Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Steel Producers Association / L'Association canadienne des producteurs d'acier / CATHERINE COBDEN, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Steel Producers Association / L'Association canadienne des producteurs d'acier
Responsible Officer Name: CATHERINE COBDEN, President & CEO 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-08-17
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 779428-13608

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 880

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 56

Version 4 of 56 (2008-02-13 to 2008-08-12)

Version 4 of 56 (2008-02-13 to 2008-08-12) 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.

A. Organization Information

Organization: Canadian Steel Producers Association / L'Association canadienne des producteurs d'acier
906 - 350 Sparks Street
Ottawa, ON  K1R 7S8
Canada
Telephone number: 613-238-6049
Fax number: 613-238-1832  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Ron Watkins, President  
 
Description of the organization's activities: To represent the Canadian Steel Producing Industry. All members are primary steel producers or in related businesses in Canada.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Member companies are primary steel producers or related businesses in Canada. The Association does not have associate members.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Katie Chan
Position title: Program Manager, Environment and Energy
Public offices held: No
 
Name: STEPHEN SAMPSON
Position title: DIRECTOR, Trade and Environment
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Ron Watkins
Position title: PRESIDENT
Public offices held: Yes
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Government Procurement, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Work with Government on North American Steel Trade Committee and Security and Prosperity Partnership; Clean Air; Environment; Regulatory Reform; tax policy; trade policy; economic and fiscal policy; human resource policy and programs; customs policy and programs.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Work with Government on North American Steel Trade Committee and Security and Prosperity Partnership; Clean Air; Environment; Regulatory Reform; tax policy; trade policy; economic and fiscal policy; human resource policy; customs policy and programming; energy policy and programs; transport policy.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Regulation, Policy or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Climate Change legislation including Canadian Environmental Protection Act and regulations attendant to this or other Acts
Policy or Program Economic and Fiscal Policy
Policy or Program, Regulation, Bill or Resolution Income Tax Act, with particular emphasis on corporate tax measures.
Policy or Program North American Steel Trade Committee
Policy or Program Security and Prosperity Partnership
Regulation, Policy or Program Special Import Measures Act
Policy or Program Trade Policy




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