Registry of Lobbyists
Version 6 of 13 (1999-03-08 to 1999-10-15) 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.
| 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 60,500 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 HIGHEST 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 STRENGTH, 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 TO 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: | 1998-06-30 | ||||||||
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| Name: | CHARLES BERGERON |
| Position title: | AGENT RESPONSABLE DES RELATIONS GOUVERNEMENTALES |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MARK BOUDREAU |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, PUBLIC & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | RON BOURQUE |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | LYLE HANDFIELD |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS |
| 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: | VICE-PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SHIRLEY REILLY |
| Position title: | CHAIR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SYLVIE VOGHEL |
| Position title: | PREMIERE VICE-PRESIDENTE DU CONSEIL |
| 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: | Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL, Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) |
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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: | ISSUED A PRE-BUDGET SUBMISSION; COMMENTED ON THE 1999 FEDERAL BUDGET, AGREEMENT ON INTERNAL TRADE AND CHANGES TO THE CANADIAN BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT [ CBCA] AND NATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARD-SETTING BODY. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | SEEKING LEGISLATIVE CHANGES TO THE CCA - CANADA CORPORATION ACT; SEEKING CHANGES TO THE CANADA BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT [ CBCA], COMMENTING ON THE UPCOMING TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITHIN THE WTO. |