Registry of Lobbyists
Version 6 of 6 (2008-03-12 to 2009-04-22) 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 |
| 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 1900 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? | No |
| 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: | Canadian Heritage (PCH), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Revenue Canada (RC) | ||||
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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: | Education, Employment and Training, Environment, FEDERAL BUDGET, Health, Immigration, Infrastructure, International Trade, Labour, Taxation and Finance, Transportation | ||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | -Oral and written submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance re:2008 Federal Pre-Budget -Contacted Minister of Finance and Members of Parliament regarding 2008 Federal Pre-Budget submission | ||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | - May contact Members of Parliament re: Report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage - CBC/Radio Canada: Defining Distinctiveness in the Changing Media Landscape- May contact Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canadavia letter re: immigration issues | ||||
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