Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Meat Council / Conseil des Viandes du Canada / Christopher White, President and CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Meat Council / Conseil des Viandes du Canada
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Christopher White, President and CEO 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-07-22
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 931090-4510

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 435

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 18

Version 8 of 52 (2008-06-09 to 2008-08-07)

Version 8 of 52 (2008-06-09 to 2008-08-07) 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: Canadian Meat Council
955 Green Valley Cres.
Ottawa, ON  K2C 3V4
Canada
Telephone number: 613-729-3911
Fax number: 613-729-4997  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Jim Laws, Executive Director  
 
Description of the organization's activities: NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION OF FEDERALLY INSPECTED MEAT PACKERS/ PROCESSORS. CMC SERVES AS A VEHICLE TO EXPRESS THE COLLECTIVE VIEWS OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND TO SPEAK FOR THE MEAT PACKING/ PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN CANADA AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE INDUSTRY DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: REGULAR MEMBERS: FEDERALLY INSPECTED MEAT PLANTS.ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: SUPPLIERS OF GOODS AND SERVICES TO MEAT PACKERS AND PROCESSORS.
 
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: Margo Ladouceur
Position title: Manager of Member Services
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Jim Laws
Position title: Executive Director
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Blaise Ouattara
Position title: Technical Director
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Don Raymond
Position title: Director- Regulatory and Trade
Public offices held: Yes
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Federal/Provincial Relations, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, International Trade, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: ISSUES RELATED TO FOOD SAFETY, MARKET ACCESS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, MEAT QUALITY.
Subject Matter: Prospective: ISSUES RELATED TO FOOD SAFETY, MARKET ACCESS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, MEAT QUALITY.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Regulation, Legislative Proposal Agriculture Marketing Programs Act & Regulations
Regulation, Legislative Proposal Agriculture Products Marketing Act & Regulations
Regulation, Legislative Proposal Canadian Agricultural Products Act & Regulations
Legislative Proposal, Regulation Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act & Regulations
Legislative Proposal, Regulation Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act & Regulations
Legislative Proposal, Regulation Farm Products Marketing Agencies Act & Regulations
Regulation, Legislative Proposal Feeds Act & Regulations
Regulation, Legislative Proposal Food and Drugs Act & Regulations
Regulation, Legislative Proposal Health of Animals Act & Regulations
Regulation, Legislative Proposal Meat Inspection Act & Regulations
Policy or Program POLICIES OR PROGRAMS RELATED TO FOOD SAFETY
Policy or Program POLICIES OR PROGRAMS RELATED TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Policy or Program POLICIES OR PROGRAMS RELATED TO MARKET ACCESS
Policy or Program POLICIES OR PROGRAMS RELATED TO MEAT QUALITY
Policy or Program POLICIES OR PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE MEAT INDUSTRY.
Legislative Proposal Tariff Rate Quota Legislation

Subject matters added through a communication report
Agriculture 2008-07-04, 2008-07-08, 2008-07-08
Food Safety 2008-07-04
International Trade 2008-07-10
Meat Inspection 2008-07-04, 2008-07-08
Meat Inspection Fee Review 2008-07-31
Meat Inspection Fees 2008-07-15



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