Registry of Lobbyists
Version 3 of 5 (1998-06-08 to 1999-04-10) 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.
| Corporation: |
CHC HELICOPTER CORPORATION
6194 VOYAGEUR DRIVE ORLEANS, ON K1C 2W3 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-841-6662 |
| Fax number: | 613-841-8101 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | ROBERT CHISHOLM, DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT |
| Description of activities: | CHC HELICOPTER CORPORATION IS A CANADIAN PUBLIC COMPANY WHICH IS PRIMARILY AN OPERATOR OF COMMERCIAL HELICOPTERS, OF WHICH IT HAS 228 AIRCRAFT OPERATING FROM 55 BASES THROUGHOUT CANADA AND 16 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF ITS ANNUAL REVENUES COME FROM ITS REPAIR AND OVERHAUL ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE CARRIED OUT AT FACILITIES IN VANCOUVER AND SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. THE VANCOUVER FACILITY, KNOWN AS THE ACRO AEROSPACE DIVISION, OVERHAULS ENGINES AND MAJOR HELICOPTER COMPONENTS, SUCH AS AIRFRAMES, TRANSMISSIONS, ROTOR BLADES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, AND AVIONICS. ACRO IS LICENCED BY ALL MAJOR WESTERN ENGINE AND HELICOPTER MANUFACTURERS. THIS DIVISION HAS CONTRACTS WITH THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO OVERHAUL BOTH THE ENGINES AND AIRFRAME COMPONENTS OF THE DND SEA KING HELICOPTERS. OPERATIONALLY, CHC PROVIDES HELICOPTER SUPPORT TO THE DND NORTH WARNING RADAR SYSTEM UNDER A SUB-CONTRACT TO FRONTEC. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: | The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking. |
| Other direct interests | The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking. |
| Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Industry Canada, National Defence (DND), Public Works and Government Services Canada, 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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Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Defence, Fisheries, Government Procurement, Regional Development, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Particulars: | CHC HELICOPTER CORPORATION (CHC) IS A MEMBER OF TEAM CORMORANT WHICH IS UNDER CONTRACT TO PROVIDE NEW SEARCH AND RESCUE HELICOPTERS TO DND. OUR INTEREST IS IN BECOMING THE IN-SERVICE SUPPORT CONTRACTOR FOR THIS FLEET. CHC IS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP A NEW AIRCRAFT COMPONENT MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN NEWFOUNDLAND BASED ON INDUSTRIAL AND REGIONAL BENEFITS RELATED TO THE CANADIAN SAR HELICOPTER PROJECT. ACRO HAS A NUMBER OF DND INITIATIVES UNDERWAY INVOLVING THE ENGINES FOR BOTH THE CURRENT SEA KING AND LABRADOR HELICOPTERS; ASSEMBLY AND SUPPORT OF THE ENGINES FOR THE CORMORANT; AND INVOLVEMENT IN A NUMBER OF NEW PROGRAMS FOR THE GRIFFON FLEET. THEY ARE ALSO PARTICIPATING IN THE DISPOSAL OF THE CH135 FLEET.CHC HAS AN ONGOING INTEREST IN CURRENT AND POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE SERVICE DELIVERY OPPORTUNITIES, SUCH AS-SUPPORT TO THE NORTH WARNING SYSTEM -CONTRACTING OUT DND BASE RESCUE HELICOPTER OPERATIONS-PROVIDING HELICOPTER SERVICES TO FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA. |