Registration - In-house Organization

Toronto Region Board of Trade / Giles Gherson, President and CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Toronto Region Board of Trade
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Giles Gherson, President and CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2007-04-20
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 956405-15291

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 153

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 1

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Registration versions:

Version 24 of 41 (2020-11-05 to 2021-02-05)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Budget
Climate
Consumer Issues
Economic Development
Education
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Financial Institutions
Government Procurement
Housing
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
Internal Trade
International Trade
Labour
Municipalities
Regional Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Small Business
Taxation and Finance
Tourism
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Budget: 1) Increase Canadian businesses competitiveness, drive productivity growth through trade; 2) Maximizing job creation and incomes for Canadians through enhanced labour market information; 3) Maximizing the economic impact of the Canada's Infrastructure Plan by improving GTA transportation infrastructure; 4) Maintaining fiscal disciple and reducing the Government's GDP to debt ration; 5) Promoting investment in innovation.

Policies or Program

Canada's Climate Change Framework: 1) To introduce a balanced framework that supports industrial growth while achieving climate change targets.
Canada's Infrastructure Plan: 1) Reducing traffic gridlock through improving regional transportation infrastructure and governance; 2) Promoting connected and globally competitive airports; 3) Providing input on public-private partnerships; 4) Implementation of Canada's Infrastructure Bank; 5) Facilitating global trade through the movement of goods and services
Canada's Innovation Agenda: To make smarter cities and develop world leading clusters
Global Market Action Plan: 1) Helping GTA SMEs overcome barriers to exporting; 2) Involving Global Affairs Canada, EDC, BDC, etc. in the Board's trade accelerator program (TAP); 3) Helping grow regional business clusters.
Immigration: 1) Increasing the number of international passengers using Canadian airports; 2) Advancing an Employer Sponsorship model for skilled international workers
Measures impacting economic development and prosperity of Toronto, surrounding region, and other large Canadian cities including taxation and budgeting, urban policies, enhanced government services and technology adoption, enhancing business competitiveness and red tape reduction.
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) & Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement (CETA): 1) Promote adoption of free trade agreements.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Canada Post Corporation (CPC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Hamilton Port Authority
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)
NAFTA Secretariat
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Toronto Port Authority
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Privy Council Office (PCO)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Federal non-profit corporation which provides a number of services to its members including meetings, dining, research facilities and advocates on belalf of its members on issues of importance to the Greater Toronto Business Area (GTA) business communities.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Janet De Silva, President and CEO

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Corporate, Individual, Junior (under the age of 40), Honorary and Courtesy.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2020-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
City of Toronto, Economic Development & Culture Division	$0.00	Yes
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)	$1,500,000.00	Yes
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$280,000.00	Yes
Province of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development Job Creation and Trade, Ontario Investment Office	$0.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
1 First Canadian Place
77 Adelaide Street West
Toronto, ON M5X 1C1
Canada

Telephone number: 416-366-6811

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Marcy Burchfield, Vice President - Economic Blueprint Institute | No public offices held
Milton Chan, Chief of Staff | Public offices held
Janet De Silva, President & CEO | No public offices held
Jonathan English, Director, Policy | No public offices held
Brenda Gardiner, CFO & COO | No public offices held
Phinjo Gombu, Director - Economic Blueprint Institute | No public offices held
Matthew Kofsky, Director, Stakeholder Relations | No public offices held
Neil Levine, Vice President, Public Affairs | Public offices held
Roselle Martino, Vice President, Policy | No public offices held
Reid McKay, Policy Director, Innovation and Technology | No public offices held
Craig Ruttan, Director - Policy | No public offices held
Jose Antonio Santoyo, Director, Trade Investment Service Office | No public offices held
Leigh Smout, Executive Director, World Trade Centre-Toronto | No public offices held

Toronto Region Board of Trade

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
Toronto Region Board of Trade	2018-11-27	current
The Toronto Board of Trade	2015-01-12	2018-11-27

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

The Toronto Board of Trade

Toronto Region Board of Trade

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Giles Gherson	2023-10-24	Current
Janet De Silva	2015-01-12	2023-10-24
Carol Wilding	2007-04-20	2007-12-08

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant Department of External Affairs and International Trade, Office of the Secretary of State for External Affairs	May 1993 to October 1993	Not a designated office
Special Assistant Environment Canada, Office of the Minister of State	May 1991 to May 1993	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant House of Commons, Office of Hon. Maria Minna	2007 to August 2008	Not a designated office
Special Assistant House of Commons, Office of the Hon. Sheila Copps	March 2003 to August 2003	Not a designated office
Intern Health Canada, Minister's Office	May 2001 to August 2001	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-04-30

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Registration - In-house Organization

Toronto Region Board of Trade / Giles Gherson, President and CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 24 of 41 (2020-11-05 to 2021-02-05)

Version 24 of 41 (2020-11-05 to 2021-02-05)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization