Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Consumer Product Safety Act; GS1 Canada's work enabling identification, authentication and recall of products in the supply chain.
- Environment
- Health
- Healthcare
- Industry
- International Trade
- Privacy
- Product Recalls
- Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
- Recalls and Traceability
- Regional Development
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
- Traceability and Recalls
- Transportation
Subject matters added through a monthly communication report
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Discussions with Health Canada related to funding proposal to create a National Nutrition Database.
- Discussions with Industry Canada related to funding proposal to enable Canadian small businesses in electronic supply chain and trade
- Discussions with Western Economic Development (WD)related to funding proposal to educate and train small businesses in Western Canada in standards-based e-commerce processes and technologies.
- Funding obtained from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for education and outreach in the Agriculture sector
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- Discussion with Prime Minister's Office related to support for government's industry and trade priorities, as well as consumer health and safety priorities, through proposals for small business outreach and creation of a national nutrition database
- Discussions with Public Safety Canada regarding Canadian traceability infrastructure
Policies or Program
- Collaboration with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) regarding Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) enhanced driver's licenses - Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
- Discussion with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada related to use of GS1 standards in agriculture/agri-food traceabillity initiatives.
- Discussion with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) pertaining to global standards for product classification in Single Window initiative, in order to facilitate trade and movement of products across the border.
- Discussion with Canada Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regarding global standards for traceability and case dating
- Discussion with Privacy Commissioner of Canada about the value of global standards for enhancing privacy protections in the use of RFID technology
- Discussions regarding improved recall processes for Canadian industry in support of Bill C-51, legislation to amend the Food and Drugs Act.
- Discussions to seek involvement of representatives from Environment Canada and Industry Canada on the neutral, GS1 Canada-facilitated RFID Policy Forum initiative
- Discussions with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) about an improved method for CRA rulings on industry's assignment of tax to contentious products.
- Discussions with Health Canada regarding national collaboration for standards development and adoption in Healthcare supply chain.
- Participation in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Roundtable on Internet Economy, facilitated by Industry Canada.
- Participation on Automatic Identification of Vaccine Products Committee - Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) - national collaboration to assign barcodes on Canadian vaccines.
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Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Environment Canada
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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Industry Canada
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Members of the House of Commons
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
A not-for-profit, industry-driven standards organization promoting collaborative commerce to improve supply chain efficiencies.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Arthur Smith,
President & CEO
Organization's membership or classes of membership
GS1 Canada has approximately 10,000 active members (members that pay on an ongoing basis) in over 20 supply chain sectors.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2009-12-31
List of Government Funding
Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Nova Scotia Department of Health
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$50,000.00
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No
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Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services
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$6,466.00
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No
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Ontario Ministry of Finance
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$472,500.00
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No
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
1500 Don Mills Road
Suite 800
Toronto, ON M3B 3L1
Canada
Telephone number:
416-510-8039
Ext.
2600
Fax number:
416-510-1916
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Rob Bell,
Director, Healthcare |
No public offices held
- Alicia Duval,
Senior Vice President, Healthcare |
No public offices held
- John Keogh,
SVP, EPCglobal Canada and Traceability |
No public offices held
- Eileen Mac Donald,
Chief Operating Officer |
No public offices held
- Kathleen McManus,
Director, Public Policy and Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Michael Sadiwnyk,
SVP, Global Relations and Chief Standards Officer |
No public offices held
- Arthur Smith,
President and CEO |
No public offices held
- Nigel Wood,
Director, Standards |
No public offices held