Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) / Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI) / Daniel Kelly, PRESIDENT and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) / Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI)
Responsible Officer Name: Daniel Kelly, PRESIDENT and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1997-07-31
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 832352-4590

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 1774

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 69

Version 31 of 104 (2011-08-15 to 2011-10-01)

Registration versions:

Version 31 of 104 (2011-08-15 to 2011-10-01)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Budget
Constitutional Issues
Consumer Issues
Economic Development
Education
Employment and Training
Energy
Environment
Financial Institutions
Government Procurement
Health
Immigration
Industry
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
Internal Trade
International Trade
Labour
Pensions
Privacy and Access to Information
Regional Development
Science and Technology
Small Business
Taxation and Finance
Telecommunications
Tourism
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Producer Bill of Rights discussion and impact on Small and medium enterprises (SME)
Goods and Services Tax/ Harmonized Sales Tax Administration with regards to Transitional Rules, Out of Province Sales Rules, Point-of-Sale Rebate , and fillings.
PIPEDA and its effects on SMEs
To minimize the paper burden impact of Bill C-36 (Consumer Product Safety Act) on SMEs.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Retirement Income Policies, and proposed Canada Pension Plan increases. CFIB is against mandatory increases in Canada Pension Plan, and has provided alternative approaches.

Policies or Program

Advocating for the creation of the Advisory committee on small business and entrepreneurship
CRA Automobile Expense Deduction - CFIB supports the simplification of this measure
CRA Taxpayer Fairness Code with regards to Customer Service standards
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) provides input on Digital Economy Strategy consultation
Credit Card Code of Conduct implementation and monitoring
Employment Insurance (EI) -expressing concern about rate increases starting in 2011, pushing for EI credit for employers.
Promoting results of CFIB Agriculture survey and encouraging review of CFIA operations and the AgriStability program.
Proposed 2011 as 'the Year of the Entrepreneur' and activities to go along with this idea.

Policies or Program, Regulation

Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and Immigration Policy

Regulation

Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to facilitate trade between Canada and the Unites States
Fairness for intellectual property rights in seismic industry

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Bank of Canada
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB)
Canada Post Corporation (CPC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Canadian Wheat Board (CWB)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q])
Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
Grain Transportation Agency (GTA)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
Industry Canada
National Energy Board (NEB)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (OPO)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB)
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Organization Details

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.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

CATHERINE SWIFT, PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHAIR WOMAN

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.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
401 - 4141 YONGE STREET
TORONTO, ON M2P 2A6
Canada

Telephone number: 416-222-8022
Fax number: 416-222-4337

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

ANDREEA BOURGEOIS, Director, Provincial Affairs | Public offices held
MARILYN BRAUN-POLLON, Vice-President, Prairie and Agri-Business | Public offices held
DOUG BRUCE, Vice-President, Research | Public offices held
JANINE Carmichael, Director, Provincial Affairs, Manitoba | Public offices held
SATINDER CHERA, Vice-President, Ontario | No public offices held
Angela Cloutier, Policy Analyst | No public offices held
GENEVIEVE COUPAL, MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR | No public offices held
Amelia DeMarco, Research Analyst | No public offices held
RICHARD DUNN, Policy Analyst | No public offices held
Richard Fahey, Senior Vice-President, Strategic Development | No public offices held
JULIE FERRON, MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR | No public offices held
Linnet Forand, National Coordinator | No public offices held
NANCY FORSYTH, MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR | No public offices held
MELANIE GAUTHIER, MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR | No public offices held
BRADLEY GEORGE, DIRECTOR, PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS | No public offices held
Daniel Girard, Business Counsellor | No public offices held
BRIEN GRAY, Executive Vice-President | Public offices held
Esma Guenin, Policy Analyst | Public offices held
Celal Gulluce, Research Analyst | No public offices held
LEANNE HACHEY, Vice-President, Atlantic Canada | Public offices held
Martine Hébert, Vice-President, Québec | No public offices held
JUDITH HINDY, MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR | No public offices held
LAURA JONES, Senior Vice-President, Research, Economics and Western Canada | No public offices held
DANIEL KELLY, Senior Vice-President, Legislative Affairs and Communications | No public offices held
Ben Kolisnyk, Policy Analyst | No public offices held
Shachi Kurl, director of provincial affairs | No public offices held
Virginia Labbie, Policy Analyst, Agri-Business | No public offices held
Gisele Lumsden, Public Affairs Manager | No public offices held
Shannon Lussier, Business Counsellor | No public offices held
EDWARD MALLETT, Vice-President and Chief Economist | No public offices held
Erin McGrath-Gaudet, Policy Analyst | Public offices held
NATHAN MEAN, Director, Business Resources | No public offices held
Markessie Moya, Business Counsellor | No public offices held
NICOLE NASH, MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR | No public offices held
Louis-Martin Parent, Policy Analyst | No public offices held
PLAMEN PETKOV, Director, Provincial Affairs, Ontario | No public offices held
THERESA PETRILLO, MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR | No public offices held
CORINNE POHLMANN, Vice-President NATIONAL AFFAIRS | No public offices held
Anne Scott, Business Counsellor | No public offices held
Jessica Simmons, Business Counsellor | No public offices held
JANICE STOROZUK, MEMBER SERVICES COUNSELLOR | No public offices held
CATHERINE SWIFT, PRESIDENT, CEO & CHAIR PERSON | Public offices held
Nicole Troster, Research Analyst | No public offices held
Richard Truscott, Director, Provincial Affairs, Alberta | No public offices held
MARIE VAILLANT, DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS | Public offices held
François Vincent, Policy Analyst | No public offices held
Queenie Wong, Research Analyst | No public offices held

Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)/Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI)

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)/Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI)	2024-04-15	current
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)/Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI)	2008-08-11	2024-04-15

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)/Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI)
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)/Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI)

Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) / Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI)

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Daniel Kelly	2012-06-08	Current
CATHERINE SWIFT	1997-07-31	2012-06-08

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Policy Department of External Affairs, Agriculture, Fish and Food Pruducts Division	May 1986 to August 1986	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Provincial Affairs Minister of Labour, International Relations	June 1971 to October 1976	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Advisor, Federal/Provincial Relations Department of Supply & Services Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan	November 1989 to June 1990	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Country Inventory Canadian Wheat Board, Finance Division	May 2002 to August 2002	Not a designated office
Country Inventory Canadian Wheat Board, Finance Division	May 2001 to August 2001	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Program Agent HRSDC, Service Canada	September 2009 to April 2010	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Commerce Officer Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs	May 1975 to August 1979	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Immigration officer Emploi et Immigration Canada, Emploi et Immigration Canada	January 1989 to April 1991	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Researcher, Associate Producer Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation	August 1996 to April 2001	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Business Development Director Canadian International Development Agency contract, Almaty, Kazahstan, Asia	October 1999 to May 2000	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Administrative and Research officer Veteran's Affairs, Student work program	June 1999 to October 1999	Not a designated office
Database Clerk Veteran's Affairs, Student Work program	June 1999 to October 1999	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-11-13

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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) / Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI) / Daniel Kelly, PRESIDENT and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 31 of 104 (2011-08-15 to 2011-10-01)

Version 31 of 104 (2011-08-15 to 2011-10-01)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization