Registry of Lobbyists
Version 8 of 23 (2008-06-23 to 2008-08-08) 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: |
WESTERN GRAIN ELEVATOR ASSOCIATION
420 - 360 Main Street Winnipeg, MB R3C 3Z3 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 204-942-6835 |
| Fax number: | 204-943-4328 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | WADE SOBKOWICH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE WESTERN GRAIN ELEVATOR ASSOCIATION (WGEA) IS THE TRADE ASSOCIATION OF GRAIN COMPANIES OPERATING IN CANADA. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | OUR MEMBERSHIP IS THE SEVEN MAJOR GRAIN COMPANIES OPERATING IN WESTERN CANADA. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | WADE SOBKOWICH |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Affaires étrangères et Commerce international Canada (MAECIC), Agence canadienne de développement international (ACDI), Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada (AAC), Bureau de la sécurité des transports du Canada (BST), Bureau du Conseil privé (BCP), Commissaire à l'information et à la protection de la vie privée (CIPVP), Commission canadienne des pensions (CCP), Commission d'appel des pensions (CAP), Conseil canadien des relations du travail (CCRT), Conseil de contrôle des renseignements relatifs aux matières dangereuses (CCRMD), Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie (CRSNG), Conseil des produits agricoles du Canada (CPAC), Développement des ressources humaines Canada (DRHC), Diversification de l'économie de l'Ouest Canada (DEO), Environnement Canada, Finances Canada (FIN), Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC), Industrie Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Office du transport du grain (OTG), Office national des transports (ONT), Ressources naturelles Canada (RNCan), Revenu Canada (RC), Santé Canada (SC), Statistique Canada (StatCan), Transports Canada (TC), Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada, Tribunal canadien du commerce extérieur (TCCE), Tribunal de la concurrence (TC) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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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Appel au grand public, Appels téléphoniques, Communications informelles, Communications écrites, en format papier ou électronique, Présentations, Réunions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, Commerce intérieur, Commerce international, Développement régional, Éducation, Emploi et formation, Environnement, Impôts et finances, Industrie, Infrastructure, Institutions financières, Justice et application des lois, Marchés publics, Propriété intellectuelle, Questions constitutionnelles, Questions touchant les consommateurs, Relations internationales, Santé, Sciences et technologies, Transports, Travail | ||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE GRAIN BUSINESS IN GENERAL AND SPECIFICALLY TO DO WITH THE RAILWAYS, CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD, CANADIAN GRAIN COMMISSION. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | . The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB)· The Canadian Grain Commission· Grain companies have arrangements with financial institutions to offer credit to farmers, etc.· Standards for the Health and Safety of employees.· Rural infrastructure (i.e. roads and services) · Trade of agricultural products within Canada and internationally· Legal procedings (i.e. grain companies are sometimes the subject of court cases with other organizations in the grain industry)· Labour and Employment· Rural Development· Grain Grading and Testing technology.· Grain Company Income Taxation and and Grain Elevator Property Taxation· Transportation of Grain and Ag Products - Rail and Truck¿ Interested in policies governing international trade within the Department of International Trade, specifically to do with meeting quality specifications and international standards for food safety and quality¿ Interested in policies within the Canada Revenue Agency for taxation of grain companies, such as policies that determine taxation levels for various types of grain elevators and obsolescence / exemption factors for grain elevators.¿ Interested in the upcoming changes to the Canadian Wheat Board Act and/or Regulations concerning the deregulation of barley. | ||||||||||||||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
| Name | From | To |
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| WESTERN GRAIN ELEVATOR ASSOCIATION | 2024-05-22 | current |
| WESTERN GRAIN ELEVATOR ASSOCIATION | 2008-08-08 | 2023-11-23 |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
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Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.