Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 3 (1997-03-18 to 1998-03-05) 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: |
OSHAWA GROUP LIMITED (THE)
302 THE EAST MALL ETOBICOKE, ON M9B 6B8 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-234-7973 |
| Fax number: | 416-236-2071 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | J.P. (TIM) CARTER, VICE-PRESIDENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS |
| Description of activities: | THE OSHAWA GROUP LIMITED IS A FOOD WHOLESALER AND DRUGSTORE RETAILER. IT FRANCHISES IGA, FOOD TOWN & KNECHTEL STORES AND IT OWNS SUPERMARKET CHAINS CALLED PRICE CHOPPER AND DUTCH BOY. ITS CHAIN OF DRUG STORES IS CALLES PHARMA PLUS. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: |
IGA CANADA LTD
302 THE EAST MALL ETOBICOKE ETOBICOKE, ON Canada M9B 6B8 PHARMA PLUS DRUGMARTS LIMITED 500 - 5935 AIRPORT ROAD MISSISSAUGA, ON Canada L4V 1W2 |
| 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: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Competition Tribunal (CT), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), 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), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), National Energy Board (NEB), National Film Board (NFB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Pension Appeals Board (PAB), 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), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), 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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Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Environment, Health, Industry, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Taxation and Finance |
| Subject Matter: Particulars: | OUR COMPANY'S INTEREST IN GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CHANGES WITH THE AGENDA OF GOVERNMENT AND THE LAWS WHICH ARE UNDER REVIEW. SPECIFICALLY, WE TEND TO MAKE REPRESENTATION WITH INDUSTRY GROUPS INTERESTED IN COMMENTING ON LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS, BILLS OR REGULATIONS. THE ONLY ANTICIPATED CONCERNS IN THE NEXT YEAR WILL BE THE COMPETITION ACT AND HARMONIZATION OF GST. |