Registry of Lobbyists
Version 3 of 3 (1997-06-20 to 1998-02-17) 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: |
Forest Products Association of Canada / Association des produits forestiers du Canada
1900 - 1155 METCALFE STREET MONTREAL, QC H3B 4T6 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 514-866-6621 |
| Fax number: | 514-866-3035 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | ELINOR BLANCHARD, SECRETARY & V.P., ISSUES MANAGMENT |
| Description of the organization's activities: | FOUNDED IN 1913, THE CANADIAN PULP AND PAPER ASSOCIATION IS THE NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION OF THE CANADIAN PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY. THE CPPA PURSUES OBJECTIVES IN PUBLIC AND OPERATIONAL AREAS SUCH AS SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TAXATION AND TRADE PRACTICES. IN 1996, INDUSTRY SHIPMENTS WERE VALUED AT ALMOST CDN $55 BILLION, 80% OF WHICH WAS EXPORTED TO OVER 100 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | CPPA MEMBERS ARE COMPANIES WHICH MANUFACTURE PULP AND/OR PAPER MILLS IN CANADA.THE CPPA HAS TWO SECTIONS WHICH OFFER MEMBERSHIP TO OTHER PARTIES: THE TECHNICAL SECTION WHICH PURSUES COMMON INTERESTS IN THE FIELD OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND THE WOODLANDS FORUM WHICH PURSUES COMMON INTERESTS IN FIELD OF FOREST MANAGEMENT ISSUES. |
| 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 BARRON |
| Position title: | SENIOR V.P., ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES & TECHNOLOGY |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DAVID CHURCH |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, TRANSPORTATION, DISTIBUTION, RECYCLING |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | FIONA COOK |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CHRISTOPHER DAVIS |
| Position title: | SENIOR ADVISOR, TRADE |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ROBERT DECARIE |
| Position title: | SENIOR ADVISOR, BIODIVERSITY |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | LUCIE DESFORGES |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | LISE LACHAPELLE |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT AND CEO |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SYLVIE MALLETTE |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JEAN-PIERRE MARTEL |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, FORESTS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | BRIAN MCCLAY |
| Position title: | SENIOR V.P., TRADE AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | BRIAN MCCLAY |
| Position title: | SENIOR V.P., TRADE AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | KEVIN MCELHATTON |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MADELEINE MCNICOLL |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SIMON NADEAU |
| Position title: | SENIOR ADVISOR, BIODIVERSITY |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JOEL NEUHEIMER |
| Position title: | MANAGER, MARKET ACCESS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | LORRAINE OSTIGUY |
| Position title: | ADVISOR, TRADE INFORMATION |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ANTHONY ROTHERHAM |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CLAUDE ROY |
| Position title: | SENIOR DIR., ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRA |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | STEVE STINSON |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND BUSINESS ISSUES |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ROBERT WOOD |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL SECTION |
| 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: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, National Energy Board (NEB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) |
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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: | Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, Industry, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | SUBMITTED THE INDUSTRY POSITION ON: BILL C-65 (ENDANGERED SPECIES LEGISLATION);BILL C-66 (PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CANADA LABOUR CODE - PART I);BILL C-74 (CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT);BILL C-44 (CANADA MARINE ACT);BILL C-43 (AN ACT TO AMEND THE RAILWAY SAFETY ACT)BILL C-58 (CANADA SHIPPING ACT AMENDMENTSCONTACT WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS REGARDING EUROPEAN UNION ECOLABELLING ISSUES, THE EU NEWSPRINT QUOTA; WTO, FREE TRADE AND TARIFF ACCELERATION INITITIVES, AND AMENDMENTS TO THE CUSTOMS ACT; SOUGHT GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR AN INTERNATIONAL FOREST CONVENTION AT THE UNITED NATIONS;PROVIDED INDUSTRY SUGGESTIONS AND OPINIONS REGARDING FEDERAL BUDGET;APPEARANCE BEFORE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY REGARDING STUDY OF BOREAL FORESTS; |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | MONITOR LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING:CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION ACT; MARINE SERVICES FEES AND NATIONAL MARINE POLICY; RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FUNDING AND PROGRAMS; TARIFF ACCELERATION; EUROPEAN ECOLABELLING ISSUES; WTO AND NAFTA TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT ISSUES; INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY CONVENTION; NATIONAL FORESTRY SERVICE;CLIMATE CHANGE;TOXIC SUBSTANCES MANAGEMENT POLICY;ENDANGERED SPECIES LEGISLATION; CEPA [ CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT] REVIEW;NATURAL PROTECTED AREAS STRATEGY; CHANGES TO PENSION PLAN AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PLAN; FINANCE ISSUES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES;GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT POLICIES BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA;FOREST MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND FORESTRY CERTIFICATION; |