Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

CEMENT ASSOCIATION OF CANADA / Association Canadienne du Ciment / Adam Auer, President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: CEMENT ASSOCIATION OF CANADA / Association Canadienne du Ciment
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Adam Auer, President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-10-19
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 952965-13913

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 386

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 34

Version 4 of 40 (2008-05-29 to 2008-07-02)

Version 4 of 40 (2008-05-29 to 2008-07-02) 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: CEMENT ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
1500 - 60 Queen St
Ottawa, ON  K1P 5Y7
Canada
Telephone number: 613-236-9471  Ext.: 208
Fax number: 613-563-4498  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Pierre Boucher, President & CEO  
 
Description of the organization's activities: The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) is the voice of Canada's cement industry. Through collective action by its members, CAC promotes the sustainable growth of the cement industry. The Association achieves this objective by representing members' interests and by working with stakeholders to:- Advocate for regulations that will enhance the competitiveness of the domestic cement industry;- Create market opportunities for Canadian cement and concrete products; and,- Raise awareness and understanding of the economic, social, and environmental contributions of the industry and its products.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Any organization engaged in the manufacture or sale of Portland Cement in Canada is elegible to be a member. CAC's membership comprises eight companies with clinker and cement manufacturing facilities, granulating and grinding facilities, and distribution terminals from Atlantic Canada to the Pacific coast.
 
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: JOHN ARCHER
Position title: DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: PIERRE BOUCHER
Position title: PRESIDENT & CEO
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Bernard Bourgault
Position title: Director of Marketing
Public offices held: No
 
Name: WAYNE DAWSON
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, ONTARIO REGION
Public offices held: No
 
Name: BILL DOOLEY
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, ATLANTIC REGION
Public offices held: No
 
Name: MICHAEL GIROUX
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Bob Masterson
Position title: Policy Director
Public offices held: No
 
Name: RICHARD MCGRATH
Position title: DIRECTOR, ENGINEERED STRUCTURES, CODES & STANDARDS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Michael McSweeney
Position title: Vice President, Industry Affairs
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Azin Moradhassel
Position title: Manager, Government Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: CLAUDE PIGEON
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, QUEBEC REGION
Public offices held: No
 
Name: TIM SMITH
Position title: DIRECTOR, TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC WORKS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DEREK TOWNSON
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, WESTERN REGION
Public offices held: No
 
Name: GEORGE VENTA
Position title: DIRECTOR, AIR EMISSIONS
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

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), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Environment Canada, Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, National Defence (DND), National Energy Board (NEB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Senate of Canada, 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: Agriculture, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: PROMOTION OF CEMENT-BASED PRODUCTS ON ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. COOPERATING, INCLUDING FINANCIAL COOPERATION, AND DIALOGUE ON RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVING CEMENT AND CEMENT-USING PRODUCTS. DIALOGUE ON ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS RELATED TO CEMENT MANUFACTURING & CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL OF CONCRETE PRODUCTS. DIALOGUE ON THE NEED FOR INVESTMENT IN CANADA'S INFRASTRUCTURE. COLLECTION OF INDUSTRY STATISTICS.
Subject Matter: Prospective: PROMOTION OF CEMENT-BASED PRODUCTS ON ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. COOPERATING, INCLUDING FINANCIAL COOPERATION, AND DIALOGUE ON RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVING CEMENT AND CEMENT-USING PRODUCTS. DIALOGUE ON ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS RELATED TO CEMENT MANUFACTURING & CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL OF CONCRETE PRODUCTS. DIALOGUE ON THE NEED FOR INVESTMENT IN CANADA'S INFRASTRUCTURE. COLLECTION OF INDUSTRY STATISTICS.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Bill or Resolution Bill C377 - An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change.
Bill or Resolution, Legislative Proposal Bill C-468 Canada's Clean Air and Climate Change Act
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution Bill C-474 - National Sustainable Development Act
Policy or Program Border Infrastructure Fund (BIF) policy or program.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policy or Program Budget 2008/Budget 2009
Policy or Program Building Canada Plan
Policy or Program Building Canada Plan: Building Canada Fund
Policy or Program Building Canada Plan: Gas Tax Fund
Policy or Program Building Canada Plan: Gateways & Border Crossings Fund
Policy or Program Building Canada Plan: GST Rebate
Policy or Program Building Canada Plan: Provincial-Territorial Funding
Policy or Program Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund (CSIF) policy or program.
Regulation Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, relating to air emissions
Policy or Program Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation
Policy or Program Chemicals Management Plan policy or program.
Policy or Program Federal Brownfield policies or programs.
Policy or Program Federal Contaminated Sites Management
Policy or Program Greenhouse gas inventory policy or program.
Policy or Program Greening of Federal Government procurement policies and programs.
Policy or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Import Tariff on Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment
Policy or Program Infrastructure Canada Program (ICP) policy or program
Policy or Program Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund (MRIF) policy or program.
Policy or Program National highways policies and programs.
Policy or Program National Pollutant Release Inventory policy or program.
Policy or Program Public-Private Partnership policy or programs.
Policy or Program Rail Freight Service Review
Regulation Renewable Fuels Regulations
Policy or Program Scientifique Research and Development Tax Incentive Program
Regulation Sectoral Regulations under The Turning the Corner: Regulatory Framework for Air Emissions




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