Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

ONTARIO CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCATION / GRAEME HEDLEY, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: ONTARIO CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCATION
Responsible Officer Name: GRAEME HEDLEY, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 
Initial registration start date: 1996-04-08
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 779707-11744

Version 1 of 11 (1996-04-08 to 1996-11-06)

Version 1 of 11 (1996-04-08 to 1996-11-06) 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.

A. Organization Information

Organization: ONTARIO CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCATION
130 MALCOLM ROAD
GUELPH, ON  N1K 1B1
Canada
Telephone number: 519-824-0334
Fax number: 519-824-9101  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: GRAEME W HEDLEY, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT  
 
Description of the organization's activities: PROVIDE SERVICES TO COMMERCIAL BEEF CATTLE PRODUCERS IN ONTARIO RELATED TO COLLECTION ANALYSIS AND DISSEMINATION OF MARKET PRICES, BEEF ADVERTIZING AND PROMOTION, CONSUMER EDUCATION, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, AND REPRESENTING THE INTERESS OF ONTARIO CATTLEMEN IN POLICY DEVELOPMENT AT THE FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL LEVELS.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: COMMERCIAL BEEF CATTLE PRODUCERS WHO HAVE PAID A LICENSE FEE DEDUCTION (CHECKOFF) ON CATTLE.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last calendar year? Yes
End date of the organization's last completed financial year: 1995-12-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural AffFoodland On $66,000.00
Agriculture CanadaContract Research $42,997.00
Agriculture CanadaCAFDI Grant $44,262.50
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural AffJobs Ontari $75,456.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: PETER DORIS
Position title: SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: GRAEME HEDLEY
Position title: Executive Vice President
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Environment, Financial Institutions, Health, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: BEEF IMPORT POLICY REGARDING USE OF SUPPLEMENTARY PERMITS ABOVE TRQ LEVEL. RESEARCH GRANT TO STUDY SUBSTITUTABILITY OF DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED OCEANIC BEEF. GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION - EXEMPTION FOR FARMERS/ RANCHERS FROM REGISTRATION.
Subject Matter: Prospective: REINSTATEMENT OF COUNTERVAILING TARIFF ON BEEF FROM EUROPEAN UNION. LOBBYING TO ENSURE CANADA REMAINS FREE OF BSE AND THAT WORLD MARKETS REMAIN OPEN TO CANADIAN BEEF AND LIVE CATTLE. FARM SAFETY NET POLICY. SINGLE FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY.




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