Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 3 (2000-04-28 to 2000-11-01) 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: |
CONSUMERS' ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
404-267 O'CONNOR ST. OTTAWA, ON K2P 1V3 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 613-238-2533 | ||||
| Fax number: | 613-563-2254 | ||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | YAROSLAW ZAJAC, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | ||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE CONSUMERS'ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (CAC), FOUNDED IN 1947, IS AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, VOLUNTEER-BASED ORGANIZATION. OUR MANDATE IS TO INFORM AND EDUCATE CONSUMERS ON MARKETPLACE ISSUES, TO ADVOCATE FOR CONSUMERS WITH GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY, AND WORK WITH GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY TO SOLVE MARKETPLACE PROBLEMS IN A BENEFICIAL WAYS.CAC FOCUSES ITS WORK IN THE AREAS OF FOOD, HEALTH, TRADE, STANDARDS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRIES AND OTHER MARKETPLACE ISSUES AS THEY EMERGE.ALL CAC POLICIES ON SPECIFIC ISSUES ARE FRAMED WITHIN A SET OF GENERAL, CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRINCIPALS. EIGHT SUCH PRINCIPLES GOVERN CONSUMER ASSOCIATIONS BELONGING TO THE WORLDWIDE FEDERATION OF CONSUMER GROUPS, CONSUMERS' INTERNATIONAL. AMONG THESE PRINCIPLES ARE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE, THE RIGHT TO BE HEARD AND THE RIGHT TO REDRESS. | ||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | CANADIANS AT LARGE. | ||||
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | Yes | ||||
| End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 2000-03-30 | ||||
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| Name: | YAROSLAW ZAJAC |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| 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 FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY, OFFICE OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS |
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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: | Consumer Issues |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | NATIONAL ISSUES COMMITTEES, NETWORKS AND TASK FORCESCAC VOLUNTEERS ARE ACTIVE ON A WIDE VARIETY OF INTERNAL ISSUES COMMITTEES, NETWORKS AND TASK FORCES LISTED BELOW.- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ADVISORY GROUP- ENVIRONMENT NETWORK-FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE - SUBCOMMITTEE: INSURANCE TASK FORCE- FOOD COMMITTEE - SUBCOMMITTEE: FOOD BIOTECNOLOGY TASK FORCE (FOOD AND HEALTH) - SUBCOMMITTEE: NUTRACEUTICAL JOINT TASK FORCE (FOOD AND HEALTH)-CAC NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL- LITERACY ADVISORY GROUP-PRIVACY ADVISORY GROUP-SUPPLY MANAGEMENT NETWORK- TELECOMMUINICATIONS INDUSTRY COMMITTEE- ENERGY NETWORK-POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE-STANDARDS TASK FORCE- TRADE COMMITTEE |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | - STANDARDS FOR SERVICES- HEALTH CARE SERVICES- ELECTRICAL SAFETY STANDARDS- GASOLINE PRICING- HARMONIZATION OF PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION- UTILITY SECTOR PRIVATIZATION- FOOD LABELLING- MERGER ISSUES- INTERNATIONAL TRADE- INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS- PENSIONS INSURANCE- AIRLINES |