Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION CANADIAN COUNCIL / Ken Foster, Canadian Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION CANADIAN COUNCIL
Responsible Officer Name: Ken Foster, Canadian Director 
Initial registration start date: 2005-07-12
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 777542-4659

Version 1 of 2 (2005-07-12 to 2006-01-30)

Version 1 of 2 (2005-07-12 to 2006-01-30) 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.

A. Organization Information

Organization: AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION CANADIAN COUNCIL
701-1450 MEYERSIDE DRIVE
MISSISSAUGA, ON  L5T 2N5
Canada
Telephone number: 905-670-4710
Fax number: 905-670-3659  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Ken Foster, Canadian Director  
 
Description of the organization's activities: NATIONAL OFFICE OF THE AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION. CO-ORDINATE THE OPERATION'S OF THE UNION IN CANADA. PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO OUR MEMBERS. REPRESENT THEM AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. ASSIST IN NEGOTIATION'S, ARBITRATION'S.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: OUR MEMBERS ARE MADE UP OF, BUS DRIVERS URBAN, MECHANICS, CLERKS, SUPERVISORS, BUS DRIVERS INTER-CITY, CLEANERS, CARPENTERS, PAINTERS, SUBWAY MAINTENANCE, TRACK MAINTAINER'S, ETC.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: CHRISTOPHER BYFORD
Position title: DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Finance Canada (FIN), Justice Canada (JC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: WE ARE JUST IN THE PROCESS OF REGISTERING FOR THE FIRST TIME. NO ACTIVITIES TO REPORT.
Subject Matter: Prospective: LOBBYING M.P'S FOR AMMENDMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL CODE. PARTICIPATE IN THE PRE BUDGET HEARINGS.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE 2005 PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS.




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