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: 207

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 25

Version 14 of 64 (2006-03-23 to 2006-09-22)

Version 14 of 64 (2006-03-23 to 2006-09-22) 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 POLICY; 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 48,000 ACADEMIC STAFF AT UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN CANADA. ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE ACADEMIC STAFF ASSOCIATIONS, AS WELL AS PROVINCIAL AND FEDERATED ASSOCIATIONS. CAUT IS MANAGED BY A COUNCIL THAT MEETS TWICE EACH YEAR. THESE MEETINGS ATTENDED BY DELEGATES FROM LOCAL, PROVINCIAL AND FEDERATION ASSOCIATIONS. BETWEEN 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: PAUL JONES
Position title: POLICY AND EDUCATION OFFICER
Public offices held: No
 
Name: WEBB MAUREEN
Position title: LEGAL OFFICER
Public offices held: No
 
Name: ROSEMARY MORGAN
Position title: LEGAL OFFICER
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DAVID ROBINSON
Position title: ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY)
Public offices held: No
 
Name: JAMES TURK
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: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), CANADA MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION, Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH, Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), 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), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), 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:
Grass-roots communication, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Aboriginal Affairs, Arts and Culture, Constitutional Issues, Defence, Education, Employment and Training, EQUITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: CANADA HEALTH AND SOCIAL TRANSFER (CHST); COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION (PHASE III); ISSUES ARISING FROM THE FEDERAL BUDGET; NATIONAL SECURITY; IMMIGRATION; BORDER POLICIES; INTERNATIONAL TRADE.
Subject Matter: Prospective: CANADA HEALTH AND SOCIAL TRANSFER (CHST); 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.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program CANADA RESEARCH CHAIRS




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