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Registration - In-house Organization

Business Council of Canada / Conseil canadien des affaires / GOLDY HYDER, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Business Council of Canada / Conseil canadien des affaires
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: GOLDY HYDER, President and Chief Executive Officer 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1996-03-26
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 778952-514

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 1251

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 51

Version 21 of 72 (2008-06-23 to 2008-08-11)

Version 21 of 72 (2008-06-23 to 2008-08-11) 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 Council of Chief Executives / Conseil canadien des chefs d'entreprise
1001 - 99 BANK STREET
OTTAWA, ON  K1P 6B9
Canada
Telephone number: 613-238-3727
Fax number: 613-236-8679  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: THOMAS P D'AQUINO, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE  
 
Description of the organization's activities: THE CANADIAN COUNCIL OF CHIEF EXECUTIVES IS A NON-PARTISAN AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION & THE SENIOR VOICE OF CANADIAN BUSINESS ON PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES IN CANADA & INTERNATIONALLY. THE COUNCIL ENGAGES IN AN ACTIVE PROGRAM OF RESEARCH, CONSULTATION & ADVOCACY & ITS FOCUS NATIONALLY IS TO HELP BUILD A STRONG ECONOMY, PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL POLICIES, & HEALTHY POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS. THE COUNCIL'S GLOBAL MANDATE IS TO ENSURE THAT CANADIAN CHIEF EXECUTIVES PLAY AN INFLUENTIAL ROLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC, TRADE, AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS DOMAINS.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: MEMBERS ARE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF 150 OF THE LARGEST CANADIAN CORPORATIONS. THREE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ARE THE ELECTED HEADS OF THE CANADIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS, AND THE CONSEIL DU PATRONAT DU QUEBEC
 
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: SAM BOUTZIOUVIS
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT
Public offices held: No
 
Name: THOMAS D'AQUINO
Position title: CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND PRESIDENT
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: JOHN DILLON
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT
Public offices held: No
 
Name: ROSS LAVER
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DAVID STEWART-PATTERSON
Position title: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Public offices held: No
 

Public offices held: THOMAS D'AQUINO

Office of the Prime Minister
Special Assistant
1968-1972

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), AUDITOR GENERAL OF CANADA, Bank of Canada, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), CANADA CUSTOMS AND REVENUE AGENCY, CANADA POST, Canada School of Public Service (CSPS), Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, NAFTA Secretariat, National Defence (DND), National Energy Board (NEB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), OFFICE OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Defence, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: UNITED NATIONS (U.N.) CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE; KYOTO PROTOCOL; CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT; ENVIRONMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT; U.N. COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELPMENT; NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION (N.A. COMM ENV COOP); ENERGY POLICY; BUDGET; FISCAL & MONETARY POLICY; GOODS AND SERVICES TAX; FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION ACT; INCOME TAX ACT; NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA); SECURITY AND PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP OF NORTH AMERICA; NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION ON LABOUR COOPERATION (N.A. COMM LABOUR COOP); CANADA-US TRADE; FREE TRADE AGREEMENT OF THE AMERICAS; CANADA - CHILE TRADE; CANADA-COLOMBIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT; CANADA-JAPAN TRADE; CANADA-CHINA TRADE; CANADA-INDIA TRADE; TRANSATLANTIC TRADE; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION; CANADA-EUROPE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (EFTA); ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD); TRADE AND LABOUR; TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT; TRADE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION; G-8 SUMMIT; INTERNAL TRADE; COMPETITION POLICY; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY (SCI/TECH POL); ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; CANADA BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT; INFRASTRUCTURE; TECHOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS; HEALTH & SOCIAL TRANSFER; EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT & PREMIUMS; CANADA PENSION PLAN; OLD AGE SECURITY; EDUCATION; YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT; CONSTITUTION; CANADA LABOUR CODE; MILITARY; NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY; PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; SMART BORDER ACCORD; FED/PROV POWERS; COST RECOVERY; HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL UNION; VOLUNTARY SECTOR; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SUBSIDIES AND PARTNERSHIPS; IMMIGRATION; INNOVATION; PRODUCTIVITY; COMPETITIVENESS; LABOUR FORCE DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC SERVICE; CANADA/US BORDER; NORTH AMERICAN DEFENCE; PARLIAMENTARY REFORM; E-GOVERNANCE; ENERGY; NATIONAL SECURITY; INVESTMENT CANADA; FOREIGN OWNERSHIP; FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; LOBBYISTS REGISTRATION
Subject Matter: Prospective: U.N. CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE; KYOTO PROTOCOL;CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT; ENVIRONMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT; U.N. COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES AT RISK ACT; CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT; NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION; ENERGY POLICY; CANADA/US ENERGY POLICY AND TRADE; BUDGET; FISCAL & MONETARY POLICY; GOODS AND SERVICES TAX; FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION ACT; INCOME TAX ACT; NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT; SECURITY AND PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP OF NORTH AMERICA; NORTH AMERICAN COMMISISION ON LABOUR COOPERATION; CANADA - US TRADE; FREE TRADE AGREEMENT OF THE AMERICAS; CANADA - CHILE TRADE; CANADA-COLOMBIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT; CANADA-JAPAN TRADE; CANADA-CHINA TRADE; CANADA-INDIA TRADE; TRANSATLANTIC TRADE; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION; G-8 SUMMIT; CANADA-EFTA TRADE; ASIA - PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION; TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT; TRADE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; TRADE AND LABOUR;INTERNAL TRADE; COMPETITION POLICY; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; CANADA BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT; INFRASTRUCTURE; TECHNOLOGY PARTNESHIPS; HEALTH & SOCIAL TRANSFER; EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT & PREMIUMS; CANADA PENSION PLAN; OLD AGE SECURITY; EDUCATION; YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT; CONSTITUTION; FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS (FED/PROV POWERS); CANADA LABOUR CODE; COST RECOVERY; HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL UNION; VOLUNTARY SECTOR; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SUBSIDIES; IMMIGRATION; INNOVATION; PRODUCTIVITY; COMPETITIVENESS; LABOUR FORCE DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC SERVICE; CANADA/US BORDER; NORTH AMERICAN DEFENCE; PARLIAMENTARY REFORM; E-GOVERNANCE; ENERGY; NATIONAL DEFENCE; NATIONAL SECURITY; INVESTMENT CANADA; FOREIGN OWNERSHIP; FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; LOBBYISTS REGISTRATION.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program ASIA - PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION;
Bill or Resolution Bill C-24, An Act to impose a charge on the export of certain softwood lumber products to the United States;
Bill or Resolution Bill C-257, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code
Bill or Resolution Bill C-288, An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol;
Bill or Resolution Bill C-30, Canada's Clean Air Act
Bill or Resolution Bill C-377, An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change
Bill or Resolution Bill C-386, An Act to Amend the Investment Canada Act
Bill or Resolution Bill C-415, An Act to Amend the Canada Labour Code
Legislative Proposal BILL C-50, BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Legislative Proposal BILL C-55, CANADA-EFTA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Policy or Program BUDGET;
Policy or Program CANADA/US BORDER;
Policy or Program CANADA/US ENERGY POLICY AND TRADE;
Policy or Program CANADA BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT;
Policy or Program CANADA - CHILE TRADE;
Policy or Program CANADA-CHINA TRADE;
Policy or Program CANADA-COLOMBIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Policy or Program CANADA-EFTA TRADE;
Policy or Program CANADA-INDIA TRADE;
Policy or Program CANADA-JAPAN TRADE;
Policy or Program CANADA LABOUR CODE;
Policy or Program CANADA PENSION PLAN;
Policy or Program CANADA - US TRADE;
Policy or Program CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT;
Policy or Program CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT;
Policy or Program COMPETITION POLICY;
Policy or Program COMPETITIVENESS;
Policy or Program CONSTITUTION;
Policy or Program CORPORATE GOVERNANCE;
Policy or Program CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;
Policy or Program COST RECOVERY;
Policy or Program EDUCATION;
Policy or Program E-GOVERNANCE;
Policy or Program ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;
Policy or Program EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT AND PREMIUMS
Policy or Program ENERGY;
Policy or Program ENERGY POLICY;
Policy or Program ENVIRONMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT;
Policy or Program FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
Policy or Program FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS (FED/PROV POWERS);
Policy or Program FISCAL & MONETARY POLICY;
Policy or Program FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
Policy or Program FREE TRADE AGREEMENT OF THE AMERICAS;
Policy or Program G-8 SUMMIT;
Policy or Program GOODS AND SERVICES TAX;
Policy or Program HEALTH & SOCIAL TRANSFER
Policy or Program HEALTH CARE;
Policy or Program IMMIGRATION;
Policy or Program INCOME TAX ACT;
Policy or Program INFRASTRUCTURE;
Policy or Program INNOVATION;
Policy or Program INTERNAL TRADE;
Policy or Program INVESTMENT CANADA
Policy or Program KYOTO PROTOCOL;
Policy or Program LABOUR FORCE DEVELOPMENT;
Regulation LOBBYIST REGISTRATION
Policy or Program NATIONAL DEFENCE;
Policy or Program NATIONAL SECURITY.
Policy or Program NORTH AMERICAN COMMISISION ON LABOUR COOPERATION;
Policy or Program NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION;
Policy or Program NORTH AMERICAN DEFENCE;
Policy or Program NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT;
Regulation Notice of Intent to regulate greenhouse gases and other air emissions
Policy or Program OLD AGE SECURITY;
Policy or Program PARLIAMENTARY REFORM;
Policy or Program PRODUCTIVITY;
Policy or Program PUBLIC SERVICE;
Policy or Program SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY;
Policy or Program SECURITY AND PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP OF NORTH AMERICA
Policy or Program SOCIAL UNION;
Policy or Program SPECIES AT RISK ACT;
Policy or Program SUBSIDIES;
Bill or Resolution Taiwan Affairs Bill
Policy or Program TECHNOLOGY PARTNESHIPS;
Policy or Program TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT;
Policy or Program TRADE AND HUMAN RIGHTS;
Policy or Program TRADE AND LABOUR;
Policy or Program TRANSATLANTIC TRADE;
Policy or Program U.N. COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;
Policy or Program U.N. CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;
Policy or Program VOLUNTARY SECTOR;
Policy or Program WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;
Policy or Program YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT;

Subject matters added through a communication report
Airline Policy 2008-07-14


Responsible Officer Name

This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.

Name Change History:

Business Council of Canada/Conseil canadien des affaires

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

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name From To
Business Council of Canada/Conseil canadien des affaires 2019-02-12 current
Canadian Council of Chief Executives/Conseil canadien des chefs d'entreprise 2008-08-11 2019-02-12

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

  • Canadian Council of Chief Executives/Conseil canadien des chefs d'entreprise
  • Canadian Council of Chief Executives/Conseil canadien des chefs d'entreprise

Responsible Officer Change History

Business Council of Canada / Conseil canadien des affaires

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name From (YYYY-MM-DD) To (YYYY-MM-DD)
GOLDY HYDER 2018-10-15 Current
JOHN MANLEY 2010-01-01 2018-10-15
THOMAS D'AQUINO 1996-03-26 2010-01-01

Public offices held:


Public offices held: THOMAS D'AQUINO

Office of the Prime Minister
Special Assistant
1968-1972

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