Registry of Lobbyists
Version 11 of 12 (2007-01-12 to 2007-06-29) 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.
| Organization: |
Engineers Canada / Ingénieurs Canada
180 Elgin Street Suite 1100 Ottawa, ON K2P 2K3 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 613-232-2474 | ||||||||||||||
| Fax number: | 613-230-5759 | ||||||||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | MARIE LEMAY, Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE CANADIAN COUNCIL OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (CCPE) IS THE NATIONAL ORGRANIZATION OF THE PROVINCIAL AND TERITORIAL ASSOCIATIONS/ORDRE THAT GOVERN THE PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING IN CANADA AND LICENSE THE COUNTRY'S 160,000 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS. ESTABLISHED IN 1936, CCPE SERVES THE ASSOCIATIONS/ORDRE THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF NATIONAL PROGRAMS WHICH ENSURE THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ETHICAL CONDUCT. CCPE IS THE VOICE OF THE ASSOCIATIONS/ORDRE IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AND PROMOTES GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE AND CONTRIBUTION OF ENGINEERING TO SOCIETY. THROUGH THE CANADIAN ENGINEERING ACCREDITATION BOARD (CEAB), CCPE ACCREDITS UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING PROGRAMS IN CANADA THAT MEET OR EXCEED THE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS REQUIRED TO BE GRANTED REGISTRATION AS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN CANADA. SIMILARLY THROUGH THE CANADIAN ENGINEERING QUALIFICATIONS BOARD (CEQB), CCPE FORMULATES NATIONAL GUIDELINES ON THE QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE REQUIRED OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS. | ||||||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | CCPE'S CONSTITUENT AND SOLE MEMBERS ARE THE 12 PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL ASSOCIATIONS/ORDRE THAT GOVERN THE PROFESSION OF ENGINEERING IN CANADA AND LICENSE THE COUNTRY'S 160,000 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS. | ||||||||||||||
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 2006-12-31 | ||||||||||||||
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| Name: | MARC BOURGEOIS |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | MARIE CARTER |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PROFESSIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | DAVID LAPP |
| Position title: | MANAGER, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Marie Lemay |
| Position title: | Chief Executive Officer |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | KEVIN MACHIDA |
| Position title: | MANAGER, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | BRIAN SMITH |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | DEBORAH WOLFE |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND RESEARCH |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) | ||||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Government Procurement, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Mining, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Transportation | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | CCPE HAS MET PERIODICALLY WITH THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS SENIOR OFFICIALS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO DISCUSS CCPE'S EFFORTS TO CREATE A NATIONAL ROUNDTABLE FOR SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE.CCPE HAS ALSO MET ON AN ONGOING BASIS WITH OFFICIALS FROM CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION CANADA, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE OF FOREIGN CREDENTIAL RECOGNITION AND HOW IMPROVE THE SETTLEMENT AND INTEGRATION OF INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING GRADUATES (IEGS) INTO LICENSED PRACTICE IN CANADA. THESE DISCUSSIONS HAVE ALSO INCLUDED THE ISSUE OF INTER-PROVINCIAL MOBILITY FOR PROFESSIONALS.IN OCTOBER 2006, CCPE HOSTED ITS SIXTH ANNUAL PARLIAMENTARY RECEPTION WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY MPS, SENATORS, AND HILL STAFF.IN OCTOBER 2006, CCPE TESTIFIED BEFORE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AS PART OF ITS ANNUAL PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS. DURING 2006, CCPE MET PERIODICALLY WITH SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FROM VARIOUS FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS TO DISCUSS POLICY ISSUES IN AREAS IDENTIFIED UNDER SECTION D.CCPE has received funding in the past from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade under the Program for Export Market Development (PEMD) in order to assist CCPE work with engineering associations in other countries as part of its efforts to facilitate the mobility of engineers between Canada and other countries. | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | CCPE PLANS TO CONTINUE TO MEET WITH MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND THEIR STAFF, AND DEPARTMENTAL STAFF WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING AREAS/THEMES:-CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION - REGULATIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT-HRSD - AS PART OF EFFORTS RELATED TO THE "FROM CONSIDERATION TO INTEGRATION" (FC2I) PROJECT AND WORK ON THE HRSDC-FUNDED LABOUR MARKET STUDY.-INFRASTRUCTURE CANADA - INCLUDING DISCUSSIONS ON THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL ROUNDTABLE ON SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE-ENVIRONMENT CANADA - RELATED TO THE CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN, AND ENCOURAGING ADAPTIVE PRACTICES-NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA - ISSUES RELATED TO CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING AN INVENTORY OF INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS AND STUDYING THEIR POTENTIAL VULNERABILITY TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.CCPE expects to seek additional funding from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade under the Program for Export Market Development (PEMD) in order to assist CCPE work with engineering associations in other countries as part of its efforts to facilitate the mobility of engineers between Canada and other countries. | ||||||||
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