Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

The Nature Conservancy of Canada / La Société canadienne pour la conservation de la nature / Catherine Grenier, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: The Nature Conservancy of Canada / La Société canadienne pour la conservation de la nature
Responsible Officer Name: Catherine Grenier, President & CEO 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2001-09-04
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 949516-95

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 118

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 5

Version 9 of 23 (2006-03-30 to 2006-12-22)

Version 9 of 23 (2006-03-30 to 2006-12-22) 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: The Nature Conservancy of Canada / La Société canadienne pour la conservation de la nature
110 Eglinton Avenue West
Suite 400
Toronto, ON  M4R 1A3
Canada
Telephone number: 416-932-3202
Fax number: 416-932-3208  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: JOHN LOUNDS, PRESIDENT  
 
Description of the organization's activities: The Nature Conservancy of Canada is a national charity dedicated to preserving ecologically significant natural areas though outright purchase, donation, conservation easements and other such mechanisms, and ensuring long-term stewardship through management plans and monitoring arrangements.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: All donors to NCC are considered (non-voting) members.
 
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: 2005-06-30
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Parks Canada $216,939.00
Government of New Brunswick $97,600.00
Communaute Metropolitaine de Montreal $122,500.00
Human Resources and SKills Development Canada $23,199.00
Government of Quebec $3,705,828.00
Regional Municipality of York $100,000.00
Government of British Columbia $74,995.00
Government of Nova Scotia $100,000.00
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $2,176,544.00
Government of Saskatchewan $239,582.00
Government of Ontario $871,809.00
Environment Canada $2,969,922.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: JOHN LOUNDS
Position title: PRESIDENT
Public offices held: No
 
Name: THEA SILVER
Position title: DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Larry Simpson
Position title: Regional Vice President - Alberta
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: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Members of the House of Commons, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Environment
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: National Parks and ecological integrity (program); Ecogifts (program); tax incentives for conservation (policy); prescribed donee status to facilitate gifts of land (policy)
Subject Matter: Prospective: National Parks and ecological integrity (program); Ecogifts (program); tax incentives for conservation (policy); prescribed donee status to facilitate gifts of land (policy); nature agenda for Canada / environmenal policy framework.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Ecogifts program - elimination of capital gains tax; tax incentives for conservation (policy); nature agenda for Canada / environmenal policy framework.
Regulation Section 3504 of Income Tax Act Regulations (prescribed donee)




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