Registry of Lobbyists
Version 4 of 4 (1997-10-06 to 1997-12-10) 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.
| Organization: |
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (ATAC)
1100 - 255 ALBERT STREET OTTAWA, ON K1P 6A9 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-233-7727 |
| Fax number: | 613-230-8648 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | JOHN CRICHTON, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
| Description of the organization's activities: | ATAC REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION IN CANADA. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERESTS OF AIRLINES, BOTH SCHEDULED AND CHARTER, REGIONAL AIR CARRIERS, AIR TAXI OPERATORS, HELICOPTER OPERATORS AND FLIGHT TRAINING SCHOOLS. ATAC'S PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON AIR REGULATIONS AND SAFETY MATTERS. IN ADDITION, ATAC DEALS WITH MATTERS OF TAXATION, LABOUR LEGISLATION, AND OTHER ISSUES WHICH IMPACT ON OUR MEMBERS' OPERATIONS. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | ATAC MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES INCLUDE "OPERATOR" MEMBERS, THOSE IN THE BUSINESS OF COMMERCIAL AVIATION, "ASSOCIATE" MEMBERS, SUPPLIERS TO OUR INDUSTRY, AND "HONORARY LIFE" MEMBERS, INDIVIDUALS WE WISH TO HONOUR FOR THEIR SERVICE. IN ADDITION, CERTAIN REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DEALING WITH AVIATION MATTERS ARE "AFFILIATE" MEMBERS. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | JOHN CRICHTON |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT AND C.E.O. |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DOUGLAS DAWSON |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | HOWARD GOLDBERG |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | FREDERICK JONES |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, HELICOPTER,CHARTER,FLIGHT TRAINING |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MICHAEL SKROBICA |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JACK SQUIRES |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, FLIGHT OPERATIONS |
| 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), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Justice Canada (JC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), 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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Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, Defence, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Government Procurement, Health, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Labour, Taxation and Finance, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | HARMONIZATION OF REGULATONS FAA/JAA PILOT FLIGHT AND DUTY TIME TRANSPORT CANADA REORGANIZATION CANADIAN AVIATION REGULATIONS (CARS) NAFTA IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS ANO VI I, N O 3 & 6 BILL C-20:( ACT RESPECTING THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF CIVIL AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES) NATIONAL AIRPORTS POLICY ACCE SSIBLITY REGULATIONS AND CODES OF PRACTICE CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION AGENCY AND ACT COMBI AIRCRAFT AD,GLYCOL USAGE AT AIRPORTS,PART I CANADA LABOUR CODE, CABIN SAFETY,BILL C-66(PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CANADA LABOUR CODE - PART I), BILL C-70 - AMEND EXCISE TAX |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | FLIGHT ATTENDANT DUTY TIME REGULATION AND OTHER TRANSPORT CANADA SAFETY REGULATIONS IMMIGRATION MOU FOR AIR CARRIERS GLYCOL MITIGATION AT AIRPORTS HARMONIZATION OF GST TRANSFER OF TRANSPORT CANADA SECURITY EQUIPMENT CDN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE COUNCIL AIR TRANSPORTATION TAX AIR CARRIER SECURITY REGULATIONS DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS AMENDMENTS TO PARTS I,II&II CANADA LABOUR CODE USER FEES, NATIONAL AIRPORT POLICY, PILOT MEDICAL STANDARDS, NAFTA, AVIATION FUELLING |