Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Banff & Lake Louise Hospitality Association / Darren Reeder, Executive Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Banff & Lake Louise Hospitality Association
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Darren Reeder, Executive Director 
Initial registration start date: 2008-01-25
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 783227-16664

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 102

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 1 of 25 (2008-01-25 to 2008-07-23)

Version 1 of 25 (2008-01-25 to 2008-07-23) 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: Banff Lake Louise Hotel Motel Association
PO Box 5817
Banff, AB  T1L 1G7
Canada
Telephone number: 403-609-2722
Fax number: 403-609-3122  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Darren Reeder, Executive Director  
 
Description of the organization's activities: The Banff Lake Louise Hotel Motel Association is a respected, consensus-building organization that promotes the well being of the accommodation sector in Banff National Park.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: BLLHMA memership consists of Regular members (hotel and motel properties) and Associate members (suppliers to the lodging sector, and the business community at large)
 
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: Darren Reeder
Position title: Executive Director
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: Environment Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Transport Canada (TC)
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: Immigration, Industry, Labour, Small Business, Tourism
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Retrospective: January 23, 2008 - Federal pre-budget submission to Finance Minister James Flaherty. Topics of discussion included: general state of tourism industry, Temporary Foreign Worker Program, Working Holiday Program, flat tax, reductions to Employment Insurance premiums, airline industry issues (airport rents, fuel excise tax Air Traveller's Security charge), and, Parks Canada (state of infrastructure, completing of the twinning of the TransCanada highway to Lake Louise and process for adopting the Lands Adjacent to Banff recommendations)
Subject Matter: Prospective: 1) follow up issues related to pre-budget submission topics2) federal support for the creation of an integrated transit system servicing the various attractions within Banff National Park
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Airport rent
Policy or Program Air Travellers Security Charge
Policy or Program Flat Tax
Policy or Program Fuel Excise Tax (airline)
Policy or Program Infrastructure
Policy or Program Lands Adjacent to Banff
Policy or Program Reductions to EI Premiums
Policy or Program State of Tourism Industry
Policy or Program Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Policy or Program Trans Canada Highway Twinning
Policy or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Transit in National Parks - BLLHMA will be seeking federal support for the creation of an integrated public transit system within Banff National Park - a system that is expected to greatly add to the visitor experience, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions within the Park.
Policy or Program Working Holiday Program




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