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 7 of 31 (2007-04-23 to 2007-11-02)

Version 7 of 31 (2007-04-23 to 2007-11-02) 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
800 - 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: CANADA'S 68,000 CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS AND CGA STUDENTS ARE REPRESENTED NATIONALLY THROUGH CGA-CANADA AND REGIONALLY THROUGH THEIR PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL AFFILIATES. THE NATIONAL BODY GIVES THE ASSOCIATION ITS UNITY AND STRENGTH, WHILE ENSURING UNIFORM EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ACROSS CANADA.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: 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 68,000 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.
 
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: BARBARA CAMERON
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: LYNDA CARSON
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, EDUCATION & OPERATIONAL AFFAIRS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: JULIANNE GARDNER
Position title: GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COORDINATOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: BALDEV GILL
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Public offices held: No
 
Name: LYLE HANDFIELD
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL & CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: AYESHA LAHER
Position title: MANAGER, SPECIAL PROJECTS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: ROCK LEFEBVRE
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, RESEARCH & STANDARDS
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: CAMERON MACKENZIE
Position title: DIRECTOR, PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DAWN MCGEACHY
Position title: PUBLIC PRACTICE ASSOCIATE
Public offices held: No
 
Name: CATHERINE PARKER
Position title: SENIOR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ADVISOR
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: CAROLE PRESSEAULT
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT & REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: CARRIE PROVENCHER
Position title: OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
Public offices held: No
 
Name: SUSAN TIGHE
Position title: GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COORDINATOR
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: Competition Bureau Canada (COBU), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), 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, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Competition, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Financial Institutions, Government Procurement, Industry, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: AGREEMENT ON INTERNAL TRADE, COMPTROLLERSHIP, CANADA BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT, ACCOUNTING & AUDITING STANDARDS, AUDIT, TAXATION, AUDITOR OVERSIGHT, SECURITIES REGULATION, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACT
Subject Matter: Prospective: AGREEMENT ON INTERNAL TRADE, COMPTROLLERSHIP, CANADA BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT, ACCOUNTING & AUDITING STANDARDS, PUBLIC ACCOUNTING, TAXATION, AUDITOR OVERSIGHT, SECURITIES REGULATION, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACT, COMPETITION BUREAU, REGULATORY ISSUES FOR SMEs, PROCUREMENT
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Legislative Proposal ACCOUNTNG AND AUDITING STANDARDS
Policy or Program AGREEMENT ON INTERNAL TRADE
Policy or Program AUDITOR OVERSIGHT
Legislative Proposal CANADA BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
Legislative Proposal CANADA CORPORATIONS ACT
Policy or Program COMPETITION BUREAU
Policy or Program COMPTROLLERSHIP
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit PROCUREMENT
Policy or Program PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
Policy or Program REGULATORY ISSUES FOR SMEs
Legislative Proposal SECURITIES REGULATION
Policy or Program TAXATION




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