Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

NAV CANADA / Raymond Bohn, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: NAV CANADA
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Raymond Bohn, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1998-08-17
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 948379-451

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 176

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 2

Version 19 of 87 (2008-06-25 to 2008-07-09)

Version 19 of 87 (2008-06-25 to 2008-07-09) 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.

A. Organization Information

Organization: NAV CANADA
77 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa, ON  K1P 5L6
Canada
Telephone number: 613-563-7000
Fax number: 613-563-3487  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: JOHN CRICHTON, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  
 
Description of the organization's activities: NAV CANADA was incorporated on May 26, 1995 as a not-for-profit corporation under the Canada Corporations Act. The objectives of the company are to acquire, own, manage, operate and develop the Canadian air navigation system and services in and over Canada and in such international airspace the responsibility for which has been delegated to Canada pursuant to international agreement. Under the Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act, the company has been granted the exclusive right and obligation to provide civil air traffic control, civil aeronautical information and specified flight information.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: There are four classes of membership: members have the authority to appoint directors and to vote on such things as changes to the by-laws, letters patent, etc. Members are one government member appointed by the Minister of Transport, one union member appointed the Union Association, two user members appointed one each by the Commercial User Association and the Non-Commercial Association. Currently there are 169 associate members (individuals and companies with an interest in air navigation). Associate members can only vote for members of the Advisory Committee, of which there are currently 18 members. The Board of Directors consists of 15 directors. The government can appoint 3 directors, the union 2, the commercial user asociation 4, the non-commercial users 1. The board appoints 4 directors and the President of the corporation is automatically appointed as a director.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: ARTHUR ANDREASSEN
Position title: ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, REVENUE & COMMERCIAL RELATIONS
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Tracy Beeman
Position title: Director, Commercial Services
Public offices held: No
 
Name: MICHELLE BISHOP
Position title: MANAGER, GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Raymond BOHN
Position title: Assistant Vice President, Human Resources
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: ROSS BOWIE
Position title: DIRECTOR, ANS SERVICE DESIGN
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: SANDRA BROWN
Position title: MANAGER, AIRPORT/TERMINAL PROCEDURES
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Alain BUREAU
Position title: Director, Technical Operations, Eastern Canada
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Elizabeth Cameron
Position title: Assistant Vice President, Labour & Employee Relations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: ANDREW CAMPBELL
Position title: Vice President, Customer and Commercial Services
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Andre Charron
Position title: National Manager Corporate Security & Emergency Planning
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Duane CLEFSTAD
Position title: Director, Operational Training
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Jeffrey COCHRANE
Position title: Manager, CNS Service Design
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: ROB COOK
Position title: General Manager, FIR Winnipeg
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: JOANNE COUGHLIN
Position title: DIRECTOR, CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: JOHN CRICHTON
Position title: PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Public offices held: No
 
Name: JOHN DAVID
Position title: Vice President, SAFETY AND QUALITY
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: RICHARD DIXON
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT & HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
Public offices held: No
 
Name: GEORGE DONOVAN
Position title: ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Gerry DRISDELLE
Position title: Director, Maintenance Services Technical Operations
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Joseph FARRELL
Position title: Assistant Vice President, Service Delivery
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: WILLIAM FENTON
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, FINANCE AND CFO
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: JOHN FOOTTIT
Position title: MANAGER, AVIATION WEATHER SERVICES
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Armand Gaudet
Position title: General Manager, FIR Montreal
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Tanis GILBERT
Position title: Communications Advisor Public Affairs
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Mark GODIN
Position title: Construction & Facilities Management
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Howard Goldberg
Position title: Director, Insurance and Risk Management
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Anouk GUILLAUME
Position title: National Manager, Environmental & OSH Compliance
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DONALD HENDERSON
Position title: MANAGER, LEVEL OF SERVICE AND AERONAUTICAL STUDIES
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: HEATHER HENDERSON
Position title: MANAGER, RISK MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Steve HUNT
Position title: General Manager, FIR Atlantic (Gander and Moncton)
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Trevor Johnson
Position title: General Manager, Vancouver FIR
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Remi Joly
Position title: Manager, AIS Quality & Safety
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Rudy KELLAR
Position title: Vice President, Operations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: TERRY KIEFL
Position title: DIRECTOR, NATIONAL CONTRACTING
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Larry LACHANCE
Position title: Assistant Vice President, Operational Support
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Charles Lapointe
Position title: Director, Technical Operations Western & Northern Canada
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Jeff MACDONALD
Position title: Manager, ANS Plans and Programs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Anthony MACKAY
Position title: Manager, Flight Inspection Operations and Chief Pilot
Public offices held: No
 
Name: FRANK MARCHESE
Position title: EASTERN CANADA, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Charles MONTGOMERY
Position title: Director, Aeronautical Information Service and Flight Inspection Operations
Public offices held: No
 
Name: JOHN MORRIS
Position title: DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: CHRISTOPHER MOULAND
Position title: MANAGER, ACC OPERATIONS, GANDER
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Andrew Penney
Position title: Director, Quality & Safety Technical Operations
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: GEORGE POWELL
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNICAL OPERATIONS
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: FRANCOIS ROBERT
Position title: MANAGER, ACC OPERATIONS - MONTREAL
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Dave ROME
Position title: MANAGER, International Operations
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: David ROSE
Position title: Manager, National Operations Centre
Public offices held: No
 
Name: WILLIAM SMITH
Position title: MANAGER, OPERATIONAL SAFETY ANALYSIS
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Randy SPEIRAN
Position title: Manager, Operational Support
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Fred SPENCE
Position title: Manager, ANS Plans
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Jim STRUKALO
Position title: General Manager, FIR Edmonton
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Benoit Tardif
Position title: Manager, AIS Standards and Training
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: KIM TROUTMAN
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: John URBAN
Position title: General Manager, FIR Toronto
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Robert VINCENT
Position title: Director, Technology Training Delivery Technical Operations
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Karen WALKER
Position title: Director, Operational Analysis
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: CINDY WESTPHAL
Position title: MANAGER, ACC OPERATIONS, WINNIPEG
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: NEIL WILSON
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SECRETARY
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Meteorological Services of Canada, National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Defence, Employment and Training, Environment, Financial Institutions, Fisheries, Government Procurement, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Transport Canada - aviation and air navigation policies; Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) and Finance Canada - pension matters; Canada Labour Code
Subject Matter: Prospective: Transport Canada - aviation and air navigation policies; Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) and Finance Canada - pension matters; Personal Information Protection & Electronics Documents Act (PIPEDA), Canada Labour Code; Canada Transportation Act.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Bill or Resolution Access to Information Act; Aeronautics Act; Canada Airports Act.
Regulation air transportation security, Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARS), Official Languages Act, Canada Transportation Act
Bill or Resolution Canada Labour Code
Policy or Program Foreign Workers Program; Labour Management Partnership Program; Aviation and Air Navigation policies.
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Labour Management Partnership Program
Legislative Proposal Pension Benefits Standard Act;
Bill or Resolution Personal Information Protection & Electronics Documents Act (PIPEDA)

Subject matters added through a communication report:
aviation weather services contract 2008-07-04



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