Alliance of Manufacturers & Exporters Canada (CME) / Alliance des manufacturiers et des exportateurs du Canada (MEC) / Dennis Darby,
President & CEO
Registration Information
In-house Organization name:
Alliance of Manufacturers & Exporters Canada (CME) / Alliance des manufacturiers et des exportateurs du Canada (MEC) Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name:
Dennis Darby,
President & CEO Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date:
2007-08-23
Registration status:
Active
Registration Number:
783087-15791
Subject matters added through a monthly communication report
Natural Resources
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Seeking funding to support an increased number of female workers in the manufacturing sector in Canada. Source of funding is to be determined.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Advocate for amendments to Bill C-12: Net Zero Legislation to ensure an appropriate balance between the environment and the economy
Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) during the review of CEPA with respect to the protection of the environment and human health to contribute to sustainable development.
Clean Fuel Standard development - to ensure that issues and concerns related to manufacturers in Canada are understood and factored into the development of a Federal Clean Fuels Standard.
Federal budget with respect to federal taxation systems, advocate to assist business to be competitive by allowing for access to liquidity, improvement to tax treatment of investments in productive technologies, innovation, skills development and research development. This includes: a legislative review of SR&ED program, adopting a reciprocity policy for infrastructure projects, create national clusters of advanced manufacturing for automation, industrial robotics and additive manufacturing, fix withholding requirements for international workers, clarify treatment of government grants and risk-sharing contributions under the Income Tax Act, adopt the patent box tax regime in Canada to help commercialization of Canadian Innovation.
Legislative review of Export Development Canada (EDC) Act, to ensure proper resources are given to EDC for the continuation of EDC's role of assisting Canadian businesses succeed in global markets.
Policies or Program
Advocate against the use of plain packaging policies for products such as tobacco.
Advocate for a national regulatory simplification and reform initiative including the full implementation of the Regulatory Cooperation Council.
Advocate for a national manufacturing and exporting strategy that includes innovation and investment supports, skills development and effective trade policies.
Advocate for a simplified and harmonized Chemicals Management Plan with respect to implementation.
Advocate for an increase in the investment supports and funding available to manufacturers.
Advocate for comprehensive harmonized policy and investment strategies that support Canadian manufacturers' ability to access and develop the efficient and effective labour force they require to sustain and grow business in respect to literacy and essential skills, manufacturing related occupational standards, technical innovation and entrepreneurship, labour, immigration and Foreign Workers.
Advocate for improvements to Canada’s Hydrogen Strategy
Advocate for reform to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program to make it easier for manufacturers and exporters, especially small and medium sized businesses, to access the program by reducing associated regulatory and paper burden.
Advocate for the finalization and implementation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Advocate for the government of Canada to negotiate a Sub-national procurement agreement to open markets between Canada and the United States.
Advocate for the government of Canada to negotiate various details of the Canada-Europe Free Trade Agreement (CETA)
Advocate for the implementation of trade remedy modernization.
Advocate for the increase in Canada's di minimus values to align to global norms.
Advocate for the support of Work Integrated Learning programs, and other similar programs/initiatives that address the skills gap and provide pathways between education and employment.
Climate change and clean air, promote the coordination of federal and provincial policies and legislation, participate in the development of policies in the areas of mitigation, carbon pricing, adaptation and innovation and technological progress.
Domestic Substances List, categorization process with respect to development of the priority lists.
Encouraging the Government of Canada to consider the economic, public health and national security implications of the Integrity Framework and proposing amendments to the existing policy that would allow the government to balance its intent to enforce more stringent procurement practices with broader industry concerns relating to the need for greater certainty, due process and remediation.
Intellectual Property Rights, advocate for amendments to the Customs Tariff to ensure that intellectual property rights can be enforced by border officials.
Promotion for the creation and funding of innovation clusters by the federal government
Re-negotiation of details of the North American Free Trade Agreement with respect to current business environment of manufacturing sector, trade barriers, modernization and expansion of the agreement.
Review of Federal government services geared toward the expansion of Canadian exports and exporters generally including review of the Trade Commissioner Services, Export Development Canada and Canadian Commercial Corporation, including the alignment of services, streamlining access and sharing of best practices.
The adoption in Canada of a patent box model to provide a tax incentive for commercialization of new products in Canada
Policies or Program, Regulation
Advocate for changes to the federal government’s approach to reduce plastics waste in the environment
Advocate for the simplification, modernization and harmonization of the Canada's border regulations, including Beyond the Border.
Advocate to maintain the risk-based approach of the Canadian Environment Protection Act (CEPA)
Regulation
Advocate for amending Regulation 105 of the Income Tax Act so that taxes are not witheld for workers providing business services to Canada.
Advocate for regulatory changes regarding the proposed draft Clean Fuel Regulation (CFR)
Communication Techniques
Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Bank of Canada
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)
Canadian Energy Regulator (CER)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)
Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Competition Tribunal (CT)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
National Defence (DND)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Senate of Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
ALLIANCE OF MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS CANADA OPERATING AS CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS (CME) IS A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS. CME IS CANADA'S LEADING BUSINESS NETWORK COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF CANADIAN INDUSTRY AND ENABLING THE SUCCESS OF CANADIAN BUSINESSES IN WORLD MARKETS BY AGRESSIVELY AND EFFECTIVELY INFLUENCING GOVERNMENT THINKING AND ACTION AND BY DELIVERING TIMELY, RELEVANT INFORMATION AND SUPPORT OF SUPERIOR QUALITY AND VALUE
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Dennis Darby,
President & CEO
Organization's membership or classes of membership
CME'S MEMBERS ARE DRAWN FROM ALL SECTORS OF CANADA'S MANUFACTURING AND EXPORTING COMMUNITY, AND FROM ALL PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES. OVER 80% OF CME'S MEMBERS ARE SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO REPRESENTS CANADA'S LEADING GLOBAL ENTERPRISES. TOGETHER CME'S MEMBERS ACCOUNT FOR AN ESTIMATED 75% OF TOTAL MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION IN CANADA AND 90% OF CANADIAN EXPORTS.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2022-03-31
List of Government Funding
Government Institution
Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
$570,749.00
Yes
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
$2,691,274.00
Yes
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
67 Yonge Street
Suite 1400
Toronto, ON M5E 1J8
Canada
Telephone number:
905-672-3466
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
Alan Arcand,
Chief Economist |
No public offices held
Dennis Darby,
President & CEO |
No public offices held
David Haire,
Vice President, Atlantic Region, NF Division |
No public offices held
Gozde Kazazoglu,
Manager, Workforce Policy & Programs |
No public offices held
Ron Koslowsky,
Vice President, CME Manitoba |
No public offices held
Marie-Ève Labranche,
Directrice, Affaires publiques et gouvernementales |
No public offices held
Ron Marcolin,
Vice President, New Brunswick |
No public offices held
Marie Morden,
Director, Partnerships & Stakeholder Relations |
No public offices held
Matthew Poirier,
Director, Trade Policy |
No public offices held
Véronique Proulx,
Vice-Présidente, MEQ |
No public offices held
Michel Raymond,
Vice President, CME Nova Scotia |
No public offices held
Mathew Wilson,
Senior Vice President, Policy & Government Relations |
No public offices held
Andrew Wynn-Williams,
Vice President, CME British Columbia |
No public offices held
Responsible Officer Name
This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
Name Change History:
Alliance of Manufacturers & Exporters Canada (CME)/Alliance des manufacturiers et des exportateurs du Canada (MEC)
The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name
From
To
Alliance of Manufacturers & Exporters Canada (CME)/Alliance des manufacturiers et des exportateurs du Canada (MEC)
2008-08-15
current
The following names have been used before July 2, 2008
ALLIANCE OF MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS CANADA
Responsible Officer Change History
Alliance of Manufacturers & Exporters Canada (CME) / Alliance des manufacturiers et des exportateurs du Canada (MEC)
Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name
From (YYYY-MM-DD)
To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Dennis Darby
2017-01-30
Current
Mathew Wilson
2016-10-01
2017-01-30
Jayson Myers
2007-08-23
2016-10-01
Public offices held:
Public offices held:
Vincent Caron
List of Public Offices Held
Position
Period Held
Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Operation
Public Safety Canada, Office of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
March 2015
to
May 2015
May 14, 2015
Senior Policy Advisor
Public Safety Canada, Office of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
August 2013
to
March 2015
March 27, 2015
Policy Advisor
Industry Canada - now Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Office of the Minister of Industry and Minister of State (Agriculture)
May 2012
to
July 2013
July 15, 2013
Policy Advisor and Caucus Liaison
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Office of the Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) (La Franc
June 2011
to
May 2012
May 3, 2012
Special Assistant, Policy and Communication
Veterans Affairs Canada, Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister of State (Agriculture)
October 2010
to
May 2011
May 18, 2011
Communications Coordinator
Canadian Heritage, Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
January 2009
to
August 2009
August 21, 2009
Executive Assistant
Canadian Heritage, Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
October 2008
to
December 2008
December 31, 2008
Special Assistant
Canadian Heritage, Office of the Secretary of State,Official Languages,Asia-Pacific Gateway& Olympi
August 2008
to
October 2008
October 30, 2008
Communications Coordinator
Transport Canada, Office of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
March 2008
to
August 2008
August 15, 2008
Communications Assistant
Parliament of Canada (Constituency Office), Member of Parliament for Pontiac
May 2007
to
March 2008
Not a designated office
Communications Intern
Transport Canada, Office of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities