Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 6 (2006-02-02 to 2006-07-21) 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.
| Corporation: |
Pioneer Hi-Bred Limited
P.O. Box 730 7398 Queen's Line Chatham, ON N7M 5L1 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 519-352-6350 Ext.: 6724 |
| Fax number: | 519-436-6753 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Jim Gumpert, President |
| Description of activities: | Established in 1946, Pioneer Hi-Bred Limited is one of Canada's leading agricultural seed companies. Using traditional tools of plant breeding plus the new techniques of modern biotechnology, Pioneer develops, produces and distributes proprietary lines of seed corn, soybeans, canola, wheat, sunflowers and alfalfa. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: | The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking. |
| Other direct interests | The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking. |
| Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Art Stirling |
| Position title: | Government and Industry Affairs Manager |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), Environment Canada, Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Privy Council Office (PCO) | ||||
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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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Meetings, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Science and Technology | ||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | - advocacy on behalf of policy initiatives for renewable fuels sector- advocacy on behalf of greater global agricultural trade liberalization - advocacy on behalf of greater intellectual property protection in seed genetics- advocacy on behalf of supporting science-based regulation | ||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | - continuation of the above issues outlined under 'retrospective' | ||||
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