Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 12 (2000-10-10 to 2001-05-10) 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
1100 - 180 ELGIN STREET OTTAWA, ON K2P 2K3 Canada |
| 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 ORGANIZATION OF THE PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL ASSOCIATIONS/ORDRE THAT GOVERN THE PROFESSION OF ENGINEERING IN CANADA AND LICENSE THE COUNTRY'S 160,000 ENGINEERS. ESTABLISHED IN 1936, CCPE SERVES THE ASSOCIATIONS/ORDRE, WHICH ARE ITS CONSTITUENT AND SOLE MEMBERS, THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF NATIONAL PROGRAMS WHICH ENSURE THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ETHICAL CONDUCT. CCPE IS THE VOICE OF ITS CONSTITUENT MEMBERS IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, AND PROMOTES GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE, ROLE AND CONTRIBUTION OF ENGINEERING TO SOCIETY. THROUGH THE CANADIAN ENGINEERING ACCREDITATION BOARD (CEAB), CCPE ACCREDITS UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING PROGRAMS 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? | No |
| Name: | JODY CIUFO |
| Position title: | GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | TERENCE DAVIS |
| Position title: | MANAGER, COMMUNICATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DAVID LAPP |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MARIE LEMAY |
| Position title: | CEO |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | WENDY RYAN-BACON |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DEBORAH WOLFE |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), House of Commons, Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, National Energy Board (NEB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC) |
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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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Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Forestry, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Mining, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | CCPE MET WITH ENVIRONMENT CANADA REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT. OTHER DISCUSSIONS INCLUDED OPENING AVENUES OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND CCPE TO DISCUSS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION. CCPE COMMUNICATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON VARIOUS ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION. RELATIONS WITH INDUSTRY CANADA INCLUDE PARTICPATION IN A NATIONAL ROUNDTABLE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR THE SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES AND JOINT STUDIES REGARDING THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF ENGINEERING SERVICES.CCPE ASSISTED TRANSPORT CANADA IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERPRETIVE GUIDELINE FOR SECTION 11 OF THE RAILWAY SAFETY ACT.CCPE MET WITH CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION CANADA TO DISCUSS BILL C-31. CCPE HAS ALSO WRITTEN TO THE MINISTER WITH ITS VIEWS ON BILL C-31, SUBMITTED A BRIEF TO THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION AND REQUESTED TO APPEAR AS A WITNESS DURING PUBLIC HEARINGS.THE COUNCIL MET WITH OFFICIALS FROM HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CANADA, AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY'S EXPERT PANEL ON SKILLS, REGARDING THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION IN CANADA, AND VARIOUS APPROACHES TO MEET THE DEMAND BY CANADIAN EMPLOYERS FOR SKILLED ENGINEERS. THE COUNCIL ALSO PROVIDED COMMENTS ON THE NATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, WHICH OUTLINES VARIOUS OCCUPATIONAL PROFILES. CCPE PARTICIPATES IN VARIOUS INDUSTRY SECTOR COUNCILS, INCLUDING THE ENGINEERING, SOFTWARE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY COUNCILS AS WELL AS THE ALLIANCE OF SECTOR COUNCILS STEERING COMMITTEE. CCPE AND HRDC JOINTLY CONDUCTED A RESEARCH PROJECT ON THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR STUDY.CCPE SUBMITTED COMMENTS TO, AND MET WITH OFFICIALS OF STATISTICS CANADA REGARDING THE DEPARTMENTS PROPOSED REDESIGN OF THE NATIONAL GRADUATES SURVEY.CCPE REQUESTED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AS PART OF THE PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATION PROCESS. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | (SAME AS ABOVE) FURTHER MEETING WITH STATISTICS CANADA, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CANADA, INDUSTRY CANADA, AND TRANSPORT CANADA. |