Registry of Lobbyists
Version 7 of 86 (2006-07-28 to 2007-02-19) 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: |
Forest Products Association of Canada / Association des produits forestiers du Canada
410-99 BANK STREET OTTAWA, ON K1P 6B9 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 613-563-1441 Ext.: 309 | ||||||||||||
| Fax number: | 613-563-4720 | ||||||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | AVRIM LAZAR, PRESIDENT | ||||||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | Founded in 1913, the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association changed its name to the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) in February 2001. FPAC is the voice of Canada's wood, pulp, and paper producers nationally and internationally in government, trade, and environmental affairs. Canada's forest industry represents 3 percent of Canada's GDP and exports over $40 billion annually. The industry is one of Canada's largest employers, operating in hundreds of Canadian communities and providing nearly 900,000 direct and indirect jobs across the country. With the assistance of member companies, FPAC designs programs to promote Canada's leadership in trade and economic matters, sustainable forest management and environmental stewardship. | ||||||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is the voice of Canada's wood, pulp, and paper producers nationally and internationally in government, trade, and environmental affairs. FPAC represents the largest Canadian producers of forest products. Our members are responsible for 75% of the working forests in Canada. | ||||||||||||
| 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: | Monica Bailey |
| Position title: | Government Relations and Communications Officer |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Sarah Bain |
| Position title: | Policy Analyst, Trade and Competitiveness |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Andrew Casey |
| Position title: | Vice President, Government Relations and Communications |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | David Church |
| Position title: | Director, Transportation and Recycling |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Catherine Cobden |
| Position title: | Vice President, Environment |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Isabelle Des Chênes |
| Position title: | Director, Communications |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Andrew DeVries |
| Position title: | Director, Conservation Biology |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | William Ferreira |
| Position title: | Director, Government Relations |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Mark Hubert |
| Position title: | Director, Sustainable Forest Management |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Paul Lansbergen |
| Position title: | Association Secretary and Director, Taxation and Business Issues |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | AVRIM LAZAR |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT AND CEO |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Kate Lindsay |
| Position title: | Sustainability Team Intern |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Jean-Pierre Martel |
| Position title: | Senior Vice President, Sustainability |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Marta Morgan |
| Position title: | Vice President, Trade and Competitiveness |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Joel Neuheimer |
| Position title: | Director, Market Affairs |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Tom Rosser |
| Position title: | Chief Economist |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| 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), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, National Energy Board (NEB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Privy Council Office (PCO), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) | ||||||||||||
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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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Informal communications, Meetings, Other types: Advertising, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Climate Change, Competition Policy, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Marketing, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Regional Development, Resources, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Transportation | ||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Over the past six months, FPAC staff participated in numerous meetings with Parliamentarians and senior government officials in support of the association's recommendations aimed at improving the industry's competitiveness. These meetings involved Members of Parliament, officials within the Prime Minister's Office, officials within the Privy Council Office, Ministers and their staff, and Deputy Ministers, ADMs, DGs, and Directors in the departments of Environment, Finance, International Trade, Natural Resources, Industry, Human Resources, Fisheries and Oceans, Public Works and Government Services, and Indian and Northern Affairs. FPAC was also involved in numerous specific consultations with government agencies including a meeting with the Bank of Canada on the state of the economy; a meetings with the Competition Bureau to discuss merger policy; a meeting with the Minister of Finance and his Parliamentary Secretary on pre-budget consultation; a meeting with the staff to the Minister of Transport regarding amendments to the Canada Transportation Act; and a meeting with the staff to the Minister of the Environment regarding a Clean Air Act. FPAC is also involved in ongoing monitoring and exchanges with government officials in the areas of taxation policy; government support for research and development and the commercialization of new technologies; trade policy; First Nations policy; environmental policy; transportation policy; and employment and skills development policy. In May, FPAC held its annual reception on Parliament Hill in support of the industry. As part of the activities, numerous meetings were held with MPs, Ministers, Senators and senior government officials. | ||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Monitor all changes to legislation and regulations; engage in policy discussions with Ministers, their staff and government officials within the departments of International Trade, Foreign Affairs, Industry, Fisheries and Oceans, Natural Resources, Finance, Health Canada, Environment, Transport, Public Works and Government Services, Prime Minister's Office and the Privy Council Office; appear before the Finance Committee during their annual consultations with Canadians on the Budget; appear before the Environment Committee on CEPA; engage Members of Parliament in support of taxation and other policy changes aimed at improving Canadian competitiveness; organize educational tours of local mills for Members of Parliament, Ministerial staff and government officials; and take part in discussions with Ministers and senior government officials regarding specific policy changes aimed at improving the competitiveness of Canada's forest industry (Forest Industry Competitiveness Taskforce) | ||||||||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
| Name | From | To |
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| Forest Products Association of Canada/Association des produits forestiers du Canada | 2024-05-15 | current |
| Forest Products Association of Canada/Association des produits forestiers du Canada | 2009-10-30 | 2024-05-15 |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
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| Derek Nighbor | 2016-03-07 | Current |
| Paul Lansbergen | 2015-12-18 | 2016-03-07 |
| David Lindsay | 2012-09-01 | 2015-12-18 |
| CATHERINE COBDEN | 2012-04-01 | 2012-09-01 |
| AVRIM LAZAR | 2002-05-23 | 2012-04-01 |
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.