Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 4 (2004-08-17 to 2005-03-15) 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: |
RAILWAY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (THE) (RAC)
1401 - 99 BANK STREET OTTAWA, ON K1P 6B9 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-567-8591 |
| Fax number: | 613-567-6726 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | BRUCE R BURROWS, ACTING PRESIDENT AND C.E.O. |
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (RAC) IS THE TRADE ASSOCIATION OF THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY IN CANADA AND ITS SOME 60 MEMBER COMPANIES ACCOUNT FOR OVER 99% OF ALL RAILWAY ACTIVITY IN CANADA, BOTH PASSENGER AND FREIGHT. MEMBERSHIP IS ONLY OPEN TO COMMON CARRIER RAILWAY COMPANIES. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THERE IS ONLY ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP IS LIMITED TO COMMON CARRIER RAILWAY COMPANIES OPERATING IN CANADA. THERE ARE CURRENTLY SOME 60 RAILWAYS WHICH ARE MEMBERS OF THE RAC. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | BRUCE BURROWS |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS & GOV. RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ROGER CAMERON |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DAN DI TOTA |
| Position title: | NATIONAL DIRECTOR, OPERATION LIFESAVER |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | GERALD GAUTHIER |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, INDUSTRY LIASON |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | CHRIS JONES |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, FEDERAL/PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT LIAISON |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MICHAEL LOWENGER |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, REGULATORY AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MIKE REGIMBAL |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, REGULATORY AFFAIRS & POLICY LIAISON |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | WILLIAM ROWAT |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT & CEO |
| 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: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), 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), Industry Canada, National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), 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: | Agriculture, Defence, Employment and Training, Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Mining, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Tourism, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | CANADA LABOUR CODE/ CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT [CEPA]/ CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION & SAFETY BOARD ACT (CTAISB)/ RAILWAY ACT/ RAILWAY SAFETY ACT/ STATISTICS ACT/ TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS ACT/ CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT/SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | CANADA LABOUR CODE AMENDMENTS/ CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT (STATUTORY REVIEW)/TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS ACT LEGISLATIVE ISSUES/CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (CEPA)/INDUSTRY CANADA/INCOME TAX ACT |