Registry of Lobbyists
Version 5 of 23 (2007-01-11 to 2007-07-09) 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 WGEA IS THE TRADE ASSOCIATION OF GRAIN COMPANIES OPERATING IN CANADA. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | OUR MEMBERSHIP IS THE EIGHT 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: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Pension Appeals Board (PAB), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), 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: | Agriculture, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Environment, Financial Institutions, Government Procurement, Health, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Transportation |
| 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. |
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.