Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

The Canadian National Railway Company / La Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada / Tracy Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: The Canadian National Railway Company / La Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada
Responsible Officer Name: Tracy Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-15
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 951358-5260

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 1679

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 45

Version 6 of 98 (2008-01-30 to 2008-08-15)

Version 6 of 98 (2008-01-30 to 2008-08-15) 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. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: The Canadian National Railway Company / La Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada
935 de La Gauchetiere St. West
Montréal, QC  H3B 2M9
Canada
Telephone number: 613-562-9580
Fax number: 613-562-9324  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: E. Hunter Harrison, President and Chief Executive Officer  
Description of activities: CN operates Canada's largest railway system, supplying customers in Canada, the U.S. and abroad with freight rail transportation and related services.
 
Parent: The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations.
Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking.
Other direct interests The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? Yes
End date of the corporation's last completed financial year: 2007-12-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Transport Canada - Capital Car Program $811,145.21
Transport Canada - ACR Passenger Train $4,182,204.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Sean Finn
Position title: Senior Vice-President Public Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: David Miller
Position title: Assistant Vice-President
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Sandra Wood
Position title: Director
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: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Privy Council Office (PCO), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), 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: Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Canada Border Services Agency, Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Trade, Labour, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: - Calls, correspondence and meetings related to Bill C-8- Calls, correspondence and meetings related to disposition of federal grain hopper car fleet- Calls, meetings and correspondence related to climate change issues- Calls, correspondence and meetings related to safety issues- Calls related to noise/proximity issues- Calls related to branchline issues- Calls, correspondence and meetings related to Aboriginal issues- Calls and meetings related to Pacific Gateway initiative- Calls, correspondence and meetings related to certain private members bills- Calls and meetings re Atlantic Gateway initiative- Calls and correspondence relted to Labour issues- Calls related to Port issues
Subject Matter: Prospective: - Calls, correspondence and meetings related to Bill C-8- Calls, meetings and correspondence related to climate change issues- Calls, correspondence and meetings related to safety issues- Calls and meetings related to noise/proximity issues- Calls related to branchline issues- Calls, correspondence and meetings related to Aboriginal issues- Calls, correspondence and meetings related to the Pacific Gateway initiative and other gateway initiatives- Calls and meetings related to shortline rail issues- Calls, correspondence and meetings related to port issues- Calls, correspondence and meetings related to certain private members bills
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Atlantic Gateway Initiative
Bill or Resolution Bill C-23, An Act to Amend the Canada Marine Act, the Canada Transportation Act, the Pilotage Act and other Acts in Consequence.
Bill or Resolution Bill C-415, An Act to amend the Labour Code (replacement workers)
Bill or Resolution Bill C-8, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (railway transportation)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Funding Contribution agreement for Remote Rail Passenger service (Transport Canada)
Policy or Program Pacific Gateway Initiative
Policy or Program Review of the Rail Safety Act
Policy or Program Transport Canada Review of Railway Service




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