Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Arts and Culture
- Budget
- Constitutional Issues
- Defence
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Health
- Immigration
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual Property
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Labour
- National Security/Security
- Pensions
- Privacy and Access to Information
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- increase in value of cash transfers for post-secondary education allocated through the federal budget
- increased funding for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) allocated through the federal budget
- increased funding for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) allocated through the federal budget
- increased funding for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) allocated through the federal budget
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- C-279 An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression)
- C-30 An Act to enact the Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act and to Amend the Criminal Code
- C-377 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirement for labour organizations)
Policies or Program
- Amendments to subsection 42 (2) of the Employment Equity Act through the passage of Bill C-38, Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act (budget bill) which impact the purpose and function of the Federal Contractors Program.
- Creation of the Canadian Museum of History
- The restructuring of Library and Archives Canada (LAC), the redefinition of its mandate, and financial cutbacks that undermine LAC’s ability to acquire, preserve and make publicly available Canada’s full documentary heritage; elimination of the National Archival Development Program (NADP) that supports local and regional archives and archival associations
- financial cutbacks to Parks Canada and its impact on historic sites
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
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Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)
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Canadian Pension Commission (CPC)
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Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
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Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
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Industry Canada
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
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Members of the House of Commons
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National Research Council (NRC)
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Revenue Canada (RC)
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
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Senate of Canada
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Organization Details
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.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
JAMES TURK,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Established in 1951, CAUT represents over 68,000 teachers, librarians, researchers and other academic professionals 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 governed 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).
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
2705 Queensview Drive
Ottawa, ON K2B 8K2
Canada
Telephone number:
613-820-2270
Fax number:
613-820-7244
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Rosa Barker,
Professional Officer |
No public offices held
- Larry Dufay,
Senior Research Officer |
No public offices held
- Robert Johnson,
Professional Officer |
No public offices held
- Paul Jones,
Policy and Education Officer |
No public offices held
- Laura Lozanski,
Health and Safety Officer |
No public offices held
- Wayne Peters,
President |
No public offices held
- Angela Regnier,
Communications Officer |
No public offices held
- David Robinson,
Associate Executive Director |
No public offices held
- JAMES TURK,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
No public offices held
