Registry of Lobbyists
Forest Products Association of Canada / Association des produits forestiers du Canada
Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Over the past six months, FPAC staff participated in numerous meetings with Parliamentarians and senior government officials in support of the association's recommendations aimed at improving the industry's competitiveness. These meetings involved Members of Parliament, officials within the Prime Minister's Office, officials within the Privy Council Office, Ministers and their staff, and Deputy Ministers, ADMs, DGs, and Directors in the departments of Environment, Finance, International Trade, Natural Resources, Industry, Human Resources, Fisheries and Oceans, Public Works and Government Services, and Indian and Northern Affairs. FPAC was also involved in numerous specific consultations with government agencies including a meeting with the Bank of Canada on the state of the economy; a meetings with the Competition Bureau to discuss merger policy; a meeting with the Minister of Finance and his Parliamentary Secretary on pre-budget consultation; a meeting with the staff to the Minister of Transport regarding amendments to the Canada Transportation Act; and a meeting with the staff to the Minister of the Environment regarding a Clean Air Act. FPAC is also involved in ongoing monitoring and exchanges with government officials in the areas of taxation policy; government support for research and development and the commercialization of new technologies; trade policy; First Nations policy; environmental policy; transportation policy; and employment and skills development policy. In May, FPAC held its annual reception on Parliament Hill in support of the industry. As part of the activities, numerous meetings were held with MPs, Ministers, Senators and senior government officials. |
Subject Matter: Prospective: | Monitor all changes to legislation and regulations; engage in policy discussions with Ministers, their staff and government officials within the departments of International Trade, Foreign Affairs, Industry, Fisheries and Oceans, Natural Resources, Finance, Health Canada, Environment, Transport, Public Works and Government Services, Prime Minister's Office and the Privy Council Office; appear before the Finance Committee during their annual consultations with Canadians on the Budget; appear before the Environment Committee on CEPA; engage Members of Parliament in support of taxation and other policy changes aimed at improving Canadian competitiveness; organize educational tours of local mills for Members of Parliament, Ministerial staff and government officials; and take part in discussions with Ministers and senior government officials regarding specific policy changes aimed at improving the competitiveness of Canada's forest industry (Forest Industry Competitiveness Taskforce) |
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Legislative Proposal | Bill C-2 - An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability Bill C-3 - An Act respecting international bridges and tunnels and making a consequential amendment to another ActBill C-11 - An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts |
Policy or Program | Competition policy; government forest policy (Competitiveness Taskforce); government forestry policy (biomass incentives); government fiscal & tax policy (CCA Rates); Clean Air and climate change policy; green procurement policy; transportation policy; rail and road; transborder trade facilitation policy (border crossings); WTO and free trade policies; trade promotion policy; endangered species policy; environmental regulatory reform policy (SMART REGS); environmental assessment policy; fish habitat policy (inland waters) |
Regulation | Motor Vehicle Transport Act; Vehicle Weights and Dimension; and the Cargo Securement Regulations. |
Bill or Resolution | Railway Freight Bill; Canadian Marine Act; Clean Air Act; Fisheries Act; and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act |
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit | Request for $90,125 of PEMD (International Trade) funding in support of international market development activities:Metafore (Forest Leadership Forum 2006); Annual Conference for Catalogue, Internet & Multi-channel Merchants; Corporate Forum on Paper and the Environment; and Canadian Forest Management and Production Practices |