Registry of Lobbyists
Version 15 of 110 (2006-07-24 to 2007-02-02) 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. |
| 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: | No |
| Name: | MATTHEW ARMSTRONG |
| Position title: | ECONOMIST |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | HOLLY BENNETT |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | JAMES BENNETT |
| Position title: | SR. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | MARILYN BRAUN |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS, SASKATCHEWAN |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | DOUG BRUCE |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | TOM CHARETTE |
| Position title: | LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | LUCIE CHARRON |
| Position title: | POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | SATINDER CHERA |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS FOR ONTARIO |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | GENEVIEVE COUPAL |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | BARB CURRIE |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | MELANIE CURRIE |
| Position title: | POLICY/RESEARCH ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | MARIE-DANIELLE DAVIS |
| Position title: | COORDINATOR, NATIONAL AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | ANDREEA DULIPOVICI |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | RICHARD DUNN |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | SUSAN EMERY |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | RICHARD FAHEY |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, QUEBEC |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | NANCY FORSYTHE |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | LIV FREDRICKSEN |
| Position title: | POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | BRETT GARDNER |
| Position title: | ECONOMIST |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | MELANIE GAUTHIER |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | BRADLEY GEORGE |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | BRIEN GRAY |
| Position title: | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, Field Operations |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | LEANNE HACHEY |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | JANINE HALBESMA |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR/POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | JUDITH HINDY |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | LAURA JONES |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, WESTERN REGION |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | DANIEL KELLY |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, PRAIRIE REGION |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | GENEVIEVE LAROUCHE |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | ANDRE LAVOIE |
| Position title: | SENIOR POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | RACHEL LOSIER |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | EDWARD MALLETT |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH/CHIEF ECONOMIST |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | SHANNON MARTIN |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | DAN MCGRATH |
| Position title: | RESEARCH ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | MJ NELITZ |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | PLAMEN PETKOV |
| Position title: | POLICY ANALYST |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | THERESA PETRILLO |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | CORINNE POHLMANN |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR NATIONAL AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | SIMON PREVOST |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | JORINDA RANKIN |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | STEPHANE ROBICHAUD |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, ATLANTIC C ANADA |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | GAYLENE SIMPSON |
| Position title: | POLICY ANALYST, AGRI-BUSINESS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | JANICE STOROZUK |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | CATHERINE SWIFT |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT, CEO & CHAIR PERSON |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | MARIE VAILLANT |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | GARTH WHYTE |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | KARINA WOODS |
| Position title: | MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR |
| 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, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), 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), National Energy Board (NEB), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), 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 (INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION) 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 | ||||||
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