Registration - In-house Organization

Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO) / Employeurs des Transports et Communications de Régie Fédérale (ETCRF) / Derrick Hynes, President and CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO) / Employeurs des Transports et Communications de Régie Fédérale (ETCRF)
Responsible Officer Name: Derrick Hynes, President and CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2009-12-07
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 917045-261482

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 334

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 2

Version 48 of 48 (2026-05-14 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 48 of 48 (2026-05-14 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Labour	Any and all federal government consultations associated with the Employment Insurance Act and related Regulations.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation, Policies or Program
Labour	Any and all federal government consultations consultations on employment equity.	Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Labour	Any and all federal government consultations consultations on pay equity and pay transparency.	Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Labour	Any and all federal government consultations on accessibility in the workplace.	Regulation, Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour, Transportation	Any and all federal government consultations on critical supply chains as it relates to workplace and labour-related matters	Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Labour	Any and all federal government consultations on harassment and violence in the workplace	Policies or Program, Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Any and all federal government consultations on international labour issues.	Regulation, Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Any and all federal government consultations on the Canada Labour Code (and related legislation) with respect to: Part I: Labour Relations Part II Occupational Health and Safety Part III: Labour Standards Part IV: AMPs	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Bilingualism/Official Languages, Labour	Any and all federal government consultations on the use of the French language in the workplace and the Officials Languages Act in the workplace	Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Accessibility Standards Canada
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO) represents the major federally regulated companies and employers’ associations in the transportation and communications sectors in Canada. FETCO members employ the vast majority of unionized employees covered by the Canada Labour Code. The mission of FETCO is to influence positive public policy outcomes for member companies operating in the federal jurisdiction of Canada covering all laws and regulations pertaining to employment and human resources in the workplace, including: labour relations occupational health and safety employment standards employment equity pay equity human rights in the workplace workers compensation personal information and privacy in the workplace pandemic preparedness private sector and public pension policy where warranted, FETCO will involve itself in all other laws and regulations pertaining to employment matters including provincial public policy issues that could influence Federal legislation and federally regulated employers.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Derrick Hynes, President and CEO

Organization's membership or classes of membership

The companies that are members of FETCO are: Air Canada, Air Transat, Algoma Central, British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, Bell Canada, Canada Post Corporation, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Trucking Alliance, CBC/Radio-Canada, Canadian National Railway Company, DHL Group, FedEx Canada, Flair Airlines, GardaWorld, Halifax Employers Association, HudBay Minerals Inc, IMP Group, Jazz Aviation, J.D. Irving, Logistec Corporation, Maritime Employers Association, National Bank, NAV CANADA, Ontario Northland, Paladin Airport Security Services, Purolator, Rio Tinto, Rogers Communications, SaskTel, St. Lawrence Seaway Corporation, Swissport Canada Inc., TELUS, UPS Canada, VIA Rail Canada, Western Grain Elevators Association, WestJet

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
1 Rideau Street, Suite 700
Ottawa, ON K1N 8S7
Canada

Telephone number: 613-670-5817

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Derrick Hynes, President and CEO | No public offices held

Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO)/Employeurs des Transports et Communications de Régie Fédérale (ETCRF)

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO)/Employeurs des Transports et Communications de Régie Fédérale (ETCRF)	2009-12-07	current

Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO) / Employeurs des Transports et Communications de Régie Fédérale (ETCRF)

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Derrick Hynes	2026-04-07	Current
Daniel Safayeni	2025-05-28	2026-02-03
Derrick Hynes	2015-09-14	2025-03-13
John Farrell	2009-12-07	2015-09-14

Date Modified:: 2026-05-11

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Registration - In-house Organization

Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO) / Employeurs des Transports et Communications de Régie Fédérale (ETCRF) / Derrick Hynes, President and CEO

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Associated Communications

Version 48 of 48 (2026-05-14 to present)

Version 48 of 48 (2026-05-14 to present)

Subject Matter Details

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