Registry of Lobbyists
Version 3 of 4 (2003-03-18 to 2004-01-22) 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.
| Corporation: |
AIR CANADA
2001 - 275 SLATER STREET OTTAWA, ON K1P 5H9 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-783-7116 |
| Fax number: | 613-783-7143 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | BRIAN RACINE, MANAGER FACILITATION AND DOMESTIC REGULATORY |
| Description of activities: | AIR CANADA IS A CANADIAN-BASED INTERNATIONAL AIR CARRIER PROVIDING AIR TRANSPORTATION FOR PASSENGERS AND CARGO. AIR CANADA AND ITS CONNECTOR CARRIERS OFFER SCHEDULED PASSENGER SERVICE TO 66 CANADIAN COMMUNITIES, 33 CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND 22 CITIES IN EUROPE, THE CARIBBEAN, THE MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA AND PROVIDES CHARTER SERVICE TO 6 INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS. THE AIRLINE'S CARGO DIVISION SERVES 120 DESTINATIONS IN CANADA AND INTERNATIONALLY. AIR CANADA PROVIDES AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE MAINTENANCE, TECHNICAL, FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND PILOT TRAINING, AND COMPUTER AND GROUND HANDLING SERVICES TO AIRLINES AND OTHER CUSTOMERS. THE CORPORATION OWNS OUTRIGHT FOUR REGIONAL AIRLINES ACROSS CANADA -- AIRBC, AIR ONTARIO, AIR ALLIANCE AND AIR NOVA; GALILEO CANADA - A COMPUTERIZED RESERVATIONS SYSTEM USED BY TRAVEL AGENTS; AND A MAJOR TOUR OPERATOR, AIR CANADA VACATIONS. AIR CANADA ALSO OWNS MINORITY INTEREST IN TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION-RELATED BUSINESSES. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: |
AIR ALLIANCE
611 - 6E AVENUE AEROPORT DE QUEBEC SAINTE-FOY, QC Canada G2E 5W1 AIR BC 5520 MILLER ROAD RICHMOND, BC Canada V7B 1L9 AIR CANADA VACATIONS / VACANCES AIR CANADA 500 - CITY CENTRE PLAZA, 1 CITY CENTRE DRIVE MISSISSAUGA, ON Canada L5B 1M2 AIR NOVA 310 GOUDEY DRIVE, HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HALIFAX, NS Canada B2T 1E4 AIR ONTARIO 1000 AIR ONTARIO DRIVE, LONDON AIRPORT LONDON, ON Canada N5V 3S4 GALILEO CANADA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS INC. 330 FRONT STREET WEST TORONTO, ON Canada M5V 3B7 WINGCO LEASING INC. 100 - 620 MCTAVISH ROAD N.E. CALGARY, AB Canada T2E 7G7 |
| Other direct interests | The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking. |
| Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Industry Canada, Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), 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) |
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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: | Government Procurement, Immigration, Industry, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Taxation and Finance, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Particulars: | - INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC AIR POLICY INCLUDING SUPPORTING LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS. - IMMIGRATION LAWS ( VISAS, POLICIES RESPECTING REFUGEES, ETC.) WHICH IMPACT ON THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS AND GOODS. - GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OF AIR SERVICES (E.G. MOSTLY CHARTER CONTRACTS FROM TIME TO TIME). - TAX, LABOUR AND OTHER POLICIES WHICH AFFECT THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS. |