Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 13 (1997-10-14 to 1998-04-15) 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: |
AUTOMOTIVE PARTS MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION (APMA)
516 - 195 THE WEST MALL TORONTO, ON M9C 5K1 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 416-620-4220 | ||||||||||||
| Fax number: | 416-620-9730 | ||||||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | GERALD B FEDCHUN, PRESIDENT | ||||||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: THE APMA MAKES SUBMISSIONS TO BOTH THE FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL LEVELS OF GOVERNEMENT ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES, AND SERVES AS CO-CHAIR OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNEMENT'S AUTOMOTIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE MINISTERS OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS. THE APMA ORGANIZES AND HOSTS SEVERAL CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS SUCH AS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, HUMAN RESSOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. THE APMA ALSO PUBLISHES NEWSLETTERS, POSITION PAPERS, RESEARCH PAPERS, STAISTICAL DIGESTS, SURVEYS ON SIMILAR TOPICS AND AN INDUSTRY DIRECTORY. THE APMA PROMOTES TRADE THROUGH PLANNING AND PARTICIPATION IN TRADE MISSIONS ANS TRADE FAIRS. | ||||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THERE ARE FOUR CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP:-REGULAR MEMBERS ARE COMPANIES THAT MANUFACTURE, IN CANADA, PARTS, SYSTEM COMPONENTS, MATERIALS, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES, OR PROVIDES SERVICES USED IN THE AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.-VEHICLE MANUFACTURER MEMBERS ARE MEMBERS ENGAGED IN THE SAME BUSINESS AS REGULAR MEMBERS, BUT WHICH ARE SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES, ETC. OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN WICH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY HOLDS A MAJORITY OWNERSHIP POSITION.-INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATES MEMBERS ARE MEMBERS ENGAGED IN THE SAME TYPE(S) OF ACTIVITY AS REGULAR MEMBERS, OUTSIDE CANADA.-ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE COMPANIES NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REGULAR MEMBERSHIP BUT WICH WISH TO SUPPORT AND BE INVOLVED IN APMA ACTIVITIES. | ||||||||||||
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last calendar year? | Yes | ||||||||||||
| End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 1996-12-31 | ||||||||||||
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| Name: | GERALD FEDCHUN |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | KENNETH MACDONALD |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, POLICY DEVELOPMENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | A. JASON REID |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, MARKETING |
| 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: | Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, MINISTRY OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Revenue Canada (RC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Transport Canada (TC), VARIOUS MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (IDENTIFIED IN SECTION F) |
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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: | Constitutional Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Labour, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | -REFORMS TO THE PROGRAM FOR EXPORT MARKET DEVELOPMENT (PEMD)-TARIFFS ON IMPORTED FINISHED VEHICLES AND AUTO PARTS-REFORMS TO THE SPECIAL IMPORT MEASURES ACT-PARTICIPATED IN STEEL ROUNDTABLE-FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR TECHNICAL TRAINNING AND APPRENTICESHIP (AUTOMOTIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE)-NEGOTIATING FOR A MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON INVESTMENT (MAI) |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | -APPLICATION FOR FUNDING UNDER PEMD-REFORMS TO THE PEMD PROGRAM-TARIFFS FOR IMPORTED FINISHED VEHICLES AND AUTO PARTS AND THE AUTOMOTIVE TRADE POLICY REVIEW GENERALLY-REFORMS TO THE GST-SPECIAL IMPORT MEASURES ACT (SIMA) REFORMS-SHORT TERM RELIEF FROM SIMA DUTIES ON STEEL-PARTICIPATED IN THE QUARTERLY "STEEL ROUNDTABLE"-FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR TECHNICAL TRAINNING AND APPRENTICESHIP-REFORMS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEM-NEGOTIATING FOR A MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON INVESTMENT (MAI) AND FOR THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT OF THE AMERICAS |