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Canadian Automobile Association/l'Association canadienne des automobilistes / Tim Shearman, President

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Active - Last Updated: 2024-03-01

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Automobile Association/l'Association canadienne des automobilistes (Address, activities & membership)

Tim Shearman, President

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Consumer Issues, Transportation	Advocate Transport Canada in regard to national road safety issues and related policy, programming and regulations, including seeking grant support from the Enhanced Road Safety Transfer Payment Program for public awareness activities.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program, Regulation
Consumer Issues, Infrastructure, Transportation	CAA advocates for better and safer active transportation infrastructure. It seeks federal encouragement of and funding for active transportation infrastructure projects (e.g. bike lanes, pedestrian paths) via explicit set aside funds exclusive to active transportation projects.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Consumer Issues, Privacy and Access to Information, Transportation	CAA engages in discussions in support of the protection of the consumer interest (privacy, competitive choice) with respect to connected vehicles in the auto industry.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Consumer Issues, Transportation	CAA is engaged in consumer advocacy work related to Canadian air travellers and Canada's air passenger rights regime.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Consumer Issues, Health, Justice and Law Enforcement, Transportation	CAA is engaged in discussions in support of increased funding for and activities related to public awareness and research around the dangers of drug-impaired driving as well as more resources for law enforcement and the need for enforcement data.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Consumer Issues, Justice and Law Enforcement, Transportation	CAA is engaging the federal government on issues related the growing problem of automobile theft.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Consumer Issues, Health	CAA is seeking Health Canada funding support for national advocacy activities that raise public awareness about the dangers of cannabis-impaired driving.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Consumer Issues, Environment, Transportation	CAA regularly communicates with Natural Resources Canada's Alternative Fuels Directorate in relation to federal funding to build awareness of zero-emission vehicles and other efforts that aim to reduce GHGs from light duty vehicles.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Consumer Issues, Environment, Transportation	Engage government on climate change as it relates to the impacts on Canadian vehicle owners.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Consumer Issues, Transportation	Seeking potential funding or partnership with ESDC's Senior's Directorate to enhance the resources CAA makes available to Canadian drivers as they age.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Subject matter details in previous versions

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Advocate Transport Canada in regard to national road safety issues and related policy, programming and regulations, including seeking grant support from the Enhanced Road Safety Transfer Payment Program for public awareness activities.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	CAA advocates for better and safer active transportation infrastructure. It seeks federal encouragement of and funding for active transportation infrastructure projects (e.g. bike lanes, pedestrian paths) via explicit set aside funds exclusive to active transportation projects.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	CAA engages in discussions in support of the protection of the consumer interest (privacy, competitive choice) with respect to connected vehicles in the auto industry.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	CAA is engaged in consumer advocacy work related to Canadian air travellers and Canada's air passenger rights regime.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	CAA is engaged in discussions in support of increased funding for and activities related to public awareness and research around the dangers of drug-impaired driving as well as more resources for law enforcement and the need for enforcement data.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	CAA is engaged in discussions related to COVID-19 recovery including issues related to air passengers, essential services, tourism and financial support for those employed in the travel and tourism sector.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	CAA is engaging the federal government on issues related the growing problem of automobile theft.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	CAA is seeking Health Canada funding support for national advocacy activities that raise public awareness about the dangers of cannabis-impaired driving.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	CAA regularly communicates with Natural Resources Canada's Alternative Fuels Directorate in relation to federal funding to build awareness of zero-emission vehicles and other efforts that aim to reduce GHGs from light duty vehicles.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Engage government on climate change as it relates to the impacts on Canadian vehicle owners.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Seeking potential funding or partnership with ESDC's Senior's Directorate to enhance the resources CAA makes available to Canadian drivers as they age.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Subject matters in previous versions

Climate
Consumer Issues
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Health
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
Justice and Law Enforcement
Privacy and Access to Information
Telecommunications
Tourism
Transportation

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Grass-roots communication
Written communication
Oral communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who are the lobbyists?

Ian Jack, Vice President, Public Affairs | Public offices held
Jason Kerr, Managing Director, Government Relations | No public offices held
Tim Shearman, President | No public offices held

Registration number: 781547-15004
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2024-02-28	Amitpal Singh Basati, Senior Advisor \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Consumer Issues, Justice and Law Enforcement
2024-02-23	Julie Harb, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Consumer Issues, Transportation
2024-01-16	Anson Duran, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy \| Minister's Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Consumer Issues, Justice and Law Enforcement
2024-01-09	Gabriel Broderick, Senior Regional Advisor – Ontario \| Minister's Office, Public Safety Canada (PS) Maja Kostic, Director of Policy \| Minister's Office, Public Safety Canada (PS)	Consumer Issues, Justice and Law Enforcement
2024-01-08	Julie Harb, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Consumer Issues, Transportation
2023-11-30	Julie Harb, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Consumer Issues, Transportation
2023-11-16	Melanie Robert, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Transport Canada (TC) Lisa Setlakwe, Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety & Security Transport Canada (TC) Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister Transport Canada (TC)	Consumer Issues, Transportation
2023-10-27	Julie Harb, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Consumer Issues, Transportation
2023-10-17	Shristi Radhakrishnan, Executive Assistant (Chief of Staff) \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Consumer Issues, Transportation, Privacy and Access to Information
2023-08-15	Elisabeth D'Amours, Policy Advisor \| Operations Unit, Transport Canada (TC) Miled Hill, Chief of Staff \| Minister's Office, Transport Canada (TC) Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport Transport Canada (TC)	Consumer Issues, Transportation
2023-07-07	France Pegeot, Chair and CEO Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)	Consumer Issues, Transportation

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Canadian Automobile Association / l'Association canadienne des automobilistes - Address, activities & membership

Address:

1545 Carling Avenue Suite 500
Ottawa, ON K1Z 8P9
Canada

Telephone number: 343-998-6679

Fax number: 613-247-0118

Contact information in previous versions
- 1545 Carling Avenue Suite 500
  Ottawa, ON K1Z 8P9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-247-0117 Ext. 2002
  
  Fax number: 613-247-0118
- 1545 Carling Avenue Suite 500
  Ottawa, ON K1Z 8P9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-247-0117 Ext. 2002
  
  Fax number: 613-247-0118
- 1145 Hunt Club Road Suite 200
  Ottawa, ON K1V 0Y3
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-247-0117 Ext. 2017
  
  Fax number: 613-247-0118
- 1145 Hunt Club Road Suite 200
  Ottawa, ON K1V 0Y3
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-247-0117 Ext. 2017
  
  Fax number: 623-247-0118
- 1145 Hunt Club Road Suite 200
  Ottawa, ON K1V 0Y3
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-247-0117 Ext. 2001
  
  Fax number: 613-247-0118
- 1145 Hunt Club Road
  Suite 200
  Ottawa, ON K1V 0Y3
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-247-0117 Ext. 2017
  
  Fax number: 623-247-0118

Description of the organization's activities:
THE CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (CAA) IS A FEDERATION OF 8 AUTOMOBILE CLUBS SERVING OVER SIX MILLION MEMBERS ACROSS CANADA. CAA PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF MEMBER SERVICES, HAS AFFILIATES IN 95 COUNTRIES AND WORKS TO IMPROVE TRAVEL AND THE SAFETY OF THE MOTORING PUBLIC. CAA REPRESENTS TRAVELLERS MEMBERS AND MOTORISTS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. AT ITS ROOTS, CAA IS A CONSUMER ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE CANADIAN TRAVELLER ON SUBJECTS FROM THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY TO AIR TRAVEL TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND OF COURSE, ROAD SAFETY. CAA IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE THAT ADVOCATES FOR BETTER AND SAFER ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- THE CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (CAA) IS A FEDERATION OF 8 AUTOMOBILE CLUBS SERVING OVER SIX MILLION MEMBERS ACROSS CANADA. CAA PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF MEMBER SERVICES, HAS AFFILIATES IN 95 COUNTRIES AND WORKS TO IMPROVE TRAVEL AND THE SAFETY OF THE MOTORING PUBLIC. CAA REPRESENTS MEMBERS AND MOTORISTS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. AT ITS ROOTS, CAA IS A CONSUMER ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE CANADIAN TRAVELLER ON SUBJECTS FROM THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY TO AIR TRAVEL TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND OF COURSE, ROAD SAFETY.
- THE CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (CAA) IS A FEDERATION OF 8 AUTOMOBILE CLUBS SERVING OVER SIX MILLION MEMBERS ACROSS CANADA. CAA PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF MEMBER SERVICES, HAS AFFILIATES IN 95 COUNTRIES AND WORKS TO IMPROVE TRAVEL AND MOTORING CONDITIONS. CAA PROMOTES TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAMS AND SPONSORS THE SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL PROGRAM. CAA REPRESENTS MEMBERS AND MOTORISTS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.
- THE CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (CAA) IS A FEDERATION OF 9 AUTOMOBILE CLUBS SERVING OVER SIX MILLION MEMBERS ACROSS CANADA. CAA PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF MEMBER SERVICES, HAS AFFILIATES IN 95 COUNTRIES AND WORKS TO IMPROVE TRAVEL AND MOTORING CONDITIONS. CAA PROMOTES TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAMS AND SPONSORS THE SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL PROGRAM. CAA REPRESENTS MEMBERS AND MOTORISTS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.
- THE CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (CAA) IS A FEDERATION OF 9 AUTOMOBILE CLUBS SERVING OVER 5.3 MILLION MEMBERS THROUGH 148 OFFICES ACROSS CANADA. CAA PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF MEMBER SERVICES, HAS AFFILIATES IN 95 COUNTRIES AND WORKS TO IMPROVE TRAVEL AND MOTORING CONDITIONS. CAA PROMOTES TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAMS AND SPONSORS THE SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL PROGRAM. CAA REPRESENTS MEMBERS AND MOTORISTS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.
- CAA IS A FEDERATION OF 9 AUTOMOBILE CLUBS SERVING OVER 5.3 MILLION MEMBERS THROUGH 148 OFFICES ACROSS CANADA. CAA PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF MEMBER SERVICES, HAS AFFILIATES IN 95 COUNTRIES AND WORKS TO IMPROVE TRAVEL AND MOTORING CONDITIONS. CAA PROMOTES TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAMS AND SPONSORS THE SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL PROGRAM. CAA REPRESENTS MEMBERS AND MOTORISTS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.
- CAA IS A FEDERATION OF 9 AUTOMOBILE CLUBS SERVING OVER 5.2 MILLION MEMBERS THROUGH 148 OFFICES ACROSS CANADA. CAA PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF MEMBER SERVICES, HAS AFFILIATES IN 95 COUNTRIES AND WORKS TO IMPROVE TRAVEL AND MOTORING CONDITIONS. CAA PROMOTES TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAMS AND SPONSORS THE SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL PROGRAM. CAA REPRESENTS MEMBERS AND MOTORISTS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.
- CAA IS A FEDERATION OF 9 AUTOMOBILE CLUBS SERVING OVER 4.8 MILLION MEMBERS THROUGH 130 OFFICES ACROSS CANADA. CAA PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF MEMBER SERVICES, HAS AFFILIATES IN 95 COUNTRIES AND WORKS TO IMPROVE TRAVEL AND MOTORING CONDITIONS. CAA PROMOTES TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAMS AND SPONSORS THE SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL PROGRAM. CAA REPRESENTS MEMBERS AND MOTORISTS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
THE CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (CAA) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. ITS MORE THAN 7 MILLION MEMBERS REPRESENT OVER ONE QUARTER OF CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS. MEMBERS BELONG TO ONE OF EIGHT REGIONAL CLUBS. THE NATIONAL CAA OFFICE REPRESENTS THE COLLECTIVE INTERESTS OF THE EIGHT CLUBS.

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- THE CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (CAA) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. ITS MORE THAN 6.8 MILLION MEMBERS REPRESENT OVER ONE QUARTER OF CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS. MEMBERS BELONG TO ONE OF EIGHT REGIONAL CLUBS. THE NATIONAL CAA OFFICE REPRESENTS THE COLLECTIVE INTERESTS OF THE EIGHT CLUBS.
- THE CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (CAA) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. ITS MORE THAN 6.7 MILLION MEMBERS REPRESENT OVER ONE QUARTER OF CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS. MEMBERS BELONG TO ONE OF EIGHT REGIONAL CLUBS. THE NATIONAL CAA OFFICE REPRESENTS THE COLLECTIVE INTERESTS OF THE EIGHT CLUBS.
- THE CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (CAA) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. ITS MORE THAN 6.5 MILLION MEMBERS REPRESENT OVER ONE QUARTER OF CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS. MEMBERS BELONG TO ONE OF EIGHT REGIONAL CLUBS. THE NATIONAL CAA OFFICE REPRESENTS THE COLLECTIVE INTERESTS OF THE EIGHT CLUBS.
- THE CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (CAA) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. ITS MORE THAN 6 MILLION MEMBERS REPRESENT OVER ONE QUARTER OF CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS. MEMBERS BELONG TO ONE OF EIGHT REGIONAL CLUBS. THE NATIONAL CAA OFFICE REPRESENTS THE COLLECTIVE INTERESTS OF THE EIGHT CLUBS.
- THE CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (CAA) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. ITS 6 MILLION MEMBERS REPRESENT OVER ONE QUARTER OF CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS. MEMBERS BELONG TO ONE OF EIGHT REGIONAL CLUBS. THE NATIONAL CAA OFFICE REPRESENTS THE COLLECTIVE INTERESTS OF THE EIGHT CLUBS.
- THE CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (CAA) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. ITS 6 MILLION MEMBERS REPRESENT OVER ONE QUARTER OF CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS. MEMBERS BELONG TO ONE OF NINE REGIONAL CLUBS. THE NATIONAL CAA OFFICE REPRESENTS THE COLLECTIVE INTERESTS OF THE NINE CLUBS.
- THE CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (CAA) CURRENTLY HAS 6 MILLION MEMBERS. CAA MEMBERSHIP PER CURRENT HOUSEHOLD IN CANADA IS 26.7% AND, BASED ON PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATION, ONE IN THREE CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS HAVE A CAA MEMBERSHIP.
- THE CANADIAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (CAA) CURRENTLY HAS 5.3 MILLION MEMBERS. CAA MEMBERSHIP PER CURRENT HOUSEHOLD IN CANADA IS 26.7% AND, BASED ON PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATION, ONE IN THREE CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS HAVE A CAA MEMBERSHIP.
- 5.3 MILLION MEMBERS. CAA MEMBERSHIP PER CURRENT HOUSEHOLD IN CANADA IS 26.7% AND, BASED ON PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATION, ONE IN THREE CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS HAVE A CAA MEMBERSHIP.
- 5.2 MILLION MEMBERS. CAA MEMBERSHIP PER CURRENT HOUSEHOLD IN CANADA IS 26.7% AND, BASED ON PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATION, ONE IN THREE CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS HAVE A CAA MEMBERSHIP.
- 4.8 MILLION MEMBERS. CAA MEMBERSHIP PER CURRENT HOUSEHOLD IN CANADA IS 26.7% AND, BASED ON PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATION, ONE IN THREE CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS HAVE A CAA MEMBERSHIP.

End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)	$50,000.00	No
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	$198,750.00	No

Government funding in previous versions

List of Government Funding
End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
2022-12-31	Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	$86,250.00	Yes
2022-12-31	Transport Canada (TC)	$300,000.00	No

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Deputy Commissioner Competition Bureau, Public Affairs	January 2007 to April 2010	Not a designated office
Director of Communications Minister of Industry, Minister of Industry	August 2004 to January 2006	Not a designated office

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