Registry of Lobbyists
Version 5 of 7 (2000-05-26 to 2000-11-29) 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: | LISE LACHAPELLE, PRESIDENT & CEO |
| 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 1998, INDUSTRY SHIPMENTS WERE VALUED AT CDN $21 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 IN CANADA. |
| 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 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 RELATIONS & INTERNATIONAL 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: | 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: | 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: | JOEL NEUHEIMER |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS |
| 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: | ESTHER SZYNKARSKY |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | LUCIE VEILLEUX |
| Position title: | MANAGER, ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | KIRSTEN VICE |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, ENVIRONMENT, FORESTRY AND TECHNOLOGY |
| 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), 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), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), 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: | Aboriginal Affairs, 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: CANADA ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION ACT (CESPA); BILL C-15, AN ACT TO AMEND THE CANADA SHIPPING ACT; BILL C-9, AN ACT CONCERNING THE CANADIAN PORTS; BILL C-19, (AN ACT TO AMEND THE CANADA LABOUR CODE (PART I); BILL C-28, INCOME TAX AMENDMENTS ACT, 1997; BILL C-32, CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1998 (CEPA); BILL C-77, AN ACT TO AMEND THE MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSPORT ACT, 1987; BILL C-48, MARINE CONSERVATION AREAS ACT; BILL C-58, AN ACT TO AMEND THE RAILWAY SAFETY ACT; BILL C-44, CANADA MARINE ACT; CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT (CEAA); FISHERIES ACT; SHIPPING CONFERENCE EXEMPTION ACT(SCEA)CONTACT WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS REGARDING EUROPEAN UNION ECOLABELLING ISSUES, THE EU NEWSPRINT QUOTA; WTO, FREE TRADE AND TARIFF ACCELERATION INITIATIVES, 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; APPEARANCE BEFORE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REGARDING THE ROLE OF ENFORCEMENT; APPEARANCE BEFORE THE PARLIAMENTARY SUB-COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE, TRADE DISPUTES AND INVESTMENT, OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FREE TRADE AREA OF THE AMERICAS; PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CONCERNING FUTURE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITHIN THE WTO; APPEARANCE BEFORE THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; STANDING COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRY. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | MONITOR LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING:RAIL TRANSPORTATION; CANADA MARINE ACT; TARIFF ACCELERATION; EUROPEAN ECOLABELLING ISSUES; WTO AND NAFTA TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT ISSUES; INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY CONVENTION; NATIONAL FORESTRY SERVICE; CLIMATE CHANGE; BIODIVERSITY; TOXIC SUBSTANCES MANAGEMENT POLICY; ENDANGERED SPECIES LEGISLATION; CEPA [ CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT] REVIEW; NATURAL PROTECTED AREAS STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS MONITORING; FINANCE ISSUES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES;GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT POLICIES BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA; FOREST MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND FORESTRY CERTIFICATION; TAXATION; ENERGY DEREGULATION. |