Registry of Lobbyists
Version 9 of 86 (2007-08-13 to 2008-02-14) 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: | FPAC represents the largest Canadian producers of forest products. Our members are responsible for 75% of the working forests in Canada. The organization has a single class of membership. | ||||||||||||
| 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: | 2006-12-31 | ||||||||||||
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| 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: | Roger Cook |
| Position title: | Director, Environment |
| Public offices held: | No |
| 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: | 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 |
| Name: | Paul Vieira |
| Position title: | Director, Communications |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Jon Wright |
| Position title: | Policy Analyst, Trade and Competitiveness |
| 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: Direct Mail, 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 6 months, FPAC staff have met with Members of Parliament, Ministers, Senators and government officials. These meetings related to FPAC policy priorities in the areas of taxation, environment, Aboriginal affairs, transportation policy, trade promotion activities, and workforce skills development. Included as part of these activities were appearances before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources related to their study of bioenergy. The association also participated in the Department of Finance's Budget lockup and Environment Canada's lockup for the release of the Regulatory Framework for Air Emissions. Additionally, FPAC testified before the Senate Standing Committees on Agriculture and Forestry as part of their study of rural poverty in Canada and before the Senate Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee as part of their study of Bill C-288. FPAC staff have also engaged numerous government officials in various government departments on a wide variety of public policy issues, including: Environment Canada, Industry Canada and Natural Resources Canada on the Regulatory Framework for Air Emissions (including formal and informal consultations with the sector in determining appropriate sectoral air pollutant targets); Industry Canada on manufacturing policy; the Bank of Canada on the dollar; the Competition Bureau on mergers policy; Natural Resources and Public Works on green procurement policy; Transport Canada on Bill C-58; and Finance Canada on pro-competitive taxation policy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Going forward, FPAC will continue to work with Environment Canada, Industry Canada and Natural Resources Canada with regard to the government's Regulatory Framework for Air Emissions. FPAC intends to appear before the Finance Committee regarding the association's Budget recommendations and before the Transport Committee on Bill C-58. These activities will require FPAC to continue to work closely with staff in the Prime Minister's office; Ministers and their staff; MPs, Senators and their staff; and government officials within the departments of Industry, Finance, Environment, Natural Resources, Health, Transport and International Trade. FPAC will also be working with the Department of Human Resources and Social Development Canada to establish a Human Resources Sector Council. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.