Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 16 (1996-10-10 to 1997-06-23) 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 IN EXCESS OF 190 LARGE, MEDIUM AND SMALL CANADIAN ENTERPRISES THAT GENERATE MORE THAN 57,000 HIGH TECH JOBS AND WILL ADD IN EXCESS OF $12.5 B TO THE COUNTRY'S GDP IN 1996. THE ASSO- CIATION IS THE VOICE OF CANADA'S AEROSPACE INDUSTRY. AIAC ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS UNDERTAKES ADVOCACY, EXPORT PROMOTION AND EVENT PLANN- ING ACTIVITIES. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | AIAC HAS APPROX. 190 MEMBERS CLASSED INTO FIVE CATEGORIES BASED ON THEIR BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN CANADA OR THEIR SALES REVENUE. BRIEFLY, THE CATEGORY CLASS DISTINICTION BREAKS DOWN IN THE FOLLOWING FASHION (SPECIAL CATEGORY WHOSE REVENUE EXCEEDS $225M IN SALES; CATEGORY 1 HAS THREE SUB-CLASSES BETWEEN $20M AND $225M; CATEGORY II COMPRISES SIX SUB-CLASSES FROM UP TO $500,000 TO $20M IN SALES). AFFILIATE MEMBER COMPANIES COMPRISE FOREIGN COMPANIES WHO CANNOT FALL UNDER THE DEFINITION OF ORDINARY MEMBER. FINALLY WE HAVE A NEW CLASS CALLED ASSOCIATE TO ACCOMMODATE PROVINCIAL ASSOCIATIONS OF WHICH WE HAVE FOUR IN THIS GROUPING (B.C., ALBERTA, N.S., AND ONTARIO). 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: | AIAC CONCERNED ABOUT DELAYS OF DND ANNOUNCEMENTS TO PROCURE REPLACEMENT HELICOPTERS. AIAC DIRECTED EFFORTS TO CONVINCE GOVT THAT GOVT/INDUSTRY RISK SHARING ON R&D NEEDED TO BE RE-EXAMINED BECAUSE OF NEGATIVE IMPACT A LACK OF GOVT INVOLVEMENT WOULD HAVE ON FUTURE R&D EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS IN THIS [AEROSPACE] SECTOR. TERMS & CONDITIONS OF THE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS CANADA (TPC) PROGRAMS INAPPROPRIATENESS OF USER FEES BEING IMPOSED BY TRANSPORT CANADA & INADEQUACY FOR AIRWORTHINESS ACTIVITIES ARE OF CONCERN. |
| 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 1997 BUDGET. |