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Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers / Association Canadienne des Fournisseurs de Chemins de Fer / Sylvia Newell, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers / Association Canadienne des Fournisseurs de Chemins de Fer
Responsible Officer Name: Sylvia Newell, President 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-03-21
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 928508-4677

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 23

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 3

Version 18 of 22 (2023-03-27 to 2023-10-18)

Version 18 of 22 (2023-03-27 to 2023-10-18)



Responsible Officer Name

This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.

Name Change History:

Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers/Association Canadienne des Fournisseurs de Chemins de Fer

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 Association of Railway Suppliers/Association Canadienne des Fournisseurs de Chemins de Fer 2024-05-01 current
Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers/Association Canadienne des Fournisseurs de Chemins de Fer 2009-06-29 2024-05-01

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers/Association Canadienne des Fournisseurs de Chemins de Fer
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers/Association Canadienne des Fournisseurs de Chemins de Fer

Responsible Officer Change History

Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers / Association Canadienne des Fournisseurs de Chemins de Fer

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name From (YYYY-MM-DD) To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Sylvia Newell 2016-11-28 Current
JAY NORDENSTROM 2005-03-21 2011-03-02

All Monthly Communication Reports for Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers / Association Canadienne des Fournisseurs de Chemins de Fer

Sylvia Newell, President (Organization)

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Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.

Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-23 of 23

  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Leo Housakos, Senator | Senate (House of Commons) | Senate of Canada

    Subject Matter of the communication: Industry, National Security/Security, Economic Development, Foreign Affairs, Transportation
    Communication date: 2024-05-23
    Posted date: 2024-05-28
    Communication number: 4677-605330 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Francesco Sorbara, Member of Parliment | House of Commons
    • Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
    • Vance Badawey, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
    • Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
    • Anna Roberts, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
    • John McKay, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
    • Michael L MacDonald, Senator | Senate of Canada

    Subject Matter of the communication: Government Procurement, National Security/Security, Transportation
    Communication date: 2024-05-01
    Posted date: 2024-05-08
    Communication number: 4677-602231 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Shannon Heigel, Executive Director | Security Policy and Response | Transport Canada (TC)
    • David Wood, Intelligence Security | Transport | Transport Canada (TC)
    • Lisa Hepfner, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
    • Dan Muys, Member of Parliament | House of Commons

    Subject Matter of the communication: International Trade, Government Procurement, National Security/Security
    Communication date: 2024-02-08
    Posted date: 2024-02-12
    Communication number: 4677-592314 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Mark Emes, Jr. Policy Advisor | House of Commons
    • Anton Lori, Stakeholder Relations Advisor | office of Pierre Pollievre | House of Commons
    • Craig Hutton, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy | Executive Office | Transport Canada (TC)
    • Tamara Rudge, Director General Surface Transportation Policy | Transport Canada (TC)
    • Serge Bijimine, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy | Transport Canada (TC)

    Subject Matter of the communication: Infrastructure, International Trade, Taxation and Finance, Transportation, Government Procurement
    Communication date: 2023-12-11
    Posted date: 2023-12-17
    Communication number: 4677-589149 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Ewan Dunn, Director of Parliamentary Affairs | Office of Michael Macdonald | Senate of Canada
    • Kathryn Dunn, Executive Assistant | Senate of Canada
    • Michael L MacDonald, Senator | Senate of Canada

    Subject Matter of the communication: Government Procurement
    Communication date: 2023-11-07
    Posted date: 2023-11-13
    Communication number: 4677-582161 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Michael D. Chong, Member of Parliament | House of Commons

    Subject Matter of the communication: Government Procurement
    Communication date: 2023-11-07
    Posted date: 2023-11-13
    Communication number: 4677-582160 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Antioco Puddu, Constituency Assistant | House of Commons
    • Brett Martin, Constituency Assistant | Consistuency Office of Minister Filomena Tassi | House of Commons
    • Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

    Subject Matter of the communication: Industry, International Trade, Transportation, Government Procurement
    Communication date: 2023-05-12
    Posted date: 2023-05-15
    Communication number: 4677-564989 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Miled Hill, Director of Policy | Transport Canada (TC)
    • Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport | Transport Canada (TC)

    Subject Matter of the communication: Infrastructure, International Trade, Transportation, Government Procurement
    Communication date: 2023-05-11
    Posted date: 2023-05-12
    Communication number: 4677-564986 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Luca Campagna, Director of Stakeholder Relations | Ministry of Transportation | Transport Canada (TC)
    • Blake Libfeld, Policy Advisor | Premier Ford's office | House of Commons
    • Julia Carnevale, Special Advisor to stakeholder relations | Premier Ford's office | House of Commons
    • David DiPaul, Executive Director of Stakeholder Relations | Premier Ford's office | House of Commons

    Subject Matter of the communication: Industry, Infrastructure, International Trade, Transportation, Government Procurement
    Communication date: 2023-05-10
    Posted date: 2023-05-12
    Communication number: 4677-564980 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Joel Dei, Director, Rail Policy Analysis and Legislative Initiatives | Transport | Transport Canada (TC)
    • Craig Hutton, Director General Strategic Policy | Transport | Transport Canada (TC)

    Subject Matter of the communication: Industry, International Trade, Transportation, Government Procurement
    Communication date: 2023-05-01
    Posted date: 2023-05-12
    Communication number: 4677-564976 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Mark Strahl, Member of Parliament | House of Commons

    Subject Matter of the communication: Transportation, Government Procurement
    Communication date: 2023-03-28
    Posted date: 2023-03-30
    Communication number: 4677-560747 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • John McKay, Member of Parliament | House of Commons

    Subject Matter of the communication: Transportation, Government Procurement
    Communication date: 2023-03-27
    Posted date: 2023-03-30
    Communication number: 4677-560746 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Andrew Welsh, Special assistant Policy and Regional Affairs-Atlantic | Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Zachary Nixon, Senior Advisor | Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Charlie Skipworth, Ontario Desk and PS Assistant | Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Subject Matter of the communication: Transportation, Government Procurement
    Communication date: 2023-03-27
    Posted date: 2023-03-30
    Communication number: 4677-560745 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Chandra Arya, Member of Parliament | Nepean | House of Commons

    Subject Matter of the communication: Transportation
    Communication date: 2023-02-09
    Posted date: 2023-02-13
    Communication number: 4677-555728 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Anthony Rota, Speaker of the House | House of Commons

    Subject Matter of the communication: Industry
    Communication date: 2023-01-31
    Posted date: 2023-02-08
    Communication number: 4677-555357 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Jodi Robinson, Executive Director | Greater China Division | Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Weldon Epp, Assistant Deputy Minister | Asia | Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Subject Matter of the communication: International Trade
    Communication date: 2022-05-02
    Posted date: 2022-05-31
    Communication number: 4677-532992 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Stephanie Kusie, Member of Parliament | House of Commons

    Subject Matter of the communication: Transportation
    Communication date: 2021-06-16
    Posted date: 2021-06-17
    Communication number: 4677-509146 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Erin O'Toole, Member of Parliament | House of Commons

    Subject Matter of the communication: Transportation
    Communication date: 2021-06-01
    Posted date: 2021-06-17
    Communication number: 4677-509145 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Xavier Barsalou-Duval, Member of Parliament | House of Commons

    Subject Matter of the communication: Transportation
    Communication date: 2020-08-25
    Posted date: 2020-08-26
    Communication number: 4677-480722 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Patricia Bovey, Senator - Deputy Chair of Transportation & Communication Committee | Senate of Canada
    • Archie Campbell, Parliamentary Affairs Advisor to Senator Bovey | Senate of Canada

    Subject Matter of the communication: Transportation
    Communication date: 2018-01-30
    Posted date: 2018-02-13
    Communication number: 4677-419399 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Andrew Leslie, Parliament Secretary to Minister of Foreign Affairs | Foreign Affairs | Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Caroline Theriault, Assistant to the Parliamentary Secretary, office of the Minister of Foreign | Foreign Affairs | Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Jillian White, Stakeholder Relations Officer, office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs | Foreign Affairs | Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
    • Francis Villeneuve, Deputy Director, Trade Negotiations – North America Division, Global Affair | Global Affairs | Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

    Subject Matter of the communication: International Trade, Transportation
    Communication date: 2017-05-01
    Posted date: 2017-05-30
    Communication number: 4677-401504 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Michael Keenan, Deputy Minister of Transportation | Transport Canada (TC)

    Subject Matter of the communication: International Trade, Transportation
    Communication date: 2017-04-27
    Posted date: 2017-05-21
    Communication number: 4677-401271 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Gurveen Chadha, Policy Advisor | Transport Canada | Transport Canada (TC)
    • Allain Berinstain, Policy Advisor | transport Canada | Transport Canada (TC)

    Subject Matter of the communication: Transportation, Agriculture
    Communication date: 2017-04-06
    Posted date: 2017-04-10
    Communication number: 4677-398179 View associated registration

Monthly Communication Reports in the last 6 Months for Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers / Association Canadienne des Fournisseurs de Chemins de Fer

Sylvia Newell, President (Organization)

Learn more...

Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.

Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-23 of 23

  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Leo Housakos, Senator | Senate (House of Commons) | Senate of Canada

    Subject Matter of the communication: Industry, National Security/Security, Economic Development, Foreign Affairs, Transportation
    Communication date: 2024-05-23
    Posted date: 2024-05-28
    Communication number: 4677-605330 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Francesco Sorbara, Member of Parliment | House of Commons
    • Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
    • Vance Badawey, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
    • Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
    • Anna Roberts, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
    • John McKay, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
    • Michael L MacDonald, Senator | Senate of Canada

    Subject Matter of the communication: Government Procurement, National Security/Security, Transportation
    Communication date: 2024-05-01
    Posted date: 2024-05-08
    Communication number: 4677-602231 View associated registration
  • Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers
    In-house Organization
    Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
    • Shannon Heigel, Executive Director | Security Policy and Response | Transport Canada (TC)
    • David Wood, Intelligence Security | Transport | Transport Canada (TC)
    • Lisa Hepfner, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
    • Dan Muys, Member of Parliament | House of Commons

    Subject Matter of the communication: International Trade, Government Procurement, National Security/Security
    Communication date: 2024-02-08
    Posted date: 2024-02-12
    Communication number: 4677-592314 View associated registration

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