Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Fuels Association / Association canadienne des carburants / Bob Larocque, President and CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Fuels Association / Association canadienne des carburants
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Bob Larocque, President and CEO 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2007-08-02
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 947027-15673

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 602

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 17

Version 2 of 53 (2008-01-28 to 2008-09-04)

Version 2 of 53 (2008-01-28 to 2008-09-04) 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 Petroleum Products Institute / Institut canadien des produits pétroliers
1000 - 275 SLATER STREET
OTTAWA, ON  K1P 5H9
Canada
Telephone number: 613-232-3709
Fax number: 613-236-4280  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Peter Boag, President  
 
Description of the organization's activities: NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING CANADIAN COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE REFINING, DISTRIBUTING &/OR MARKETING OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. CONDUCTS RESEARCH TO DEVELOP INDUSTRY POLICY ON HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND BUSINESS ISSUES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: ESTABLISHING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES; DEVELOPING GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFE HANDLING OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PROVIDING INFORMATION ON INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES TO THE PUBLIC; AND DEVELOPING WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF COMMON CONCERN.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: GENERAL MEMBER - ANY PERSON ENGAGED IN THE MANUFACTURE, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN CANADA WHO CONSENTS TO BE A MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE. ASSOCIATE MEMBER - ANY PERSON ENGAGED IN THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN CANADA WHO CONSENTS TO BE A MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE.
 
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: PETER BOAG
Position title: PRESIDENT
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: FAITH GOODMAN
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, ONTARIO DIVISION
Public offices held: No
 
Name: TONY MACEROLLO
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, PUBLIC & GOV'T AFFAIRS
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: CAROL MONTREUIL
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, EASTERN CANADA DIVISION
Public offices held: No
 
Name: GILLES MOREL
Position title: DIRECTOR, EASTERN CANADA AND NATIONAL
Public offices held: No
 
Name: JOHN SKOWRONSKI
Position title: DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, WESTERN DIVISION
Public offices held: No
 
Name: WAYNE (TED) STONER
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, WESTERN DIVISION
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: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), CANADIAN COUNCIL OF THE MINISTERS OF ENVIRONMENT (CCME), CANADIAN ENERGY MINISTERS (CEM), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, National Defence (DND), National Energy Board (NEB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: CONSERVATION, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Health, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Trade, Labour, Regional Development, SAFETY, Science and Technology, SECURITY, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: SULPHUR IN FUELS, FUEL QUALITY, CEPA [ CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT], CLIMATE CHANGE,KYOTO ACCORD, TAXATION OF FUEL PRODUCTS, INDUSTRY TRADE & COMPETITIVENESS, USED OIL STEWARDSHIP, COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS-IMPROVED METHODOLOGIES, REGULATORY REFORM, BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS, PETROLEUM REFINERY EMISSIONS & EFFLUENT LIMIT GUIDELINES & REGULATIONS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, GASOLINE FORMULATION & ADDITIVES, PRIORITY SUBSTANCE LIST AND PSL ASSESSMENTS, MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION STANDARDS, CANADA SHIPPING ACT, COAST GUARD COST RECOVERY,CANADA MARINE ACT, OIL SPILL COMPENSATION REGIMES, CONTAMINATED SITES, NPRI (NATIONAL POLLUTANT RELEASE INVENTORY), CANADA WIDE STANDARDS, HARMONIZATION, FUEL PRICING/MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS, FUEL SUPPLY, SCIENCE POLICY, POLLUTION PREVENTION, ACID RAIN, CRIME PREVENTION [BUSINESS NETWORK ON CRIME PREVENTION (BNCP)], AIR QUALITY STANDARDS, ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS, URBAN AIR QUALITY, TRANSPORTATION ACT, COMPETITION ACT & COMPETITION TRIBUNAL ACT, TARIFFS ON PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, CANADA/ONTARIO AGREEMENT, GREAT LAKES ISSUES, SEWER USE, BINATIONAL TOXICS STRATEGY, TDG (TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS), TERRORIST ACTIVITIES/CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, CANADA HEALTH PROTECTION ACT, NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA),OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, WASTE MANAGEMENT, REGULATORY AND CIVIL LIABILITY, BROWNFIELDS, ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION FUELS, RENEWABLE FUELS
Subject Matter: Prospective: Sulphur Emission Control areas; CEPA review; Climate Change, Petroleum Refinery Emissions, Gasoline Formulation and Additives, Chemicals Management Plan, Air Quality, Canada Wide Standards, renewable fuels, National Pollutant Release Inventory, Acid Rain; Canada Shipping Act, Canada Transportation Act, Canadian Marine Act, contaminated sites, Brownfields, Oil Spill Compensation regimes, motor vehicle emission standards, water quality; Coast Guard (cost recovery); Tax policy (corporate, renewable fuels); Competition Act (Civil and Criminal issues, explanation of fuels market); Transportation of Dangerous Goods; Critical Infrastructure Policy (Office of Critical Infrastructure and Emergency Preparedness); United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; Internal Trade,Low Carbon Fuel Standards, GHG Intensity Denominator
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Legislative Proposal Acid Rain - CEPA
Regulation Air quality - CEPA
Bill or Resolution Bill C-33 CEPA (renewable fuels)
Bill or Resolution Bill C-52 Product Labeling
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Bio-Diesel Demonstration Project (Agriculture Canada / Western Economic Diversification / NRCan)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Bio-Diesel Demonstration Project - echoEnergy Program (Agriculture Canada / Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) / NRCan)
Policy or Program Brownfields / contaminated sites - Canadian Council of Ministers of Environment (CCME)
Regulation Canada Transportation Act
Legislative Proposal Canada Wide Standards - CEPA / CCME
Legislative Proposal CEPA review
Regulation Chemicals Management Plan - CEPA
Legislative Proposal Civil and criminal issues - Competition Act
Legislative Proposal Cost Recovery (Coast Guard) - Canada Marine Act
Legislative Proposal Cost Recovery (Coast Guard) - Canada Shipping Act
Legislative Proposal Explanation of fuels market - Competition Act
Regulation Gasoline reformulation and additives - CEPA
Regulation GHG intensity denominator - CEPA
Legislative Proposal Internal Trade - Agreement on Internal Trade
Legislative Proposal Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act.
Legislative Proposal Low carbon fuel standards - CEPA
Regulation Motor vehicle emission standards - CEPA
Regulation Motor Vehicle Emission Standards - CEPA
Regulation National Pollutant Release Inventory - CEPA
Policy or Program National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy - various reports
Regulation NOI regulations to reduce air emissions - CEPA
Regulation Notice of intent (NOI) to regulate renewable fuels - Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)
Policy or Program Office of Critical Infrastructure and Emergency Preparedness -- various reports
Legislative Proposal Oil spill compensations - Canada Shipping Act
Regulation Petroleum refinery emissions - CEPA
Regulation Sulphur emission control areas - CEPA
Legislative Proposal Tax policies (corporate income tax, renewable fuels) - Excise Tax Act
Legislative Proposal Tax policies (corporate income tax, renewable fuels) - Income Tax Act
Regulation Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act
Legislative Proposal United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Canada's negotiating positions
Regulation Water quality - CEPA

Subject matters added through a communication report
Screening & assessing DSL substances 2008-08-07



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