Registration - In-house Organization

Restaurants Canada / Kelly Higginson, President and CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Restaurants Canada
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Kelly Higginson, President and CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1996-03-22
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 954819-502

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 740

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 24

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Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Agriculture, International Trade	Agriculture trade policy with regard to trade liberalization opportunities	Policies or Program
Internal Trade	Amendments to the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act to exempt wines purchased by restaurants regarding the transportation and sale of beverage between provinces.	Regulation
Agriculture	Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) regarding annual dairy pricing	Policies or Program
Agriculture, International Trade	Chicken and Turkey Tariff Rate Quota Advisory Committee (TQAC) regarding import quota	Policies or Program
Economic Development	Economic Strategy Tables - Continue to work closely with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in contributing to Canada's Economic Strategy Tables by ensuring the discussion help reflect the concerns of our industry	Policies or Program
Labour, Taxation and Finance	Employment Insurance with respect to policy for establishing premium rates	Policies or Program
Environment	Environmental regulations regarding plastics and recycling	Regulation
Health	Healthy Eating Strategy - to ensure that policy and regulation proposals on the restriction of unhealthy food and beverage marketing to children, sodium reduction initiatives, menu labelling requirements, related initiatives are balanced, reasonable and science-based. Providing input into Health Canada's Healthy Eating Strategy consultations.	Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Employment and Training, Immigration, Labour	Immigration policy with respect to workers programs and permits	Regulation, Policies or Program
Health	Nutritional labeling policy with respect to provision of nutrition information	Policies or Program
Taxation and Finance	Regulation of financial institutions with respect to credit card fees	Regulation
Labour, Taxation and Finance	Regulations and policies pertaining to Canada Pension Plan employer/employee premiums	Policies or Program, Regulation
Arts and Culture	Regulations and policies regarding fees to SOCAN and ReSound	Regulation, Policies or Program
Economic Development, Taxation and Finance	Taxation policy with regard to corporate, small business and personal income taxes	Policies or Program
Taxation and Finance	Tax policy on alcohol (escalator excise tax).	Regulation, Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Employment Insurance Commission
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Service Canada (ServCan)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Organization Details

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.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Kelly Higginson, President and CEO

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Membership ranges from the largest national chain to the smallest independent restaurant. There are over 30,000 members across Canada.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-09-30

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	$78,739.00	Yes
Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development of Ontario	$0.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
1155 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON M6J 1J4
Canada

Telephone number: 416-923-8416

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Richard Alexander, Executive Vice President, Government Relations | No public offices held
Kris Barnier, VP Central Canada | No public offices held
Kelly Higginson, President and CEO | No public offices held
Tracy MacGregor, Vice President, Ontario | No public offices held
Jordan Morgan, Vice President, Atlantic Canada | Designated public offices held
Jillian Rodak, Vice President, Sustainability | No public offices held
Maximilien Roy, Vice President, Federal and Quebec | Designated public offices held
Mark von Schellwitz, Vice President, Western Canada | Public offices held

Restaurants Canada

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
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

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association
CANADIAN RESTAURANT AND FOOD SERVICES ASSOCIATION (CRFA)

Restaurants Canada

Responsible Officer History
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

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant to Federal Minister Energy Mines & Resources, Minister Office	August 1985 to April 1988	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Parliamentary Affairs Ministry of HRSDC, HRSDC	September 2009 to March 2010	March 31, 2010

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Operations for the Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie Innovation, Science & Economic Development, Minister's Office	July 2018 to September 2018	September 30, 2018
Policy Advisor to the Minister of Finance Ministry of Finance, Finance Canada	December 2015 to July 2018	July 31, 2018

Date Modified:: 2024-11-13

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Registration - In-house Organization

Restaurants Canada / Kelly Higginson, President and CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 62 of 63 (2024-06-06 to 2024-10-01)

Version 62 of 63 (2024-06-06 to 2024-10-01)

Subject Matter Details

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization