Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA / GAYLEN DUNCAN, PRESIDENT & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
Responsible Officer Name: GAYLEN DUNCAN, PRESIDENT & CEO 
Initial registration start date: 1996-03-04
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 779797-11894

Version 7 of 7 (1999-12-16 to 2000-07-16)

Version 7 of 7 (1999-12-16 to 2000-07-16) 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: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
402 - 2800 SKYMARK AVENUE
MISSISSAUGA, ON  L4W 5A6
Canada
Telephone number: 905-602-8345
Fax number: 905-602-8346  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: GAYLEN A DUNCAN, PRESIDENT & CEO  
 
Description of the organization's activities: ITAC PROMOTES A BUSINESS CLIMATE CONDUCIVE TO INDUSTRY GROWTH THROUGH A POLICY AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM FOCUSED ON KEY NATIONAL ISSUES AND FACILITATES MEMBER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TARGETED PROGRAMS AND A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE. MEMBERS ALSO BENEFIT FROM ITAC'S INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCES.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SERVICE SECTORS, SYSTEM INTEGRATORS AND ELECTRONIC CONTENT PROVIDERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE REGULAR, FULL VOTING MEMBERS. OTHER FIRMS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN INTEREST IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MAY JOIN AS ASSOCIATE MEMBERS.
 
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: 1999-04-30
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
DFAIT - YOUTH INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM $180,000.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: DAVID BETTS
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: VICTOR BOERSMA
Position title: DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND REGULATION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: ROBERT CROW
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, POLICY
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: GAYLEN DUNCAN
Position title: PRESIDENT & CEO
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: PAUL KENNEDY
Position title: PRESIDENT, KENNEDY MANAGEMENT PARTNERS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: LYNDA LEONARD
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: WILLIAM MUNSON
Position title: DIRECTOR , POLICY
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: LINDA OLIVER
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: BARBARA WYNNE-EDWARDS
Position title: SPECIAL ADVISOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
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: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, COPYRIGHT BOARD, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, National Defence (DND), OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Education, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, PRIVACY AND STANDARDS, Employment and Training, Government Procurement, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Trade, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: SR&ED REVIEW PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS BROADCAST EXEMPTIONS CRTC LOCAL PRICING NTIP/CTIP PROCUREMENT REVIEWS: COMMON PURPOSE PROCUREMENT, CONTRACT TERMS & CONDITIONS, STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT INITIATIVE MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON INVESTMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWORLD CONFERENCES SPONSORED BY INDUSTRY CANADA
Subject Matter: Prospective: FEDERAL BUDGET SR&ED REVIEW ACCESS TO INFORMATION HIGHWAY PROCUREMENT REVIEWS: COMMON PURPOSE PROCUREMENT, CONTRACT TERMS & CONDITIONS STANDARDS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRADE, LOBBYING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RE: YEAR 2000 IMPLEMENTATION.




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