Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Broadcasting
- Budget
- Consumer Issues
- Economic Development
- Elections
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Health
- Immigration
- Industry
- Internal Trade
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Labour
- Municipalities
- Pensions
- Regional Development
- Science and Technology
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
- Tourism
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- Healthy Eating Strategy - to ensure that policy and regulation proposals on the restriction of unhealthy food and beverage marketing to children, sodium reduction initiatives, menu labelling requirements, related initiatives are balanced, reasonable and science-based. Providing input into Health Canada's Healthy Eating Strategy consultations.
Policies or Program
- Agriculture trade policy with regard to trade liberalization opportunities
- Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) regarding annual dairy pricing
- Chicken and Turkey Tariff Rate Quota Advisory Committee (TQAC) regarding import quota
- Coordination of government/industry flu pandemic planning
- Economic Strategy Tables - Continue to work closely with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in contributing to Canada's Economic Strategy Tables by ensuring the discussion help reflect the concerns of our industry
- Employment Insurance with respect to policy for establishing premium rates
- Immigration policy with respect to foreign worker programs and permits
- Nutritional labeling policy with respect to provision of nutrition information
- Office of Energy Efficiency policy with respect to information provided to Canadians on emission impacts resulting from vehicle idling
- Survey methodology with regard to the monthly and annual survey of foodservice and drinking places
- Taxation policy with regard to corporate, small business and personal income taxes
- Taxation policy with regard to disincentives to work, e.g. Working Income Tax Benefit
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Regulations and policies pertaining to Canada Pension Plan employer/employee premiums
- Regulations and policies regarding fees to SOCAN and ReSound
- Tax policy with regard to Goods and Service Tax and harmonization of GST with PST
- Trans Fat Regulations with respect to the implementation of national regulatory framework for trans fat reduction.
Regulation
- Amendments to the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act to exempt wines purchased by restaurants regarding the transportation and sale of beverage between provinces.
- Criminal Code regulations pertaining to impaired driving
- Proposed amendments to the Dairy Products Regulation and the Food and Drug Regulation regarding the compositional standards of cheese
- Regulation of financial institutions with respect to credit card fees
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Bank of Canada
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
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Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
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Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Senate of Canada
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Service Canada (ServCan)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Organization Details
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.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Roy Little,
Interim President
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.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
1155 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M6J 1J4
Canada
Telephone number:
416-923-8416
Ext.
4251
Fax number:
416-923-1450
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- David Boudeweel-Lefebvre,
Vice President, Federal and Quebec |
No public offices held
- Luc Erjavec,
Vice President, Atlantic Canada |
No public offices held
- Carol Patterson,
Interim Vice President, Government Relations |
No public offices held
- James Rilett,
Vice President, Ontario |
No public offices held
- Lauren van den Berg,
National Vice President, Government Affairs |
No public offices held
- Mark von Schellwitz,
Vice President, Western Canada |
Public offices held
