Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) / Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI) / JOHN BULLOCH, CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) / Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI)
Responsible Officer Name: JOHN BULLOCH, CEO 
Initial registration start date: 1996-03-29
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 779976-12478

Version 2 of 2 (1996-11-06 to 1997-07-31)

Version 2 of 2 (1996-11-06 to 1997-07-31) 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.

A. Organization Information

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 BUS. ORG. WHICH EX ISTS TO PROMOTE & PROTECT A SYSTEM OF FREE COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE, TO STRENGTHEN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE IN CANADA AND TO GIVE INDEPENDE NT BUS. A GREATER VOICE IN DETERMINING THE LAWS THAT GOVERN BUS. AND T HE NATION. IT IS THE LARGEST ORGANIZATION EXCLUSIVELY REPRESENTING THE SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUS. COMMUNITY ACROSS CANADA. THE FEDERATION IS UNIQUE AS A POLITICAL ACTION ORGANIZATION BECAUSE IT IS THE MEMBERS HIP THAT SETS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES & PRIORITIES BY REFERENDUM & CENSUS. IT IS FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF ONE MEMBER- ONE VOTE. ANALY SIS OF THE VOTE RESULTS AND THE IMPLICATIONS LEAD TO A FORMAL CFIB POS ITION ON AN ISSUE. THUS, WHEN CFIB APPROACHES THE POLICYMAKERS, THEY S PEAK ON BEHALF OF THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO OWN AND OPERATE SMALL- A ND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES. DEPENDING ON THE ISSUE A NUMBER OF TECHNIQ UES ARE USED. THE CFIB MOTTO IS "WE NEVER GIVE UP AND WE NEVER GO AWAY ".
Organization's membership or classes of membership: EACH MEMBER OF CFIB IS A CANADIAN BASED OWNER OPERATOR OF AN INDEPENDE NT (IE. NON-PUBLICLY TRADED) BUSINESS. VIRTUALLY ALL SECTORS OF THE EC ONOMY ARE REPRESENTED -- FROM AGRICULTURE, RETAIL AND MANUFACTURING TO THE CONSTRUCTION, TRANSPORT, FINANCIAL, PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE SECT ORS. THE MAXIMUM FEE THAT CAN BE ACCEPTED FOR A FULL YEAR'S VOTING MEM BERSHIP IS $1,000. ALL MEMBERS QUALIFY FOR THE SAME PRIVILEGES REGARDL ESS 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
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

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: PHILIPPE ARNEAU
Position title: ECONOMIST
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: 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: LYNN DOERING
Position title: MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR
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 & PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS
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: 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: DELPHINE MANTHA
Position title: COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
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: VICE PRESIDENT, NATIONAL AFFAIRS AND RESEARCH
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.
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

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 GRAINS COUNCIL, Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), CDN. WHEAT BOARD, 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)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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, Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Defence, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Fisheries, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Sports, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Tourism, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: SET-ASIDES,BUDGET PROCESS,CAN BUS CORP ACT (CBCA], CAN POST MAN.REV,PENSION REF,CONSTITUTION ISS,ECON DEV POL,GOV GRANTS,EI LEG & PREM,EXPORT FIN,ENERGY TX,INTERNAL TRADE AGREE,FEE/PERM/LIC,FIN.INST.REV,GST, INFO HIGH,INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING,JOB CREAT,MEAT PKG.INSP,REGULATORY REF,HEALTH & DENTAL BEN.TX,REV CAN-AUD/UNDERGROUND ECON/PENA LT/ COL'N POL/SOURCE DED,CAN LAB CODE,RRSP,SMALL BUSINESS (POL, TAX EXPEND, EXPORT POL, LOANS ACT],CHILDCARE UNFAIR COMPETITION,TEL.RATE,TAX POL,GOV SPEND, PRIV.LEG,YOUTH EMPL.
Subject Matter: Prospective: SET-ASIDES,BUDGET PROCESS,CBCA,CAN POST MAN REV, CPP REFORM, , CONSTITUTION ISS,ECON DEV POL,GOV.GRANTS,EI LEG & PREM,EXPORT FIN, ENERGY TAX,INTERNAL TRADE AGREE, FEE/PERM/LIC,FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REV,GST, INFO HIGH,INFRASTRUCTURE SPEND,JOB CREAT,MEAT PKG.INSP, REGULATORY REFORM, H&D BEN.TAX,REV CAN-AUD/UNDERGROUND ECON,/PENALT/ COL'N POL/SOURCE DED,CAN LAB CODE,RRSP,SMALL BUSINESS [POL, TAX, EXPORT POL, LOANS ACT], CHILDCARE,UNFAIR COMPETITION,TEL.RATE,TAX POL, GOV.SPENDING,PRIVACY LEG,YOUTH EMPLOYMENT,HEALTH CARE REFORM




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