Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Certified General Accountants Association of Canada / Association des comptables généraux accrédités du Canada / Lyle Handfield, Vice-President, International & Corporate Affairs

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Certified General Accountants Association of Canada / Association des comptables généraux accrédités du Canada
Responsible Officer Name: Lyle Handfield, Vice-President, International & Corporate Affairs 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2003-11-17
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 896435-241

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 201

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 31 (2004-06-14 to 2005-01-17)

Version 2 of 31 (2004-06-14 to 2005-01-17) 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: Certified General Accountants Association of Canada / Association des comptables généraux accrédités du Canada
700 - 1188 WEST GEORGIA STREET
VANCOUVER, BC  V6E 4A2
Canada
Telephone number: 604-605-5006
Fax number: 604-683-6483  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: ANTHONY ARIGANELLO, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  
 
Description of the organization's activities: FORMED IN 1908 TO PROMOTE PROFESSIONALISM AMONG ACCOUNTANTS, THE CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA HAS SINCE BECOME ONE OF CANADA'S LEADING ACCOUNTING BODIES AND A MAJOR FORCE IN INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING EDUCATION. TODAY, THE ASSOCIATION IS A SELF-REGULATING PROFESSIONAL BODY THAT REPRESENTS OVER 58,000 CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS AND CGA STUDENTS IN CANADA, BERMUDA, THE NATIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN AND THE PACIFIC RIM.CHARTERED BY AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT IN 1913, CGA-CANADA WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL ASSOCIATIONS TO PRODUCE AN EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT MAINTAINS RECOGNIZED STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE. THE ASSOCIATION SERVES THE PUBLIC INTEREST BY ENSURING THAT MEMBERS ADHERE TO THE HIGHEST MEASURE OF PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: CANADA'S 60,000 CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS AND CGA STUDENTS ARE REPRESENTED NATIONALLY THROUGH CGA-CANADA AND REGIONALLY THROUGH THEIR PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL CHAPTER STRUCTURES. THE NATIONAL BODY GIVES THE ASSOCIATION ITS UNITY AND STRENGTH, WHILE ENSURING UNIFORM EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ACROSS CANADA.
 
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: ANTHONY ARIGANELLO
Position title: PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: BARBARA CAMERON
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: LYNDA CARSON
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, EDUCATION & PROFESIONAL AFFAIRS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: PHILIPPE DUFORD
Position title: GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ADVISOR
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: TOMAS ERNST
Position title: POLICY ANALYST
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: LYLE HANDFIELD
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: NAGY JOHN
Position title: CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: DAWN MCGEACHY
Position title: PUBLIC PRACTICE ASSOCIATE
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: CAROLE PRESSEAULT
Position title: ASSISTANT VICE-PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT & REGUL,ATORY AFFAIRS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, 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, Other types: GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, COMPTROLLERSHIP, Education, Employment and Training, Financial Institutions, Industry, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: CANADA CORPORATIONS ACT, BILL C-46, TAXATION AND FINANCE, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, AGREEMENT ON INTERNAL TRADE, SECURITIES REGULATION, FEDERAL BUDGET, PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS ACT.
Subject Matter: Prospective: CANADA CORPORATIONS ACT, CANADA BUSINESS COPORATIONS ACT, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, AGREEMENT ON INTERNAL TRADE, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, AUDITING, TAXATION AND FINANCE, SECURITIES REGULATION,




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