Registry of Lobbyists
Version 16 of 62 (2006-11-07 to 2007-07-20) 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 Restaurant and Foodservices Association
316 Bloor Street West Toronto, ON M5S 1W5 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-923-8416 Ext.: 4214 |
| Fax number: | 416-923-1450 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Douglas Needham, President |
| Description of the organization's activities: | A not-for-profit trade association representing the interests of the owners and operators of foodservice establishments in Canada. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | Membership ranges from the largest national chain to the smallest independent restaurant. There are 33,000 members across Canada. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Luc Erjavec |
| Position title: | Vice President, Atlantic Canada |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Michael Ferrabee |
| Position title: | Executive Vice President of Government Affairs |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Jill Holroyd |
| Position title: | Vice President, Research and Communications |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Stephanie Jones |
| Position title: | Vice President, Ontario |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Jean Lefebvre |
| Position title: | Vice President, Quebec |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Douglas Needham |
| Position title: | President |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Ron Reaman |
| Position title: | Vice President, Food Supply |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Joyce Reynolds |
| Position title: | Senior Vice President, Government Affairs |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Mark von Schellwitz |
| Position title: | Vice President, Western Canada |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), 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, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Service Canada (ServCan), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), 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: | Agriculture, Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Environment, Financial Institutions, Health, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Tourism, Transportation | ||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Meeting with Members of Parliament on a host of issues including supply management, international trade, obesity related issues, taxation issues that include the GST, training and immigration issues surrounding the labour shortage, Labour issues in general and Employment Insurance and Canada Pension Plan issues particularly. Meetings with officials on immigration, Small Business Loans, Menu Labelling, Health issues, EI and CPP, tax issues, agricultural issues, international trade issues, pandemic planning, and with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Competition Bureau. | ||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Expected to be focused on much the same list of issues in communication with MPs and officials. | ||||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants Canada | 2024-04-15 | current |
| Restaurants Canada | 2016-01-27 | 2024-04-15 |
| Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association operating as Restaurants Canada | 2014-03-13 | 2016-01-27 |
| Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association | 2008-09-03 | 2014-03-13 |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly Higginson | 2023-05-10 | Current |
| Christian Buhagiar | 2022-09-06 | 2023-05-10 |
| Roy Little | 2022-02-23 | 2022-09-06 |
| Todd Barclay | 2020-08-31 | 2022-02-23 |
| Roy Little | 2020-07-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| Shanna Munro | 2016-06-01 | 2020-07-01 |
| Donna Dooher | 2014-11-12 | 2016-06-01 |
| Garth Whyte | 2009-06-15 | 2014-11-12 |
| Douglas Needham | 1996-03-22 | 2009-06-15 |
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.