Registration - In-house Organization

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: 22

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 3

Version 20 of 21 (2023-12-11 to 2024-05-01)

Registration versions:

Version 20 of 21 (2023-12-11 to 2024-05-01)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Employment and Training
Environment
Government Procurement
Industry
Infrastructure
International Relations
International Trade
National Security/Security
Science and Technology
Small Business
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

International Trade North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with respect to adding a heading Note to Chapter 27 under the NAFTA Rules of Origin to clarify that the origin of diluent is to be disregarded. State Owned Enterprises unfairly bidding on federally funded Canadian Projects
To implement best practices and legislation surrounding federally funded transportation projects that eliminate unfair competition from state owned enterprises such as CRRC.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Senate of Canada
Transport Canada (TC)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF RAILWAY SUPPLIERS IS AN INCORPORATED ADVOCACY ASSOCIATION, BRINGING TOGETHER COMPANIES THAT SUPPLY GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE CANADIAN RAILWAYS. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON MEMBERSHIP WITHIN THAT GROUP. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF RAILWAY SUPPLIERS PROVIDES SERVICES TO ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING AND VISIBILITY OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Sylvia Newell, President

Organization's membership or classes of membership

ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF MEMBER COMPANIES LOCATED FROM COAST TO COAST IN CANADA AND IN THE UNITED STATES, REPRESENTING A WIDE VARIETY OF MANUFACTURERS OF RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK, COMPONENTS, AND OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES NEEDED BY THE RAILWAYS. WE ALSO HAVE MANY FIRMS THAT DO NOT PRODUCE ¿RAILWAY-ONLY¿ ITEMS, BUT FOR WHICH THE RAILWAYS ARE A SUFFICIENTLY SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THEIR BUSINESS THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP.

Government funding

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

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
1204-150 Isabella Street
Ottawa, ON K1S 1V7
Canada

Telephone number: 613-237-3888

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Sylvia Newell, President | No public offices held

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

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

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 15^th 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 1-22 of 22

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

Sylvia Newell, President (Organization)

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

Results 1-22 of 22

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

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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Registration - In-house Organization

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

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 20 of 21 (2023-12-11 to 2024-05-01)

Version 20 of 21 (2023-12-11 to 2024-05-01)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, 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