Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 1
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 1 of 18 (2007-10-24 to 2008-04-16) 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: |
John Deere Limited
295 Hunter Road Grimsby, ON L3M 4H5 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 905-945-7868 |
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| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Michael Blonski, President |
| Description of activities: | John Deere Limited manufactures agricultural and commercial and consumer equipment and distributes John Deere's agricultural, commercial and consumer and construction and forestry equipment through dealers located across Canada. John Deere Limited also distributes Hitachi brand construction equipment. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: | The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking. |
| 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: | Michael Blonski |
| Position title: | President |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Gail McCombs |
| Position title: | General Counsel and Secretary |
| 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), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Transport Canada (TC) | ||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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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, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Defence, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Trade, Labour, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Transportation | ||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | 1. Import and export proposals, programs and regulations.2. Work with Finance Canada Re: Tariff concessions or the need for new tariffs to cover new technology or business.3. Canada Border Service Agency regarding specific import/export issues. | ||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Discussion with Environment Canada regarding the certification of EPA compliance of diesel engines and how John Deere Limited can work within the parameters of the stiffer legislation being introduced in 2006. | ||||
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