Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Fashion Design Council of Canada / Robin Kay, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Fashion Design Council of Canada
Responsible Officer Name: Robin Kay, President 
Initial registration start date: 2006-08-14
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 781154-13531

Version 1 of 2 (2006-08-14 to 2007-02-02)

Version 1 of 2 (2006-08-14 to 2007-02-02) 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: Fashion Design Council of Canada
43 Cowan Road
Toronto, ON  M6K 2N1
Canada
Telephone number: 416-922-3322
Fax number: 416-922-4292  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Robin Kay, President  
 
Description of the organization's activities: The Fashion Design Council operates as the national trade association representing the interests of the Canadian fashion design industry.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: There is just one class of membership that is open to all members of the fashion industry. The membership is made up of a cross-section of the industry, including designers, buyers and related professions.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Ross Neville
Position title: Government Relation Liaison
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: Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Meetings, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Arts and Culture, International Trade, Tourism
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Discussing issues around government support for Toronto Fashion Week events and related projects designed to help stimulate sales activities for Canadian fashion designers at home and abroad.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Similiar to what we have been engaged in recently, with emphasis on Industry Canada support for specific projects related to helping fashion designers facilitate contacts with both domestic and foreign buyers.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Accessing funding via Canadian Apparel & Textile Industries Program (CATIP) program at Industry Canada




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