Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 2 (2007-09-19 to 2008-05-07) 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: |
ENSASK Biofuels Ltd.
Box 1688 Tisdale, SK S0E 1T0 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 306-873-2605 Ext.: 225 |
| Fax number: | 306-873-3123 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | James Leier, Chief Executive Officer |
| Description of activities: | ENSASK Biofuels Ltd. is a development company founded in 2006 through a partnership of agricultural producers, local business persons, individuals and the shareholders of Tisdale Alfalfa Dehy Ltd. (TADL). ENSASK Biofuels Ltd. is developing and initiating plans to establish an ethanol production facility at the former TADL alfalfa processing site near Tisdale, Saskatchewan. ENSASK builds upon the previous 36 year history of TADL in the agri-food processing, marketing, manufacturing and distributing sectors. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: |
Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (Partner)
31 Adelaide Street East P.O. Box 398 Toronto, ON Canada M5C 2J8 |
| 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? | No |
| Name: | Nicole Gagné |
| Position title: | Administrative Assistant |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | D. James Leier |
| Position title: | Chief Executive Officer |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Regan Martens |
| Position title: | Marketing Representative |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Revenue Canada (RC), Senate of Canada, Service Canada (ServCan), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) | ||||||||||||||||
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Industry, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Transportation | ||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | ENSASK Biofuels Ltd. has been an active participant through the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) to influence government policy over the past six months with the objective of improving the economic and regulatory environment for ethanol and biodiesel producers in Canada.ENSASK Biofuels Ltd. has worked through the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) and Saskatchewan Biofuels Task Force in discussions with the federal government to implement its commitment to require 5% average renewable content in Canadian gasoline and diesel by 2010. This has involved communicating the potential impacts of changes in tax policy and financial incentives for the ethanol and biodiesel industry, as well as possible regulatory pathways for requiring renewable content in fuel.ENSASK Biofuels Ltd.has communicated with the federal government about programs affecting ethanol and biodiesel producers, such as the Biofuels Opportunities for Producers Initiative (BOPI) and the Capital Formation Assistance Program (CFAP).Types of contact include telephone calls, emails, letters and face-to-face meetings. | ||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Over the next six months ENSASK Biofuels Ltd. intends to continue its involvement independently as well as through the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association and Saskatchewan Biofuels Task Force to influence government policy with the objective of improving the economic and regulatory environment for ethanol and biodiesel producers in Canada.ENSASK Biofuels Ltd. will continue to work with the federal government to implement its commitment to require 5% average renewable content in Canadian gasolie and diesel by 2010. This will involve communicating the potential impacts of changes in tax policy and financial incentives for the ethanol and biodiesel industry, as well as possible regulatory pathways for requiring renewable content in fuel as well as opportunities for primary agricultural producer ownership and participation in Canadian produced biofuel.ENSASK Biofuels Ltd. will continue to engage the federal government on issues related to programs affecting ethanol and biodiesel producers, such as the Biofuels Opportunities for Producers Initiative (BOPI) and the Capital Formation Assistance Program (CFAP).Anticipated types of contact include telephone calls, emails, circulating reports and studies, face-to-face meetings, testimony before Parliamentary committees and advertising. | ||||||||||||||||
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