Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 16 (1996-03-26 to 1996-10-11) 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.
| Organization: |
AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
1200 - 60 QUEEN STREET OTTAWA, ON K1P 5Y7 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-232-4297 |
| Fax number: | 613-232-1142 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | PETER R SMITH, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (AIAC) IS AN INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING 170 LARGE, MEDIUM AND SMALL CANADIAN ENTERPRISES THAT GENERATE MORE THAN 54,000 HIGH TECHNOLOGY JOBS AND ADDED IN EXCESS OF $11 BILLION TO THE COUNTRY'S GDP IN 1995. THE ASSOCIATION IS THE VOICE OF CANADA'S AEROSPACE INDUSTRY. AIAC ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS UNDERTAKES ADVOCACY, EXPORT PROMOTION AND EVENT PLANNING ACTIVITIES. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | AIAC HAS APPROXIMATELY 170 MEMBERS CLASSED INTO FOUR CATEGORIES BASED ON THEIR BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN CANADA OR THEIR SALES REVENUE. BRIEFLY THE CATEGORY CLASS DISTINCTION BREAKS DOWN IN THE FOLLOWING FASHION (SPECIAL CATEGORY WHOSE REVENUE EXCEEDS $225M IN SALES; CATEGORY I HAS THREE SUB-CLASSES BETWEEN $20M AND $225M; CATEGORY II COMPRISES SIX SUB-CLASSES FROM UP TO $500,000 TO $20M IN SALES). FINALLY, AFFILIATE MEMBER COMPANIES COMPRISE PROVINCIAL ASSOCIATIONS, FOREIGN COMPANIES WHO CANNOT FALL UNDER THE DEFINITION OF ORDINARY MEMBER. MEMBERSHIP FEES ARE PAID BASED ON THE COMPANY'S SALES REVENUE WHICH IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND MEMBERSHIP APPROVAL IS A MATTER OF BOARD CONSIDERATION. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | PETER BOAG |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | PETER SMITH |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
| 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: | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Environment Canada, Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Transport Canada (TC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) |
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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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Meetings, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Defence, Government Procurement, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | OVER THE PAST 6 MTHS AIAC HAS BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT IMPACTS OF PROGRAM REVIEW, TIMING OF DND ANNOUNCEMENT TO PROCURE REPLACEMENT SAR & MARITIME HELICOPTERS, STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES. AIAC DIRECTED MOST EFFORTS TO CONVINCING GOVERNMENT THAT THE FORMER DIPP WHICH WAS CUT AS PART OF THE GOVT'S EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE BUSINESS SUBSIDIES WAS IN ERROR & NEEDED TO BE RE-EXAMINED BECAUSE OF NEGATIVE IMPACT A LACK OF GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH AEROSPACE INDUSTRY WOULD HAVE IN THE FUTURE R&D & EMPLOYMENT PROPECTS IN THIS SECTOR. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS AIAC WILL CONTINUE TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE GOVERNMENT TO PUT APPROPRIATE MEASURES IN PLACE TO IMPLEMENT THE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. OTHER ISSUES EXPECTED TO BE PART OF THE ASSOCIATION'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS INCLUDE ALTERNATE SERVICE DELIVERY, OFF THE SHELF BUYING, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. OTHER ISSUES WILL LIKELY FALL OUT OF A THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF THE 1996 BUDGET. |