Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 2 (1996-03-29 to 1996-11-06) 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: |
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) / Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI)
401 - 4141 YONGE STREET TORONTO, ON M2P 2A6 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-222-8022 |
| Fax number: | 416-222-4337 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | JOHN F BULLOCH, CEO |
| Description of the organization's activities: | FOUNDED IN 1971, CFIB IS A NON-PROFIT, NON-PARTISAN BUSINESS ORGANIZATION WHICH EXISTS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT A SYSTEM OF FREE COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE, TO STRENGTHEN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE IN CANADA AND TO GIVE INDEPENDENT BUSINESS A GREATER VOICE IN DETERMINING THE LAWS THAT GOVERN BUSINESS AND THE NATION. IT IS THE LARGEST ORGANIZATION EXCLUSIVELY REPRESENTING THE SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESS COMMUNITY ACROSS CANADA. THE FEDERATION IS UNIQUE AS A POLITICAL ACTION ORGANIZATION BECAUSE IT IS THE MEMBERSHIP THAT SETS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES AND PRIORITIES BY REFERENDUM AND CENSUS IT IS FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF ONE MEMBER - ONE VOTE. ANALYSIS OF THE VOTE RESULTS AND THE IMPLICATIONS LEAD TO A FORMAL CFIB POSITION ON AN ISSUE. THUS, WHEN CFIB APPROACHES THE POLICYMAKERS, THEY SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO OWN AND OPERATE SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES. DEPENDING ON THE ISSUE A NUMBER OF TECHNIQUES ARE USED. THE CFIB MOTTO IS "WE NEVER |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | EACH MEMBER OF CFIB IS A CANADIAN BASED OWNER OPERATOR OF AN INDEPENDENT (IE. NON-PUBLICLY TRADED) BUSINESS. VIRTUALLY ALL SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY ARE REPRESENTED -- FROM AGRICULTURE, RETAIL AND MANUFACTURING TO THE CONSTRUCTION, TRANSPORT, FINANCIAL, PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE SECTORS. THE MAXIMUM FEE THAT CAN BE ACCEPTED FOR A FULL YEAR'S VOTING MEMBERSHIP IS $1,000. ALL MEMBERS QUALIFY FOR THE SAME PRIVILEGES REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | JUDITH ANDREW |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PROVINCIAL POLICY |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JAMES BENNETT |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DALE BOTTING |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PRAIRIE REGION |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JOHN BULLOCH |
| Position title: | CEO |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | LAURIE CAMPBELL |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | PIERRE CLEROUX |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, QUEBEC |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SUSAN EMERY |
| Position title: | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MEMBER SERVICES |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | NANCY FORSYTH |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | BRIEN GRAY |
| Position title: | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, POLICY AND RESEARCH |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JUDITH HINDY |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DAVID HULL |
| Position title: | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | TED JACKSON |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MARIA JAGIELLO |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CHRISTINE KARK |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DANIEL KELLY |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS MANITOBA |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | COLLEEN LADD |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR MEMBER SERVICES |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | EDWARD MALLETT |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | PETER O'BRIEN |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ATLANTIC CANADA |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | WILLIAM PARSONS |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MARKETING & POLITICAL ACTION |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DEBBIE PREFONTAINE |
| Position title: | ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SANDRA RAMSAY |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | STEPHANE ROBICHAUD |
| Position title: | LEGISLATIVE ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SUROMITRA SANATANI |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS, B.C. & THE YUKON |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CATHERINE SWIFT |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | LANE THOMAS |
| Position title: | ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | PATRICIA THOMPSON |
| Position title: | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESEARCH |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | GARTH WHYTE |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JANICE WICE |
| Position title: | ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | BRADLEY WRIGHT |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS, ALBERTA & NWT |
| 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: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) |
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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, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Defence, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Fisheries, Government Procurement, Health, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Trade, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Tourism, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | ABORG.SET-ASIDE, ALL SB PROG. CAN.BUS.CORP.ACT. CAN.POST MANDATE REV. CPP REFORM, DEFENCE PROCURE. EC.DEV.POLICIES, ELIM.GOV.GRANTS, EMP.INS.LEG. EXP.FIN. FED.MIN.WAGE, FED/PROV NEGOTIATIONS, FEES PERMITS, & LIC. OF FED.GOV. FIN.INST.REV. GST, INFO.HIGH, INFRA.SPEND. JOB CREA.PROG. TEL. RATES MEAT PKG.INSP. PAPER BURDEN REF. PROMPT PAY POL. QUE. REF. REG.REF. REPL.WORKER LEG. REVCAN-AUDITS, UND.ECON.,PENALTIES,COLL.POL.SOURCE DED. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | AB.SET-ASIDE,ALL SB PROG.,CAN.BUS.CORP.ACT, CAN. POST MAN.REV. CPP REF. CBC FUND, CONST.ISSUES, DEF.PROCUR. EC.DEV.POL. ELIM.GOV.GRANT, EMP.INS. ENERGY TAX, EXP.FIN. FED.MIN.WAGE FED.PROV.NEG. FEE,PERM.LIC.OF FED.GOV. FIN.INST.REV. GST INF.HIG INFRA SPEND, JOB CREA. MEAT PKG.INSP. PAP.BURDEN PROMPTPAY POL. REG.REF. REPL.WORK LEG. REVCAN-AUD. UND.ECON.PENAL.COLL.POL.SOURC DED., CAN.LAB.CODE, RRSP, SB SET-ASIDE, SB TAX EXPEN-LCGE,SB RATE,MEAL & ENT.DED. SB EXP.POL. SBLA, CHILD CARE, TAX HEA.& DEN.BEN. UI PREM. |