Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 11 (1996-07-03 to 1996-12-17) 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: |
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOBACCO AND CONFECTIONERY DISTRIBUTORS (NATCD)
504 - 3090 LE CARREFOUR BLVD LAVAL, QC H7T 2J7 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 514-682-6556 |
| Fax number: | 514-682-6732 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | LUC DUMULONG, PRÉSIDENT |
| Description of the organization's activities: | NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION REGROUPING INDEPENDENT WHOLESALER- DISTRIBUTORS ACROSS CANADA. FOUNDED IN 1955, NATCD ORGANISES MEETINGS, SEMINARS, CONVENTIONS. NATCD ALSO PUBLISHES "CONTACT" (BULLETIN) 6 TIMES A YEAR. WHEN NEEDED, WE ALSO PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENTS WITH INFORMATION ON THE TRADE. WE CAN ALSO PRESENT BRIEFS ON PROPOSED LEGISLATIONS THAT MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR MEMBERS. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | OUR MEMBERSHIP IS MADE OF 2 TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP: WHOLESALE MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATE-MEMBERS. THE FORMER IS FOR WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS OF CONFECTIONERY, TOBACCO, GROCERY AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE. THE ASSOCIATE-MEMBERS CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP IS RESERVED FOR SUPPLIERS OF PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTED BY THE WHOLESALERS WE REPRESENT (I.E. MANUFACTURERS, BROKERS, IMPORTERS...) |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | LUC DUMULONG |
| Position title: | Executive Vice President |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MARIA WOODBURY |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP SERVICES |
| 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: | Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Solicitor General Canada (SGC) |
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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, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Health, Industry, Internal Trade, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Regional Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | TOBACCO CONTROL: A BLUEPRINT TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF CANADIANS. ON THIS ISSUE, WE SENT LETTERS TO THE HEALTH MINISTER AND SOLICITOR GENERAL ON POTENTIAL IMPACTS THE PROPOSED PAPER MIGHT HAVE ON OUR MEMBERS, ON CONTRABAND, ON COUNTERFEITING, AS WELL AS SMOKING PREVALENCE. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | WE EXPECT TO SEE A LEGISLATION BEING TABLED IN THE COMING MONTHS. WE SHOULD MAKE PRESENTATIONS BEFORE THE STANDING COMMITTEE REGARDING OUR POSITION, AS WELL AS PROVIDE INFORMATION FROM THE DISTRIBUTION EXPERTS, OUR MEMBERS. |