Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 13 (1998-04-15 to 1998-11-12) 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 GOVERNMENT 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 RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. THE APMA ALSO PUBLISHES NEWSLETTERS, POSITION PAPERS, RESEARCH PAPERS, STATISTICAL 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, SYSTEMS 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 WHICH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY HOLDS A MAJORITY OWNERSHIP POSITION.- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATE 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 WHICH 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: | 1997-12-31 | ||||||||||||
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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), House of Commons, 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) |
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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: | - TARIFFS ON AUTOMOTIVE PARTS AND FINISHED VEHICLES- REFORMS TO THE SPECIAL IMPORT MEASURES ACT- PARTICIPATED IN STEEL ROUNDTABLE- FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR TECHNICAL TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIP (AUTOMOTIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE)- NEGOTIATIONS FOR A MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON INVESTMENT [ MAI]- POSSIBLE GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR R & D IN AUTOMOTIVE MATERIALS AND/OR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES- GRANTS UNDER THE DFAIT PROGRAM, PROGRAM FOR EXPORT MARKET DEVELOPMENT [ PEMD], FOR VARIOUS APMA SERVICES AND PUBLICATIONS |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | - APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING UNDER PEMD OR OTHER GOVT PROGRAMS- REFORMS TO THE PEMD PROGRAM- REFORMS TO THE SPECIAL IMPORT MEASURES ACT- MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON INVESTMENT [ MAI], TRADE AGREEMENT OF THE AMERICAS, AND FREE TRADE WITH MERCOSUR- FEDERAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING GRANTS, FOR TECHNICAL TRAINING; AND APPRENTICESHIP AND AWARENESS OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AUTO PARTS INDUSTRY- TARIFFS FOR IMPORTED FINISHED VEHICLES AND AUTO PARTS AND THE AUTOMOTIVE TRADE POLICY GENERALLY- SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT TAX CREDIT- GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR R & D IN AUTOMOTIVE MATERIALS AND/OR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, AND UNDER TECHNOLOGIES PARTNERSHIPS CANADA [ TPC] |