Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 3 (1998-01-14 to 1999-01-25) 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.
| Corporation: |
CELANESE CANADA INC.
800 RENE-LEVESQUE BLVD. 26TH FLOOR MONTREAL, QC H3B 1Z1 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 514-871-5506 |
| Fax number: | 514-871-5606 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | NANCY J CARRELL, VP, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY |
| Description of activities: | CELANESE CANADA INC., A CANADIAN COMPANY HEADQUARTERED IN MONTREAL, QUIBEC, IS A MANUFACTURER OF CHEMICALS AND FIBRES. FOR MOST OF ITS PRODUCTS, THE COMPANY IS THE SOLE OR A MAJOR CANADIAN PRODUCER, SERVING CUSTOMERS IN BOTH DOMESTIC AND EXPORT MARKETS. ITS CHEMICAL DIVISION MANUFACTURES PETROCHEMICALS INCLUDING METHANOL, VINYL ACETATE MONOMER, ACETIC ACID, ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, PENTAERYTHRITOL, FORMALDEHYDE AND SOLVENTS AS WELL AS CELLULOSE ACETATE TOW AND FLAKE IN EDMONTON, ALBERTA, AND PRODUCES CELLULOSE ACETATE FILAMENT YARN IN DRUMMONDVILLE, QUIBEC.THE FIBRES DIVISION HEAD IN MILLHAVEN, ONTARIO, PRODUCES POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET) PACKAGING RESINS FOR PLASTICS CONTAINERS AND POLYESTER STAPLE FIBRE FOR CARPETS AND APPAREL. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: | The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking. |
| Other direct interests | The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking. |
| Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| 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 International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), National Energy Board (NEB), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC) |
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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, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Government Procurement, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Trade, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Particulars: | TO DATE THE COMPANY HAS NOT BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. HOWEVER, WHEN THE NEED ARISES, IT IS OUR INTENTION TO PRESENT BRIEFS FOR CONSIDERATION WITH RESPECT TO LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AND/OR BILLS AND REGULATIONS, SUCH AS THE REVIEW OF TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS ACT & REGULATIONS; PACKAGING AND LABELLING REGULATIONS FOR CHEMICALS; CLIMATE CHANGE RULES; CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT [ CEPA]. |