Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 8 (2002-06-05 to 2002-12-17) 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: |
ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL RAILWAYS OF CANADA
105 - 68 ROBERTSON ROAD OTTAWA, ON K2H 8P5 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-726-7129 |
| Fax number: | 613-726-7139 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | ROBERT BALLANTYNE, PRESIDENT |
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL RAILWAYS OF CANADA WAS FORMED IN SEPTEMBER 2001 TO REPRESENT THE COMMON INTERESTS OF MEMBERS BEFORE ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, THE PUBLIC AND OTHER BODIES, AND TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO MEMBERS AS MAY BE REQUIRED. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THERE IS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL RAILWAYS OF CANADA. THE FOUNDING MEMBERS ARE BC RAIL, THE HUDSON BAY RAILWAY, THE CARLTON TRAIL RAILWAY AND FERROEQUUS RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | ROBERT BALLANTYNE |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CYNTHIA HICK |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | FORREST HUME |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT |
| 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 Transportation Agency (CTA), Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC) |
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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, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Forestry, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, Regional Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | RAILWAY SAFETY ACT, TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS ACT, TRANSPORT CANADA BLUEPRINT INITIATIVE, FREIGHT EFFICIENCY AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE, CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT, TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA ACT (NOT ITS FULL TITLE) |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | RAILWAY SAFETY ACT, TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS ACT, TRANSPORT CANADA BLUEPRINT INITIATIVE, FREIGHT EFFICIENCY AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT, TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA ACT (NOT ITS FULL TITLE) |