Registration - In-house Organization

Aerospace Industries Association of Canada / Association des Industries Aérospatiales du Canada / Michael Mueller, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Aerospace Industries Association of Canada / Association des Industries Aérospatiales du Canada
Responsible Officer Name: Michael Mueller, President & CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2008-01-17
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 948169-16511

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 929

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 87

Version 5 of 62 (2010-01-04 to 2010-09-27)

Registration versions:

Version 5 of 62 (2010-01-04 to 2010-09-27)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Aviation Regulations
Defence Procurement
Industry
International Trade Promotion
Science and Technology
Taxation Policy and Business Assistance Programs

Subject matters added through a monthly communication report

Defence
International Relations

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Enhancement and growth of the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council to cover all aviation human resource issues with particular focus on aerospace manufacturing, human resource issues; to include possible funding and activities

Policies or Program

Employment Insurance Policy – administered by Human Resources Development Canada provides wage support to employees suffering job loss. AIAC advocates to ensure that the program's mandate and terms and conditions meet the workforce management needs of Canadian aerospace companies e.g. subsidizing the wages in cases of job-sharing, covering the cost of the external re-training of employees.
Export Financing – Export Development Canada provides financing assistance to foreign buyers of Canadian products and systems. AIAC advocates for adequate financing support of aerospace exports and that the program's terms and conditions are aligned to market circumstances as well as keeping Canada's industry competitive internationally.
Industrial & Regional Benefits (IRB) Policy – this policy administered by Industry Canada requires that foreign prime contractors who are awarded major Canadian defence procurement contracts place a level of business activity back into Canadian industry. AIAC advocates to the government for a policy framework and eligibility rules that ensure high quality industrial benefits are placed into Canada by the primes.
Obtain support from relevant government departments in dealing with the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme to ensure fairness to Canadian companies.
Promotion of Export Market Development (PEMD) – this program administered by International Trade Canada provides funding assistance to national trade associations in support of their international market development activities. AIAC is a recipient of funding and advocates to ensure that the program's scope and terms and conditions meet the needs of exporting aerospace firms.
Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SRED) Tax Credit – this program administered by Revenue Canada provides a tax credit to companies in proportion to their investments in Research & Development. AIAC advocates for eligibility rules and terms and conditions that meet the needs of Canadian aerospace companies regardless of their public or private ownership.
Status of European Union (EU) Bilateral - The Canadian Government and the European Union entered into a Bilateral Treaty - issue is its impact on costs and trade to our industry.
Strategic Aerospace & Defence Initiative (SADI) – this program administered by Industry Canada co-invests with Canadian aerospace companies in funding their Research & Development (R&D) projects. AIAC advocates to ensure that the program’s mandate, funding level, and investment terms and conditions align to the R&D financing needs of Canadian aerospace companies and that they are equivalent to what other countries provide their aerospace companies.
Taxation Policy – AIAC advocates for a taxation policy regime that strengthens Canada as a place for new aerospace investment and for growing existing aerospace businesses. e.g. lowering of corporate taxation rates, allowing for greater and accelerated write-up of the purchase of new capital and equipment.

Regulation

As a member of the Canadian Aviation Regulations Advisory Council, participate in the development of and amendments to the Canadian Aviation Regulations with respect to the revised Aeronautics Act and manufacturing and maintenance and aircraft certification sections within the regulations.
The Aeronautics Act and Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) - AIAC advocates for internationally harmonized implementation of regulations to get the highest practical level of safety and to keep Canadian industry economically competitive.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Environment Canada
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q])
Finance Canada (FIN)
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
Health Canada (HC)
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
Industry Canada
National Defence (DND)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Revenue Canada (RC)
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
Transport Canada (TC)
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (AIAC) IS AN INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING IN EXCESS OF 400 LARGE, MEDIUM AND SMALL CANADIAN ENTERPRISES THAT GENERATED MORE THAN 82,000 HIGH TECH JOBS AND REVENUES IN EXCESS OF $22BILLION IN 2007. THE ASSOCIATION IS THE VOICE OF CANADA'S AEROSPACE INDUSTRY. AIAC ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS UNDERTAKES ADVOCACY, EXPORT PROMOTION AND EVENT PLANNING ACTIVITIES.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

CLAUDE LAJEUNESSE, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Organization's membership or classes of membership

AIAC HAS APPROXIMATELY 400 MEMBERS CLASSED INTO FIVE CATEGORIES BASED ON THEIR BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN CANADA OR THEIR SALES REVENUE. BRIEFLY, THE CATEGORY CLASS DISTINCTION BREAKS DOWN IN THE FOLLOWING FASHION (SPECIAL CATEGORY WHOSE REVENUE EXCEEDS $225M IN SALES; CATEGORY I HAS THREE SUB-CLASSES BETWEEN $20M AND $225M; CATEGORY II COMPRISES SIX SUB-CLASSES FROM UP TO $500,000 TO $20M IN SALES). AFFILIATE MEMBER COMPANIES COMPRISE FOREIGN COMPANIES WHO CANNOT FALL UNDER THE DEFINITION OF ORDINARY MEMBER. FINALLY, THERE IS AN ASSOCIATE CLASS TO ACCOMMODATE PROVINCIAL ASSOCIATIONS OF WHICH THERE ARE 8 IN THIS GROUPING (B.C., MANITOBA, NOVA SCOTIA, ONTARIO, QUEBEC, NEW BRUNSWICK, ALBERTA AND NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR). MEMBERSHIP FEES ARE PAID BASED ON THE COMPANY'S SALES REVENUE WHICH IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND MEMBERSHIP APPROVAL IS A MATTER OF BOARD CONSIDERATION.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2009-08-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)	$10,000.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
1200 - 60 QUEEN STREET
OTTAWA, ON K1P 5Y7
Canada

Telephone number: 613-232-4297
Fax number: 613-232-1142

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Les Aalders, Executive Vice President | No public offices held
Maryse Harvey, Vice President, Public Affairs | Public offices held
CLAUDE LAJEUNESSE, President and Chief Executive Officer | Public offices held
Vlada Shilina, Director of Supplier Development and Market Development | Public offices held

Aerospace Industries Association of Canada/Association des Industries Aérospatiales du Canada

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
Aerospace Industries Association of Canada/Association des Industries Aérospatiales du Canada	2008-12-11	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Aerospace Industries Association of Canada/Association des Industries Aérospatiales du Canada

Aerospace Industries Association of Canada / Association des Industries Aérospatiales du Canada

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Michael Mueller	2021-02-01	Current
James Quick	2011-06-23	2021-02-01
CLAUDE LAJEUNESSE	2008-01-17	2011-06-23

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Board Member Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Board of Directors	2005 to 2008	Not a designated office
Director Natural Science & Engineering Research Council of Canada, Targeted Research	1984 to 1987	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Research Officer Office of the Secretary to the Governor General, Policy and Planning Division	April 2003 to October 2003	Not a designated office
Policy Analyst Natural Resources Canada, International Energy Division, Energy Policy Branch	October 2002 to April 2003	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Outreach Leader of the Opposition, Office of the Leader of the Opposition	August 2006 to January 2007	Not a designated office
Policy Advisor Industry Canada, Office of the Minister	September 2004 to November 2005	Not a designated office
Policy Advisor Canadian International Development Agency, Office of the Minister	February 1996 to September 1998	Not a designated office
Special Advisor, Quebec Region Public Works and Government Services, Office of the Minister	April 1995 to February 1996	Not a designated office
Policy Advisor Human Resources Development Canada, Office of the Minister	September 1990 to June 1998	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-03-07

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Registration - In-house Organization

Aerospace Industries Association of Canada / Association des Industries Aérospatiales du Canada / Michael Mueller, President & CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 5 of 62 (2010-01-04 to 2010-09-27)

Version 5 of 62 (2010-01-04 to 2010-09-27)

Subject Matters

Subject matters added through a monthly communication report

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Policies or Program

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization