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: 210

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 10

Version 6 of 64 (2001-05-08 to 2001-12-08)

Version 6 of 64 (2001-05-08 to 2001-12-08) 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
2675 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: 1. TRANSFERS TO THE PROVINCES FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION 2. STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 3. FUNDING OF FEDERAL RESEARCH COUNCILS 4. FEDERAL RESEARCH COUNCILS AND ETHICS POLICY 5. CANADIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE AND RCMP 6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, COPYRIGHT, AND PATENTS 7. PENSIONS 8. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LEGISLATION 9. EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REFORMS 10. TAXATION 11. HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUITY 12. TRAINING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Organization's membership or classes of membership: ESTABLISHED IN 1951, CAUT REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 UNIVERSITY TEACHERS, ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS AND RESEARCHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE FACULTY ASSOCIATIONS IN UNIVERSITIES ACROSS CANADA AND IS MANAGED BY A COUNCIL THAT MEETS TWO TIMES A YEAR. THESE MEETINGS ARE ATTENDED BY DELEGATES FROM ALL LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS. BETWEEN MEETINGS THE ASSOCIATION 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: PAUL JONES
Position title: RESEARCH AND EDUCATION OFFICER AND LEGAL COUNSEL
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: ROBERT LEGER
Position title: SENIOR POLICY ANALYST
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: ROSEMARY MORGAN
Position title: LEGAL COUNSEL AND EQUITY OFFICER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: DAVID ROBINSON
Position title: ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS)
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: VICTORIA SMALLMAN
Position title: ORGANIZING OFFICER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: NEIL TUDIVER
Position title: CHIEF NEGOTIATIONS OFFICER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JAMES TURK
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 

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, Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH, Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Meetings, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Defence, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, ETHICS, FEDERAL - PROVINCIAL RELATIONS, FINANCE, Financial Institutions, Fisheries, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUITY, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Mining, Regional Development, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, Science and Technology, SECURITY, Small Business, Sports, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Tourism, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BILLS : CHST [ CANADA HEALTH & SOCIAL TRANSFER] CAUT IS ALSO INVOLVED WITH CPP ( CANADIAN PENSION PLAN) OAS ( OLD AGE SUPPLEMENT), CHANGES TO THE COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION PHASE III,ISSUES ARISING FROM THE FEDERAL BUDGET.
Subject Matter: Prospective: CANADA HEALTH AND SOCIAL TRANSFER (CHST); CANADIAN PENSION PLAN(CPP); OLD AGE SECURITY (OAS); FUNDING FOR THE GRANTING COUNCILS (RESEARCH); INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INTERNAL TRADE; FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL RELATIONS; HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUITY; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, ETHICS, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION.




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