Version 17 of 63 (2008-01-29 to 2008-09-03) 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.
Organization: |
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association
316 Bloor Street West Toronto, ON M5S 1W5 Canada |
Telephone number: | 416-923-8416 Ext.: 4219 |
Fax number: | 416-923-1450 |
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Douglas Needham, President |
Description of the organization's activities: | A not-for-profit trade association representing the interests of the owners and operators of foodservice establishments in Canada. |
Organization's membership or classes of membership: | Membership ranges from the largest national chain to the smallest independent restaurant. There are over 30,000 members across Canada. |
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
Name: | Courtney Donovan |
Position title: | Vice President, Manitoba-Saskatchewan |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Luc Erjavec |
Position title: | Vice President, Atlantic Canada |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Elaine Flis |
Position title: | Vice President, Ontario |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | David Harris |
Position title: | Sr. Executive Vice President |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Jill Holroyd |
Position title: | Vice President, Research and Communications |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Stephanie Jones |
Position title: | Vice President, Ontario |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Jean Lefebvre |
Position title: | Vice President, Quebec |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Douglas Needham |
Position title: | President |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Ron Reaman |
Position title: | Vice President, Federal |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Joyce Reynolds |
Position title: | Executive Vice President, Government Affairs |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | Mark von Schellwitz |
Position title: | Vice President, Western Canada |
Public offices held: | Yes |
Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Revenue Canada (RC), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Statistics Canada (StatCan), The Canadian Dairy Commission | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Tourism, Transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Supply management; international trade; flu pandemic planning; avian influenza; trans fat; nutritional labeling; federal budget; taxation policy: e.g. Goods and Service Tax (GST), federal/provincial harmonization, personal and corporate; immigration: e.g. temporary foreign worker program; employment insurance; environmental issues, e.g. anti-idling program; Canada Labour Code. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subject Matter: Prospective: | Supply management; international trade; avian influenza, trans fat; nutritional labeling, federal budget, taxation policy, immigration, employment insurance, environmental issues. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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