Registry of Lobbyists
Version 7 of 11 (1999-07-01 to 2000-01-10) 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: |
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. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Revenue Canada (RC), 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, Regional Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | MET WITH THE FINANCE MINISTRY OFFICIAL ON ZERO-RATING GST ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO REDUCE TAX EVASION AND CONTRABAND ACTIVITIES |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | MORE REPRESENTATION ON THE GST TAX CHANGE TO CURTAIL THE IMPORTANT RETAIL SALES TAX EVASION FROM NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE RETAILERS IN CANADA.WE WILL SEEK MEETING WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL AND THE MINISTER ON HIS INTENTION TO POSSIBLY BAN TOBACCO PRODUCT DISPLAY AT RETAIL. |