Registry of Lobbyists
Version 3 of 6 (2006-05-25 to 2007-01-10) 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: |
GREATER KITCHENER WATERLOO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
80 QUEEN STREET NORTH, PO BOX 2367 KITCHENER, ON N2H 6L4 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 519-576-5000 | ||||
| Fax number: | 519-742-4760 | ||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | TODD LETTS, PRESIDENT & CEO | ||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE GREATER KITCHENER WATERLOO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS A BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHAMPIONS. AS THE VOICE OF BUSINESS FOR THE GREATER KITCHENER WATERLOO AREA, THE CHAMBER IS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND A PARTNER FOR PROSPERITY. BY WORKING TOGETHER AND FOCUSING ON INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT GROWTH, MEMBERS USE THE SERVICES OF THE CHAMBER AS AN IMPORTANT CATALYST FOR THEIR BUSINESS SUCCESS. RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN ONE OF CANADA'S MOST FORWARD-THINKING BUSINESS COMMUNITIES, THE GREATER KITCHENER WATERLOO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STRIVES TO BE THE BEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN CANADA. MISSION: TO SERVE BUSINESS IN THE GREATER KITCHENER WATERLOO AREA AND BE ITS VOICE IN THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. | ||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THE GREATER KITCHENER WATERLOO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CURRENTLY HAS OVER 1800 MEMBERS FROM VARIOUS INDUSTRY SECTORS SUCH AS MANUFACTURING, SERVICE, AUTOMOTIVE/TRANSPORTATION, BUSINESS SERVICES AND PRODUCTS, CONSTRUCTION, CONSUMER SERVICES, FINANCIAL/INVESTMENT/INSURANCE, MEDIA, RESTAURANT/TOURISM/HOSPITALITY, TECHNICAL HARDWARE/SOFTWARE AND OTHERS. | ||||
| 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: | 2005-06-30 | ||||
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| Name: | TODD LETTS |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT & CEO |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG), Revenue Canada (RC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (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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Informal communications, Meetings, Other types: FEDERAL ISSUES FORUM, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, AUDITOR GENERAL REPORT, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, FEDERAL BUDGET, Health, Immigration, Infrastructure, International Trade, Labour, Taxation and Finance, Transportation | ||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | -Contacted Minister of Industry Letter re: Labour Market Development Agreement between Ontario and Canada-Oral and written Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance re:2006 Federal Pre-Budget Submission-Contacted Auditor General Letter re: Fiscal imbalance between Ontario and confederation (and copy Ministries of Intergovernmental Affairs and local members of parliament)-Contacted Minister of Finance 2006 Federal Pre-budget submission | ||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | - May Contact Minister of Finance Letter re: Taxation- May Contact Minister of Finance Letter re: Federal Budget- May Contact Minister of Finance Letter re: Report of the Auditor General- May Contact Minister of Citizenship and Immigration CanadaLetter re: Immigration issues- May Contact Prime Minister Letter re: Environment issues | ||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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