay Equity
Politique ou programme Implementation of maternity leave to grant recipients (SHHRC)
Proposition législative Intellectual property and copyright
Politique ou programme Millennium Scholarship Foundation
Proposition législative Modernization of Investigative Techniques Act
Politique ou programme National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Règlement Occupational Health and Safety Act
Politique ou programme Policy on Access to Research Outputs (CIHR)
Politique ou programme Post-secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP)
Proposition législative Review of Anti-terrorism Act
Projet de loi ou résolution S-205 An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (student loans)
Politique ou programme Universal Child Care Benefit




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