Registry of Lobbyists
Version 9 of 10 (2004-01-07 to 2005-03-15) 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: |
AIR CANADA
AIR CANADA (ZIP 268), CP 14000, SUCC. SAINT-LAURENT MONTREAL, QC H4Y 1H4 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 514-422-5853 |
| Fax number: | 514-422-5899 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | YVES-ANTOINE DUFRESNE, VICE PRESIDENT, INT'L AFFAIRS |
| Description of activities: | SOCIETE AERIENNE D'ENVERGURE INTERNATIONALE AYANT SON SIEGE AU CANADA, AIR CANADA ASSURE LE TRANSPORT DE PASSAGERS ET DE FRET. AVEC SES TRANSPORTEURS REGIONAUX, ELLE OFFRE DES SERVICES REGULIERS SUR 50 VILLES DU CANADA, 43 DES ETATS-UNIES, 23 EN EUROPE, AUX ANTILLES, AU MOYEN-ORIENT ET EN ASIE, ET DES SERVICES NOLISES SUR 3 VILLES HORS DU CANADA. ELLE FOURNIT A DES TRANSPORTEURS ET A D'AUTRES CLIENTS DES SERVICES DE MAINTENANCE D'AVIONS ET MOTEURS, FORMATION TECHNIQUE, FORMATION D'AGENTS DE BORD, ENTRAINEMENT DES PILOTES AINSI QUE SERVICES AUTOMATIQUES ET D'ESCALE. ELLE EST ENTIEREMENT PROPRIETAIRE DE QUATRE TRANSPORTEURS REGIONAUX SILLONNANT LE CANADA: AIR BC, AIR ONTARIO, AIR ALLIANCE ET AIR NOVA; ET DE VACANCES AIR CANADA, GRAND VOYAGISTE CANADIEN. LA SOCIETE EST AUSSI ACTIONNAIRE MINORITAIRE D'ENTREPRISES CONNEXES A L'INDUSTRIE DE VOYAGE ET DE TRANSPORT. EN FORMANT LE RESEAU STAR ALLIANCE AVEC LUFTHANSA, SAS, THAI, UNITED AIRLINES ET VARIG, AIR CANADA A AMELIORE SON VASTE RESEAU GLOBAL, SES HORAIRES ET LES SERVICES QU'ELLE OFFRE A LA CLIENTELE. ELLE PEUT AINSI PROPOSER AUX VOYAGEURS PLUS DE 640 DESTINATIONS DANS 110 PAYS. EN 1999, ANSETT AUSTRALIA, ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS ET AIR NEW ZEALAND SE JOINDRONT AU GROUPE STAR ALLIANCE. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: |
AIR ALLIANCE
611 - 6E AVENUE AEROPORT DE QUEBEC SAINTE-FOY, QC Canada G2E 5W1 AIR BC 5520 MILLER ROAD RICHMOND, BC Canada V7B 1L9 AIR CANADA VACATIONS / VACANCES AIR CANADA 500 - CITY CENTRE PLAZA, 1 CITY CENTRE DRIVE MISSISSAUGA, ON Canada L5B 1M2 AIR NOVA 310 GOUDEY DRIVE, HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HALIFAX, NS Canada B2T 1E4 AIR ONTARIO 1000 AIR ONTARIO DRIVE, LONDON AIRPORT LONDON, ON Canada N5V 3S4 WINGCO LEASING INC. 100 - 620 MCTAVISH ROAD N.E. CALGARY, AB Canada T2E 7G7 |
| 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 |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC) |
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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, Other types: NEGOCIATIONS - SERVICES AERIENS, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Consumer Issues, Immigration, International Relations, International Trade, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Particulars: | POLITIQUE CANADIENNE SUR LE TRANSPORT AERIEN INTERNATIONAL, ACCORDS BILATERAUX ET MULTILATERAUX CONCLUS AVEC D'AUTRES PAYS, OBTENTION ET MAXIMISATION DES DROITS ET AUTORISATIONS DE DESSERTE INTERNATIONAL, PRINCIPALES LOIS ET REGLEMENTS REGISSANT L'AVIATION CIVILE (LOI NATIONALE SUR LES TRANSPORTS/ REGLEMENT SUR LES TRANSPORTS AERIENS) AINSI QUE LES PROJETS DE LOI ET REGLEMENTS OFFRANTS DECRETS GOUVERNEMENTAUX ET MINISTERIELS. |