Registry of Lobbyists
Version 4 of 6 (1997-10-23 to 1998-04-27) 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: |
CANADIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (THE)
501 - 350 SPARKS STREET OTTAWA, ON K1R 7S8 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-238-4000 |
| Fax number: | 613-238-7643 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | TIMOTHY E REID, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
| Description of the organization's activities: | FOUNDED IN 1925, THE CANADIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS THE NATION'S LARGEST AND MOST REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION. IT IS THE ONLY GROUP THAT REPRESENTS BOTH SMALL AND LARGE FIRMS OF EVERY TYPE FROM EVERY REGION IN CANADA. THE CANADIAN CHAMBER IS A UNIQUE NETWORK OF 500 COMMU NITY CHAMBERS AND BOARDS OF TRADE ACROSS CANADA. IN ADDITION, ITS NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF CORPORATIONS, AND MORE THAN 65 TRADE AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP FOR WHICH THE CHAMBER SPEAKS EXCEEDS 170,000. AS CANADA'S LARGEST BUSINESS GROUP, IT IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONG AND VITAL ECONOMY. THE CHAMBER MONITORS FEDERAL ISSUES, SOLICITS THE VIEWS OF THE CANADIAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND COMMUNICATES THEM TO POLICYMAKERS IN OTTAWA. THE CHAMBER'S HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED IN OTTAWA. IT ALSO HAS OFFI CES IN TORONTO, MONTREAL AND TAIWAN. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, VISIT THE WEB SITE AT: WWW.CHAMBER.CA |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THE CHAMBER'S MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF: ORGANIZATION MEMBERS INCLUDING CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND BOARDS OF TRADE LOCATED IN CANADA; CORPORATION MEMBERS CONSISTING OF CORPORATIONS, FIRMS AND PARTNERSHIPS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE OF CANADA; ASSOCIATE MEMBERS INCLUDING BUSINESS, TRADE AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE OF CANADA; INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS CONSISTING OF PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE OF CANADA; AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERS WHICH ARE ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE PURPOSE IT IS TO PROMOTE TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN CANADA AND OTHER COUNTRIES. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | DAVID BROWN |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SCOTT CAMPBELL |
| Position title: | POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SHARON GLOVER |
| Position title: | SR. V.P., CORPORATE AFFAIRS AND MEMBERSHIP |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DAVID HECNAR |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | FRANCESCA IACURTO |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ROBERT KEYES |
| Position title: | SR. V-P., INTERNATIONAL |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SEAN PETERSON |
| Position title: | POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | TIMOTHY REID |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT |
| 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: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Competition Tribunal (CT), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Energy Board (NEB), National Film Board (NFB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Pension Appeals Board (PAB), Privy Council Office (PCO), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), 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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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Defence, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Fisheries, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Tourism, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | OUR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS HAVE LARGELY FOCUSED ON COMMUNICATING WITH THE AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS; DEBT/DEFICIT REDUCTION; EI [ EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE] PREMIUMS; INTERNAL TRADE; NATIONAL UNITY; CEPA REVIEW [ CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT] ; CANADA LABOUR CODE REVIEW; SENIORS BENEFIT; BILL C-91 [ DRUG PATENT] REVIEW; MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON INVESTMENT; GLOBAL TRADE IN SERVICE; APEC. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | DEBT/DEFICIT REDUCTION; INTERNAL TRADE; NATIONAL UNITY; CEPA REVIEW; EI PREMIUMS; DRUG PATENT REVIEW; COST RECOVERY; CANADA LABOUR CODE REVIEW; CPP [ CANADA PENSION PLAN] REFORM; CHANGES TO COMPETITION ACT; MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON INVESTMENT; FREE TRADE OF THE AMERICAS; GLOBAL TRADE IN SERVICES. |