Registry of Lobbyists
Version 12 of 52 (2006-11-09 to 2007-06-06) 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: |
Canadian Home Builders' Association
Suite 500 150 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, ON K1P 5J4 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-230-3060 Ext.: 222 |
| Fax number: | 613-232-8214 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | JOHN K KENWARD, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER |
| Description of the organization's activities: | Mission Statement - the mission of the Canadian Home Builders' Association is to be the voice of the residential construction industry in Canada, to achieve an environment in which our membership can operate profitably and to promote affordability and choice in housing for all Canadians |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | Members are involved in the residential construction industry - including builders, renovators, developers, financial, realtors etc. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Charles Crenna |
| Position title: | Director, Urban Issues |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Paul Gravelle |
| Position title: | National Co-ordinator, Education and Training |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Donald Johnston |
| Position title: | Senior Director, Technology and Policy |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canada Mortgage & Housing, Canada Post, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), 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: | building codes, Consumer Issues, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, housing affordability, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, insurance, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, technical and technology, warranty | ||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | pre-budget consultations, study of underground economy, future of R-2000 program, national building code requirements | ||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | any and all issues/subjects related to the functioning of Canada's Housing system - financial, legal, technical. Issues to be dealt with include: working with Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes to restore the integrity of the National Building Code: Health, Safety and Structural sufficiency as well as work on energy efficiency; Future of Canada's National Standards system for construction products (with National Research Council of Canada (NRC); Building code development (With NRC); study of availability of skilled labour; labour force requirements (with Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), IMM Canada; Underground economy and impact on labour force; barriers to cost effective construction & development, examination of other countries measures to promote housing affordability, develope strategy for the future of work force in residiential construction industry. Review of Australian experience re: regulation etc | ||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Home Builders' Association | 2009-01-26 | current |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lee | 2013-06-01 | Current |
| JOHN KENWARD | 1996-02-06 | 2013-06-01 |
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.
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.