Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 2 (2005-07-19 to 2006-04-27) 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.
| Organization: |
CANADIAN NATURAL GAS VEHICLE ALLIANCE (CNGVA)
Suite 880 45 O'connor Street Ottawa, ON K1P 1A4 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-566-4516 |
| Fax number: | 613-566-2026 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | FREDERICK (RICK) THOMAS, PRINCIPAL |
| Description of the organization's activities: | The CNGVA is the umbrella non-profit organization that supports member companies in the Canadian natural gas vehicle (NGV)industry. The CNGVA encourages municipal, provincial and the federal government to support the use of NGVs through contribution programs, policies and regulations. The CNGVA also provides support for member companies in maintaining and developing export markets. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | The CNGVA is composed of utilities, manufacturers, R&D firms and consultants. The utilities include Enbridge Gas Distribution,Ontario, ATCO Gas, Alberta, and Sask Energy, Saskatchewan. Other companies include Clean Energy, British Columbia, Dynetek, Alberta, ECO Fuel Systems, British Columbia, Westport, British Columbia, FuelMaker, Ontario, and Kraus Global in Manitoba. Research and development organizations include the Saskatchewan Research Council and Powerteck in British Columbia. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | FREDERICK (RICK) THOMAS |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Privy Council Office (PCO), Transport Canada (TC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) | ||||||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Energy, Environment, Government Procurement, Health, Industry, Infrastructure, International Trade, Science and Technology, Transportation | ||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | The recent CNGVA activities have included negotiating the follow on Orginal Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)/conversion contribution agreement with Natural Resources Canada. In addition, work has taken place with NRCan to finalize the deliverables and financial expenditures regarding the two previous agreements.The organization has also started discussions on the program review activities associated with federal government climate change programs. | ||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | The next 6 months will be focussed on delivering on the terms and conditions of the contribution agreement including monitoring and reporting on GHG emission reductions achieved. The CNGVA will also be seeking new opportunities for contribution funding for other modes of transportation including heavy duty vehicles. Finally, the CNGVA will be providing information and intellegence to governments on the importance of natural gas vehicles for the purposes of energy security and emissions reductions. | ||||||||||
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