Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Home Builders' Association / Kevin Lee, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Home Builders' Association
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Kevin Lee, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1996-02-06
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 870292-470

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 432

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 2

Version 15 of 55 (2008-05-21 to 2009-01-26)

Registration versions:

Version 15 of 55 (2008-05-21 to 2009-01-26) 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:

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 new home builders, home renovators, residential developers, financial service provider, realtors etc.

Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year?

Yes

End date of the organization's last completed financial year:

2006-10-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Natural Resources Canada	$100,000.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name:	Charles Crenna
Position title:	Director, Urban Issues
Public offices held:	No

Name:	David Foster
Position title:	Director, Environmental Affairs
Public offices held:	No

Name:	Michael Gough
Position title:	Coordinator, Membership Services
Public offices held:	No

Name:	Donald Johnston
Position title:	Senior Director, Technology and Policy
Public offices held:	No

Name:	Jack Mantyla
Position title:	National Co-ordinator, Education and Training
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 Mortgage & Housing, Canada Post, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), 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 Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

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:

building codes, Consumer Issues, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Health, housing affordability, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, insurance, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, technical and technology, Transportation, warranty

Subject Matter: Retrospective:

pre-budget consultations, study of underground economy, future of R-2000 program, national building code requirements, energy conservation, environmental impacts of housing, anti-money laundering regulations

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 uphold the integrity of the National Building Code: Health, Safety and Structural sufficiency; 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 and Social Development Canada (HRSD), Citizenship and Immigration Canada; Underground economy and impact on labour force with Canada Revenue Agency; barriers to cost effective construction & development, examination of other countries measures to promote housing affordability; Review of Australian experience re: regulation of cash economy, etc; Support for regulatory simplification for small businesses, with Industry Canada; anti-money laundering regulations; Development of environmental guidelines for residential development (with CMHC and IRC-NRCC); greenhouse gas emissions policy

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories	Description
Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Policy or Program	Amendments to Immigration Act with respect to transitional rules for some ecnomic class immigrants, undocumented workers, and pass marks for those applying as immigrants to Canada as skilled people
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policy or Program	Continued support for the R-2000 program
Policy or Program	Environmental guidelines for residential communities
Regulation, Policy or Program	Federal efforts to combat money-laundering as they affect the residential construction industry
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policy or Program	Federal infrastructure funding
Regulation, Policy or Program	Greenhouse gas emissions policy
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	Renewal of Get It in Writing! Campaign
Policy or Program, Regulation	Replacement of the Contract Payment Reporting System with an alternative
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	Revision of policy relating to GST rebate for new housing
Regulation, Policy or Program	Role of National Building Code in energy efficiency of houses and other environmental matters
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policy or Program	Support for new labour market strategy

Subject matters added through a communication report

Economic outlook	2008-10-28
Employment and Training	2008-10-28
Financing of housing	2008-10-28
Labour supply	2008-10-28

Government institutions added through a communication report:

Bank of Canada View

Canadian Home Builders' Association

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 Home Builders' Association	2009-01-26	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Home Builders' Association
CANADIAN HOME BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION