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 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: 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 and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, 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, Women's Rights 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 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
Regulation Anti-terrorism Act (ATA)
Bill or Resolution 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
Bill or Resolution C-207 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for new graduates working in designated regions)
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-484 An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (injuring or causing death of an unborn child while committing an offense)
Policy or Program Canada Research Chairs Program
Policy or Program Canada Student Loans Program
Policy or Program Ethics Consultation with CFHSS (SSHRC)
Policy or Program Ethics consultation with Health Canada
Policy or Program Federal Contractor's Program
Legislative Proposal Federal Pay Equity
Policy or Program Implementation of maternity leave to grant recipients (SHHRC)
Legislative Proposal Intellectual property and copyright
Policy or Program Millennium Scholarship Foundation
Legislative Proposal Modernization of Investigative Techniques Act
Policy or Program National 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)
Legislative Proposal Review of Anti-terrorism Act
Bill or Resolution S-205 An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (student loans)
Policy or Program Universal Child Care Benefit




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