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 17 of 64 (2007-09-10 to 2008-04-29)

Version 17 of 64 (2007-09-10 to 2008-04-29) 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 57,000 ACADEMIC STAFF AT UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN CANADA. ITS MEMBERS INCLUDE ACADEMIC AND GENERAL STAFF ASSOCIATIONS, AS WELL AS PROVINCIAL AND FEDERATED ASSOCIATIONS. CAUT IS MANAGED BY A COUNCIL THAT MEETS TWICE EACH YEAR. THESE MEETINGS ARE ATTENDED BY DELEGATES FROM LOCAL, PROVINCIAL AND FEDERATED 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: MICHAEL CONLON
Position title: PROFESSIONAL OFFICER
Public offices held: No
 
Name: PAUL JONES
Position title: POLICY AND EDUCATION OFFICER
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Laura Lozanski
Position title: Professional 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: Vicky Smallman
Position title: Professional Officer
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 Commission (CHRC), 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), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, 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 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 & 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 & 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
Regulation Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA)
Legislative Proposal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
Bill or Resolution C-12 An Act to provide for emergency management and to amend and repeal certain Acts
Bill or Resolution C-23 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments)
Bill or Resolution C-29 An Act to amend the Air Canada Public Participation Act
Bill or Resolution C-35 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (reverse onus in bail hearings for firearm-related offences)
Bill or Resolution 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
Bill or Resolution C-44 An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act
Bill or Resolution C-52 An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007
Bill or Resolution C-53 An Act to implement the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention)
Policy or Program Canada Research Chairs Program (CRC)
Policy or Program Ethics Consultation with CFHSS (SSHRC)
Policy or Program Federal Contractor's Program (FCP)
Legislative Proposal Federal Pay Equity
Policy or Program Implementation of maternity leave to grant recipients (SSHRC)
Legislative Proposal Intellectual Property and Copyright
Policy or Program Millennium Scholarship Foundation
Legislative Proposal Modernization of Investigative Techniques Act
Policy or Program Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Regulation Occupational Health and Safety Act
Policy or Program Policy on Access to Research Outputs (CIHR)
Policy or Program Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP)
Policy or Program Review of Canada Student Loans Program
Legislative Proposal Review of the Anti-Terrorism Act
Bill or Resolution S-2 An Act to amend the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act
Legislative Proposal Tri-council Policy Statement on Ethics on Human Research
Policy or Program Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB)




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