Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Plastics Industry Association / Serge Lavoie, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Plastics Industry Association
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Serge Lavoie, President & CEO 
Initial registration start date: 2006-11-14
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 779007-14360

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 0

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 4 (2007-09-14 to 2008-03-18)

Version 2 of 4 (2007-09-14 to 2008-03-18) 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 Plastics Industry Association
5915 Airport Road
Suite 712
Mississauga, ON  L4V 1T1
Canada
Telephone number: 905-678-7748  Ext.: 233
Fax number: 905-678-7228  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Serge Lavoie, President & CEO  
 
Description of the organization's activities: Industry association represently the plastics value chain in Canada.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Producers of plastic resins, processors or converters of plastic resins in a variety of end markets, makers of machines and moulds for use in the plastics processing industry.
 
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: Marion Axmith
Position title: Director General
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Cathy Cirko
Position title: Vice President
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Graham Knowles
Position title: Consultant to Sustainability Management Program
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Fillion Pierre
Position title: Managing Director, Quebec Region
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: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Environment Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), 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), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), 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, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Trade, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Advocacy regarding manufacturing policies with Industry Canada; advocacy regarding environmental issues pertaining to the manufacture of plastic products; advocacy regarding government sustainable or "green" procurement policies; advocacy regarding tax treatment of manufacturing enterprises or the taxation of equipment used in the manufacturing process.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Advocacy regarding manufacturing policies within Industry Canada; advocacy regarding environmental issues pertaining the manufacture of plastic products; advocacy regarding government sustainable or "green" procurement policies; advocacy regarding tax treatment of manufacturing enterprises or the taxation of equipment used in the manufacturing process, within the department of Finance; advocacy regarding programs in support of international trade and export within the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada adn Export Development Canada; advocacy regarding research and development policies within Industry Canada, as well as the tax treatment of R&D within the Department of Finance and the Canadian Revenue Agency.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance for manufacturing equipment
Bill or Resolution Bill C307 - An Act respecting bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, benzyl butyl phthalate and dibutyl phthalate
Policy or Program Environmental Performance Agreement for Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs)
Policy or Program Environmental Performance Agreement for Tin Stabilizers
Policy or Program No Objection Letters for food contact plastics, Health Canada
Policy or Program Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Program (SR&ED)




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