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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Printing Industries Association / Association canadienne de l'imprimerie / Robert Elliott, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Printing Industries Association / Association canadienne de l'imprimerie
Responsible Officer Name: Robert Elliott, President 
Initial registration start date: 2007-03-23
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 778626-14907

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 2

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 1 of 11 (2007-03-23 to 2007-10-30)

Version 1 of 11 (2007-03-23 to 2007-10-30) 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 Printing Industries Association / Association canadienne de l'imprimerie
151 Slater Street Suite 1110
Ottawa, ON  K1P 5H3
Canada
Telephone number: 613-236-7208  Ext.: 22
Fax number: 613-232-1334  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Robert Elliott, President  
 
Description of the organization's activities: This is a trade association advocating the interests of press, pre-press and allied printing industries.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Printers are active members and suppliers and otehrs are associate members.
 
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: ROBERT ELLIOTT
Position title: PRESIDENT
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 Heritage (PCH), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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: Arts and Culture, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Environment, Financial Institutions, Government Procurement, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Trade, Labour, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: CPIA has been a member of the Canadian Manufacturing Coalition which has raised several issues relating to manufacturing in general and specifically related to the printing industry.
Subject Matter: Prospective: CPIA will continue to raise issues relating to manufacturing including taxation, training and trade.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program, Regulation Copyright regulations and policies as they impact on work that printers perform
Legislative Proposal Income Tax Act in regard to Capital Cost Allowance
Legislative Proposal Income Tax Act in regard to Improved Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR & ED) tax credit system
Legislative Proposal Income Tax Act in regard to Introduction of a training tax credit creditable against Employment Insurance (EI) premiums
Legislative Proposal Income Tax Act in regard to Lowering of the federal corporate tax rate
Policy or Program Monitor environmental policies as they pertain to manufacturers
Policy or Program Procurement policies as they pertain to printing purchased by government departments
Policy or Program Subsidies provided by Heritage Canada for books that are printed outside of Canada




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