Total Number of Communication Reports: 228
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 9 of 59 (2000-05-16 to 2000-12-15) 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 SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION / L’ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DU COMMERCE DES SEMENCES
302-39 ROBERTSON ROAD NEPEAN, ON K2H 8R2 Canada |
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Telephone number: | 613-829-9527 | ||||||
Fax number: | 613-829-3530 | ||||||
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | WILLIAM LEASK, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT | ||||||
Description of the organization's activities: | THE CSTA IS AN ASSOCIATION OF SEED COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE BREEDING MULTIPLICATION , CONDITIONING AND MERCHANDISING OF SEED. MANY MEMBER COMPANIES HAVE SUBSTANSIAL INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGED IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE. | ||||||
Organization's membership or classes of membership: | ACTIVE MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUALS, FIRMS, AND CORPORATIONS MADE UP OF PROCESSORS, SEED BROKERS AND OTHERS WHOSE PRIMARY BUSINESS IS DEALING IN OR SELLING SEED. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE WHOLESALERS AND OTHER COMPANIES MARKETING SEED RELATED PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AFFILIATE MEMBERS ARE SEEDSMEN REPRESENTING ANY REGIONAL OR PROVINCIAL ASSOCIATION OR SEED DEALERS IN CANADA. | ||||||
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | Yes | ||||||
End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 1999-05-31 | ||||||
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Name: | NEIL ARBUCKLE |
Position title: | DIRECTOR |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | DON BIGGIN |
Position title: | PAST PRESIDENT |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | JOHN COWAN |
Position title: | DIRECTOR |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | TIM DYCK |
Position title: | DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL DIV. |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | RICK ELLIOTT |
Position title: | PRESIDENT |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | TOM FRANCIS |
Position title: | DIRECTOR |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | PETER HANNAM |
Position title: | DIRECTOR |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | DAVID HANSEN |
Position title: | DIRECTOR |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | BRUCE HOWISON |
Position title: | DIRECTOR |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | BRUCE HUNTER |
Position title: | DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL DIV. |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | WILLIAM LEASK |
Position title: | EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | RICK LUSK |
Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | DOROTHY MURRELL |
Position title: | DIRECTOR |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | DALE PETRIE |
Position title: | DIRECTOR |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | DON POLLOCK |
Position title: | PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL DIV. |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | CLAUDE ROGER |
Position title: | DIRECTOR |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | TIM TREGUNNO |
Position title: | DIRECTOR |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | TIM WELBANKS |
Position title: | DIRECTOR |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Environment Canada, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Revenue Canada (RC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) |
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, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Science and Technology, Transportation |
Subject Matter: Retrospective: | PROGRAMS OF CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY UNDER THE SEEDS ACT AND PLANT HEALTH ACT. AMENDMENTS TO SEEDS ACT REGULATIONS AND PLANT BREEDERS RIGHTS ACT. ENVIRONMENT CANADA BIOSAFETY NEGOTIATIONS. CEPA (CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT) WORKING GROUPS BIODIVERSITY AIMS, PMRA HEALTH CANADA, REVENUE CANADA TAX CREDITS FOR PLANT BREEDING, WTO NEGOTIATIONS |
Subject Matter: Prospective: | PROGRAMS OF CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY UNDER THE SEEDS ACT AND PLANT HEALTH ACT. AMENDMENTS TO SEEDS ACT REGULATIONS AND PLANT BREEDERS RIGHTS ACT. ENVIRONMENT CANADA BIOSAFETY NEGOTIATIONS. CEPA (CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT) WORKING GROUPS BIODIVERSITY AIMS, PMRA HEALTH CANADA, REVENUE CANADA TAX CREDITS FOR PLANT BREEDING, WTO NEGOTIATIONS |
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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CANADIAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION/L’ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DU COMMERCE DES SEMENCES | 2008-07-03 | 2021-02-01 |
Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
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Tyler McCann | 2020-01-20 | 2021-02-01 |
Dave Carey | 2017-06-02 | 2020-01-20 |
Crosby Devitt | 2015-07-31 | 2017-06-02 |
PATTY TOWNSEND | 2011-06-01 | 2015-07-31 |
WILLIAM LEASK | 1996-01-31 | 2011-05-02 |
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.
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