Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Fitness Industry Council of Canada / Le conseil canadien de l’industrie du conditionnement physique / Gabriel Hardy, Executive Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Fitness Industry Council of Canada / Le conseil canadien de l’industrie du conditionnement physique
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Gabriel Hardy, Executive Director 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-11-14
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 954278-14358

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 14

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 1

Version 3 of 19 (2007-10-22 to 2008-06-09)

Version 3 of 19 (2007-10-22 to 2008-06-09) 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: Fitness Industry Council of Canada
13543 St. Albert Trail
Edmonton, AB  T5L 5E7
Canada
Telephone number: 780-953-4273
Fax number: 780-420-1492  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: David Hardy, President  
 
Description of the organization's activities: To promote the Canadian fitness industry in pursuit of a more active and healthy country.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: 2,000 fitness facilities with over 2 million members nationwide.
 
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: Megan Dart
Position title: Communications Coordinator
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Brian Gilbank
Position title: Research Coordinator
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: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Members of the House of Commons, National Research Council (NRC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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: Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Health, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Promotion of provincial Children's Fitness Tax Credits and an Adult Fitness Tax Credit to encourage more Canadians to become more active more often. Participation in consumer protection legislation hearings and/or financial hearings affecting the fitness industry.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Continued promotion of provincial Children's Fitness Tax Credits and an Adult Fitness Tax Credit to encourage more Canadians to become more active more often. Participation in consumer protection legislation hearings and/or financial hearings affecting the fitness industry.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Legislative Proposal, Policy or Program Expansion of the Children's Fitness Tax Credit to include all active Canadians through the introduction of an Adult Fitness Tax Credit. a




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