Registration - In-house Organization

WINE GROWERS CANADA / VIGNERONS CANADA / Dan Paszkowski, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: WINE GROWERS CANADA / VIGNERONS CANADA
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Dan Paszkowski, President and Chief Executive Officer
Initial registration start date: 2006-01-31
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 778829-6170

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 524

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 14

Version 20 of 27 (2020-05-01 to 2021-09-01)

Registration versions:

Version 20 of 27 (2020-05-01 to 2021-09-01)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Consumer Issues
Economic Development
Health
Industry
Internal Trade
International Relations
International Trade
Labour
Research and Development
Small Business
Taxation and Finance
Tourism
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Application to obtain contribution from the AgriMarketing Program to be directed to export promotion of Canadian wines and internationally-related issues affecting the Canadian wine industry
Awarded funding to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's AgriMarketing Program for export programming support for 2018-2021 activities.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Monitor the Excise Tax Act as it pertains to tax issues affecting the Canadian wine industry
Monitor the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act in relation to inter-provincial trade issues
Monitor the Income Tax Act in relation to replant expenditures, tax deductions, tax credits

Policies or Program

Monitor international free trade agreements discussions as it pertains to international wine trade issues.
Monitor international trade challenges to Canadian wines in Canadian market
Monitor the Canadian Free Trade Agreement as it pertains to interprovincial direct-to-consumers shipping of Canadian wine
Monitor the World Wine Trade Group Labelling Agreement.

Regulation

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Chapter 10 - Guide to the Labelling of Alcoholic Beverages
Food and Drug Regulations Part B - Alcoholic Beverages
Icewine Regulation (SOR/2014-10)

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Justice Canada (JC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Senate of Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

WINE GROWERS CANADAAA IS A NATIONAL, NON-PROFIT INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION WHOSE MISSION IS "TO ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A VIBRANT, COMPETITIVE, AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE CANADIAN WINE INDUSTRY THROUGH FOCUSES LEADERSHIP." THIS IS DONE THROUGH EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION OF ITS MEMBERS' INTERESTS TO GOVERNMENT AND TO THE PUBLIC, THE ADVOCACY OF SUPPORTIVE GOVERNMENT POLICY AND PROGRAMS, AND THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO MEMBERS AND TO THE PUBLIC, SO AS TO ENHANCE THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE WINE SECTOR OPERATES.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Dan Paszkowski, President and Chief Executive Officer

Organization's membership or classes of membership

MEMBERS INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL SMALL, MEDIUM AND LARGE SIZE WINERIES, WINERY ASSOCIATONS FROM ONTARIO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, QUEBEC AND NOVA SCOTIA AS WELL AS COMPANIES THAT SUPPLY PRODUCTS/SERVICES TO THE WINE INDUSTRY.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2019-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)	$431,376.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
200-440 Laurier Ave. W.
Ottawa, ON K1R 7X6
Canada

Telephone number: 613-782-2283
Fax number: 613-782-2239

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Asha Hingorani, Director, Government and Public Affairs | Public offices held
Dan Paszkowski, President and Chief Operating Officer | Public offices held

WINE GROWERS CANADA/VIGNERONS CANADA

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
WINE GROWERS CANADA/VIGNERONS CANADA	2020-02-14	current
CANADIAN VINTNERS ASSOCIATION	2008-07-02	2020-02-14

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

CANADIAN VINTNERS ASSOCIATION

WINE GROWERS CANADA / VIGNERONS CANADA

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant House of Commons, Office of Maria Minna	December 2009 to May 2011	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Policy Advisor Minister Ann McLellan, Mining and Forestry	December 1993 to June 1997	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant House of Commons, Office of Maria Minna	December 2009 to May 2011	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

Search and menus

Language selection

Registration - In-house Organization

WINE GROWERS CANADA / VIGNERONS CANADA / Dan Paszkowski, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 20 of 27 (2020-05-01 to 2021-09-01)

Version 20 of 27 (2020-05-01 to 2021-09-01)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization