Registry of Lobbyists
Version 11 of 110 (2003-07-31 to 2004-02-13) 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 Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) / Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI)
401 - 4141 YONGE STREET TORONTO, ON M2P 2A6 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-222-8022 |
| Fax number: | 416-222-4337 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | CATHERINE SWIFT, PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHAIR WOMAN |
| Description of the organization's activities: | FOUNDED IN 1971, CFIB IS A NON-PROFIT, NON-PARTISAN BUSINESS ORGANIZATION WHICH EXISTS TO PROMOTE & PROTECT A SYSTEM OF FREE COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE, TO STRENGTHEN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE IN CANADA AND TO GIVE INDEPENDENT BUSINESS A GREATER VOICE IN DETERMINING THE LAWS THAT GOVERN BUSINESS AND THE NATION. IT IS THE LARGEST ORGANIZATION EXCLUSIVELY REPRESENTING THE SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESS COMMUNITY ACROSS CANADA. THE FEDERATION IS UNIQUE AS A POLITICAL ACTION ORGANIZATION BECAUSE IT IS THE MEMBERSHIP THAT SETS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES & PRIORITIES BY REFERENDUM & CENSUS. IT IS FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF ONE MEMBER- ONE VOTE. ANALYSIS OF THE VOTE RESULTS AND THE IMPLICATIONS LEAD TO A FORMAL CFIB POSITION ON AN ISSUE. THUS, WHEN CFIB APPROACHES THE POLICYMAKERS, THEY SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO OWN AND OPERATE SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES. DEPENDING ON THE ISSUE A NUMBER OF TECHNIQUES ARE USED. THE CFIB MOTTO IS "WE NEVER GIVE UP AND WE NEVER GO AWAY ". |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | EACH MEMBER OF CFIB IS A CANADIAN BASED OWNER OPERATOR OF AN INDEPENDENT (I.E. NON-PUBLICLY TRADED) BUSINESS. VIRTUALLY ALL SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY ARE REPRESENTED -- FROM AGRICULTURE, RETAIL AND MANUFACTURING TO THE CONSTRUCTION, TRANSPORT, FINANCIAL, PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE SECTORS. THE MAXIMUM FEE THAT CAN BE ACCEPTED FOR A FULL YEAR'S VOTING MEMBERSHIP IS $2,000. ALL MEMBERS QUALIFY FOR THE SAME PRIVILEGES REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | JUDITH ANDREW |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, ONTARIO |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | PICHÉ ANDRÉ |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, NATIONAL AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | HOLLY BENNETT |
| Position title: | MEDIA COORDINATOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JAMES BENNETT |
| Position title: | SR. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CHANTAL BOISVERT |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MARILYN BRAUN |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS, SASKATCHEWAN |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DOUG BRUCE |
| Position title: | SENIOR ECONOMIST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JOHN BULLOCH |
| Position title: | FOUNDER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | TOM CHARETTE |
| Position title: | MANAGER, MEMBER SERVICES |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | GENEVIEVE COUPAL |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MELANIE CURRIE |
| Position title: | POLICY/RESEARCH ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MARIE-DANIELLE DAVIS |
| Position title: | NATIONAL AFFAIRS COORDINATOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | RACHEL DUCHARME |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR, ADMNISTRATIVE ASSISTANT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ANDREEA DULIPOVICI |
| Position title: | RESEARCH ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SUSAN EMERY |
| Position title: | SENIOR MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | RICHARD FAHEY |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT - QUEBEC |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | NANCY FORSYTH |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MÉLANIE GAUTHIER |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | BRIEN GRAY |
| Position title: | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, POLICY & PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | STEPHANIE GROULX |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNCELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JUDITH HINDY |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DAVID HULL |
| Position title: | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | LAURA JONES |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT - WESTERN REGION |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DANIEL KELLY |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, PRAIRIE REGION |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | EDWARD MALLETT |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH/CHIEF ECONOMIST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | PETER O'BRIEN |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, ATLANTIC CANADA |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | WILLIAM PARSONS |
| Position title: | SR. VICE-PRESIDENT, MARKETING |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | THERESA PETRILLO |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ANDRE PICHE |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CORINNE POHLMANN |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST, ALBERTA/NWT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DEBBIE PREFONTAINE |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | STEPHANE ROBICHAUD |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS, NEW BRUNSWICK & PEI |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JANICE STOROZUK |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CATHERINE SWIFT |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT,CEO & CHAIR WOMAN |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ROB TAYLOR |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MARIE VAILLANT |
| Position title: | MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | GARTH WHYTE |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SHELLY WISEMAN |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| 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: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), CANADA GRAINS COUNCIL, Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Competition Tribunal (CT), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), 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), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), PEST MANAGEMENT REVIEW AGENCY, Privy Council Office (PCO), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), 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: | Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Defence, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Fisheries, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Sports, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Tourism, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | AGREEMENT ON INTERNAL TRADE, AGRICULTURE (FINANCE PROGRAMS & OTHER ISSUES); BUDGET PROCESS, CANADA LABOUR CODE; CANADA BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT; CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES; CANADA POST CORPORATION; CANADA PENSION PLAN REFORM; COMPETITION POLICY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LEGISLATION & PREMIUMS; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; ENERGY TAX POLICY; EXPORT FINANCING; FEES, PERMITS & LICENSES OF FED. GOV. ; FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REVIEW; GOVERNMENT GRANTS; GOVERNMENT SPENDING; GOODS AND SERVICES TAX; HEALTH & DENTAL BENEFITS TAXATION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HARMONIZED SALES TAX; HOME CARE; ILO-CANADA'S REPRESENTATIVE; INFORMATION HIGHWAY; INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING; INTERNATIONAL SB POLICY; JOB CREATION; MEAT PACKAGING INSPECTION; PAPER BURDEN; PENSION REFORM; PHARMACARE; PRIVACY LEGISLATION; PROCUREMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; REGULATORY REFORM; REVENUE CANADA (AUDITS, UNDERGROUND ECONOMY, PENALTIES; COLLECTION POLICY, SOURCE DEDUCTIONS, REVENUE AGENCY); REGISTERED RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLANS; SENIORS PENSION BENEFITS; SMALL BUSINESS EXPORT POLICIES; SMALL BUSINESS TAX ISSUES (LIFETIME CAPITAL GAINS EXEMPTION, SB RATE, MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT DEDUCTION); SMALL BUSINESS POLICIES; SMALL BUSINESSES LOANS ACT; SET-ASIDE PROGRAMS (ABORIGINAL & SMALL BUSINESS); TAX POLICIES; TELEPHONE RATES; UNFAIR COMPETITION;WESTERN DIVERSIFICATION; YEAR 2000 INITIATIVE; YOUTH EMPLOYMENT; CUSTOMS & EXCISE; NATIONAL SECURITY; MUNICIPAL ISSUES |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | AGREEMENT ON INTERNAL TRADE, AGRICULTURE (FINANCE PROGRAMS & OTHER ISSUES); BUDGET PROCESS, CANADA LABOUR CODE; CANADA BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT [ CBCA]; CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES; CANADA POST CORPORATION; CANADA PENSION PLAN REFORM [ CPP]; COMPETITION POLICY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE [ EI] LEGISLATION & PREMIUMS; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; ENERGY TAX POLICY; EXPORT FINANCING; FEES, PERMITS & LICENSES OF FED. GOV. ; FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REVIEW; GOVERNMENT GRANTS; GOVERNMENT SPENDING; GOODS AND SERVICES TAX [ GST]; HEALTH & DENTAL BENEFITS TAXATION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HARMONIZED SALES TAX; HOME CARE; ILO-CANADA'S REPRESENTATIVE; INFORMATION HIGHWAY; INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING; INTERNATIONAL SB POLICY (APEC,OECD,INTERNATIONAL SB CONGRESS 1999); JOB CREATION; MEAT PACKAGING INSPECTION; PAPER BURDEN; PENSION REFORM; PHARMACARE; PRIVACY LEGISLATION; PROCUREMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; REGULATORY REFORM; REVENUE CANADA (AUDITS, UNDERGROUND ECONOMY, PENALTIES; COLLECTION POLICY, SOURCE DEDUCTIONS, REVENUE AGENCY); REGISTERED RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLANS; SENIORS PENSION BENEFITS; SMALL BUSINESS EXPORT POLICIES; SMALL BUSINESS TAX ISSUES (LIFETIME CAPITAL GAINS EXEMPTION, SB RATE, MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT DEDUCTION); SMALL BUSINESS POLICIES; SMALL BUSINESSES LOANS ACT; SET-ASIDE PROGRAMS (ABORIGINAL & SMALL BUSINESS); TAX POLICIES; TELEPHONE RATES; UNFAIR COMPETITION; WESTERN DIVERSIFICATION; YOUTH EMPLOYMENT; CUSTOMS & EXCISE; NATIONAL SECURITY; MUNICIPAL ISSUES |