Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 0
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 1 of 6 (2006-07-24 to 2007-03-30) 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.
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Toronto Centre for the Promotion of Fashion Design
106 Dovercourt Road Toronto, ON M6J 3C3 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 416-971-7117 Ext.: 26 | ||||||
| Fax number: | 416-971-6717 | ||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Susan Langdon, Executive Director | ||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | We provide small business resources and opportunities to new fashion entrepreneurs to increase their chances of survival. | ||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | We have 3 membership levels. Outreach members are professional full- and part-time fashion entrepreneurs who pay an annual fee to access our services and benefits. Student Outreach members are full-time, post secondary fashion students. Resident members are professional full-time fashion entrepreneurs who have passed a jury evaluation process based on the innovation, marketability and quality of the product/service they are producing. Residents must also provide a 3 year business plan and provide proof of seed capital financing. | ||||||
| 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: | 2005-12-31 | ||||||
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| Name: | Susan Langdon |
| Position title: | Executive Director |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Mary Symons |
| Position title: | Chair |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian Heritage (PCH), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, Revenue Canada (RC), Statistics Canada (StatCan) | ||||
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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: | Arts and Culture, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Government Procurement, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Trade, Small Business, Taxation and Finance | ||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Activities included:-small business seminars/ webcasts on topics such as exporting to the US, UK, sales/ marketing, customs, government support programs, trade shows-sales clinics: one-on-one sales coaching with a professional sales rep-development of sales/ marketing tools | ||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | -future seminars/ webcasts on topics such as: duty rates, TPLs, exporting to Germany, branding-Press & Buyers breakfast event: one-on-one meet and greet with retailers, media and sales reps | ||||
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