Registry of Lobbyists
Forest Products Association of Canada / Association des produits forestiers du Canada
Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Over the past 6 months, FPAC staff have met with Members of Parliament, Ministers, Senators and government officials. These meetings related to FPAC policy priorities in the areas of taxation, environment, Aboriginal affairs, transportation policy, trade promotion activities, and workforce skills development. Included as part of these activities were appearances before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources related to their study of bioenergy. The association also participated in the Department of Finance's Budget lockup and Environment Canada's lockup for the release of the Regulatory Framework for Air Emissions. Additionally, FPAC testified before the Senate Standing Committees on Agriculture and Forestry as part of their study of rural poverty in Canada and before the Senate Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee as part of their study of Bill C-288. FPAC staff have also engaged numerous government officials in various government departments on a wide variety of public policy issues, including: Environment Canada, Industry Canada and Natural Resources Canada on the Regulatory Framework for Air Emissions (including formal and informal consultations with the sector in determining appropriate sectoral air pollutant targets); Industry Canada on manufacturing policy; the Bank of Canada on the dollar; the Competition Bureau on mergers policy; Natural Resources and Public Works on green procurement policy; Transport Canada on Bill C-58; and Finance Canada on pro-competitive taxation policy. |
Subject Matter: Prospective: | Going forward, FPAC will continue to work with Environment Canada, Industry Canada and Natural Resources Canada with regard to the government's Regulatory Framework for Air Emissions. FPAC intends to appear before the Finance Committee regarding the association's Budget recommendations and before the Transport Committee on Bill C-58. These activities will require FPAC to continue to work closely with staff in the Prime Minister's office; Ministers and their staff; MPs, Senators and their staff; and government officials within the departments of Industry, Finance, Environment, Natural Resources, Health, Transport and International Trade. FPAC will also be working with the Department of Human Resources and Social Development Canada to establish a Human Resources Sector Council. |
Categories | Description |
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Bill or Resolution | Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (railway transportation); Bill C-45, An Act respecting the sustainable development of Canada's seacoast and inland fisheries. |
Policy or Program | CEPA (Canadian Environmental Protection Act) chemical management plans |
Policy or Program | Climate change and clean air policy |
Policy or Program | Competition policy |
Policy or Program | Effluent and water policy |
Policy or Program | Environmental assessment policy |
Policy or Program | Environmental regulatory reform policy (SMART REGS) |
Policy or Program | Fish habitat and effluent policy (inland waters) |
Policy or Program | Government fiscal & tax policy (CCA Rates) |
Policy or Program | Government forest policy (Competitiveness Taskforce) |
Policy or Program | Government forestry policy (biomass incentives) |
Policy or Program | Green procurement policy |
Policy or Program | Human resources and skills development |
Policy or Program | Rail and road, trans-border and trade facilitation policy (border crossings) |
Regulation | Regulatory Framework for Air Emissions: targets for the reduction of specific air pollutants from the pulp and paper and wood products sectors; and amendments to the Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations. CEPA Section 71 consultations. |
Policy or Program | Species at risk policy |
Policy or Program | Trade promotion policy |
Policy or Program | Transportation policy |
Policy or Program | WTO (World Trade Organization) and free trade policies |