Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 0
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 4 of 40 (2008-04-28 to 2008-08-08) 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.
| Corporation: |
Messier-Dowty Inc.
574 Monarch Avenue Ajax, ON L1S 2G8 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 905-683-3100 Ext.: 1222 | ||||
| Fax number: | 905-686-3943 | ||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Luigi Mattia, President | ||||
| Description of activities: | Messier-Dowty Inc. (MDI) is the Canadian component of Messier-Dowty International Ltd. with core competencies pertaining to the design, testing, qualification, fabrication and product support of landing gear systems for the regional and business aircraft market segment, landing gear for military aircraft applications and the manufacture of landing gear components for large aircraft. MDI's customer base expands all international borders, as airframe manufacturers from around the world have contracted MDI to provide landing gear and/or landing gear systems for their aircraft, and include Bombardier, Boeing, Airbus, Raytheon Aircraft Company, Dassault, and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company to name a few. | ||||
| The client is a subsidiary of the following parent companies: |
Messier-Dowty International Ltd.
Zone Aeronautique Louis Breguet BP133 Velizy, Cedex 78148 France |
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| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. | ||||
| Subsidiary: | The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking. | ||||
| Other direct interests | The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking. | ||||
| Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | Yes | ||||
| End date of the corporation's last completed financial year: | 2007-12-31 | ||||
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| Name: | Jean Blondin |
| Position title: | General Manager, Vice President Production - Montreal Facility |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Michael Game |
| Position title: | Site Manager, Research & Technology |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Gordon Hofkirchner |
| Position title: | Director, Contracts & Compliance |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Ian McCluskey |
| Position title: | Research &Technology Engineering Specialist |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Jill Scero |
| Position title: | Financial Engineering Analyst |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Pierre-Michel Sicard |
| Position title: | Director of Finance - Montreal Facility |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Bryan Teed |
| Position title: | V.P. Finance |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Tim Whittier |
| Position title: | Director, Marketing & Business Development |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Barry Wohl |
| Position title: | V.P. Human Resources & Administration |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) | ||||||||||||||
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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: | Defence, Employment and Training, Government Procurement, Industry, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Transportation | ||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Discussions have transpired with the following orgainzations / governmental departments:1 )SADI / TPC / Industry Canada - regarding existing and potential future agreements for government assistance for research and development activities.2) Canada Revenue Agency - regarding the tax treatment of government assistance under TPC/SADI agreements ( whether it is treated as a "grant" or a loan").3) Canadian Commercial Corporation - approached CCC for assistance in obtaining visas for Messier-Dowty's Russian Customer (Sukhoi) employees for entry into Canada to attend program meetings and contract negotiations.4) DFAIT - Discussion on Export Controls Regulations5) PWGSC - certification of Messier-Dowty 2007 approved rates and discussions with the Controlled Goods Directorate with respect to CGP / ITAR compliance issues.6) HRDC - Employment Equity / Discrimination issues as it pertains to CGP / ITAR compliance. | ||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Discussions over the next 6 month period are anticipated to involve the following organizations / governmental departments:1 )SADI / Industry Canada - regarding existing and potential future agreements for government assistance for research and development activities.2) Canadian Commercial Corporation - for continued CCC assistance in obtaining visas for Messier-Dowty's Russian Customer (Sukhoi) employees for entry into Canada to attend on-going program meetings and contract negotiations on an as required basis.3) DFAIT - Discussion on Export Controls Regulations4) PWGSC - discussions with the Controlled Goods Directorate with respect to CGP / ITAR compliance issues.5) HRDC - Employment Equity / Discrimination issues as it pertains to CGP / ITAR compliance | ||||||||||||||
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