Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 13 (1996-02-20 to 1996-10-24) 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: |
Certified General Accountants Association of Canada / Association des comptables généraux accrédités du Canada
700 - 1188 WEST GEORGIA STREET VANCOUVER, BC V6E 4A2 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 604-669-3555 | ||||
| Fax number: | 604-689-5845 | ||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | GUY LEGAULT, PRESIDENT & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | ||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | FORMED IN 1908 TO PROMOTE PROFESSIONALISM AMONG ACCOUNTANTS, THE CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS' ASSOCIATION OF CANADA HAS SINCE BECOME ONE OF CANADA'S LEADING ACCOUNTING BODIES AND A MAJOR FORCE IN INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING EDUCATION.TODAY, THE ASSOCIATION IS A SELF-REGULATING PROFESSIONAL BODY THAT REPRESENTS OVER 47,500 CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS AND CGA STUDENTS IN CANADA, BERMUDA, THE NATIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN AND THE PACIFIC RIM.CHARTERED BY AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT IN 1913, CGA-CANADA WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL ASSOCIATIONS TO PRODUCE AN EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT MAINTAINS RECOGNIZED STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE. THE ASSOCIATION SERVES THE PUBLIC INTEREST BY ENSURING THAT MEMBERS ADHERE TO THE HIGHTEST MEASURE OF PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT. | ||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS ARE REPRESENTED NATIONALLY THROUGH CGA-CANADA AND REGIONALLY THROUGH THEIR PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL CHAPTER STRUCTURES. THE NATIONAL BODY GIVES THE ASSOCIATION ITS UNITY AND STRENGHT, WHILE ENSURING UNIFORM EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ACROSS CANADA.MOST CGA STUDENTS AND MEMBERS BELONG TO A PROVINCIAL ASSOCIATION CHAPTER. CHAPTERS MEET PERIODICALLY TO EXCHANGE VIEWS AND IDEAS, AS WELL AS DISCUSS ISSUES INVOLVING CONTINUING EDUCATION. | ||||
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | Yes | ||||
| End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 1995-06-30 | ||||
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| Name: | MARK BOUDREAU |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | GUY LEGAULT |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | GEORGES LOZANO |
| Position title: | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | KEITH SCOTT |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, CGA INTERNATIONAL |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | AUDITOR GENERAL, ELECTRONIC LABOUR EXCHANCE, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada |
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Education, Employment and Training, Environment, Financial Institutions, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Small Business, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | .THE ASSOCIATION HAS GIVEN PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFS ON THE AGREEMENT ON INTERNAL TRADE, ENHANCING THE EXPORT CAPABILITY OF SMALL & MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES, AND A PRE-BUDGET SUBMISSION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS FINANCE COMMITTEE..THE ASSOCIATION HAS PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF INDUSTRY CANADA INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES, SUCH AS THE CANADA BUSINESS NETWORK'S COALITION. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | .CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS - CANADA WILL HOST A ROUNDTABLE ON THE AGREEMENT ON INTERNAL TRADE WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM INDUSTRY CANADA..THE ASSOCIATION WILL COMMENT ON THE 1996 FEDERAL BUDGET..THE ASSOCIATION WILL COMMENT ON CHANGE TO THE CANADIAN BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT..THE ASSOCIATION WILL COMMENT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TRADE RULES FOR SERVICES..THE ASSOCIATION IS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR CANADA..THE ASSOCIATION IS WORKING WITH THE CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO EXPAND THE CGA PROGRAM IN CHINA. |