Registration - In-house Organization

COMPOSITE PANEL ASSOCIATION / Andy O'Hare, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: COMPOSITE PANEL ASSOCIATION
Responsible Officer Name: Andy O'Hare, President
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-11
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 948185-5026

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 10

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 14 of 14 (2025-04-23 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 14 of 14 (2025-04-23 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
International Trade	Engaged in the debate on future amendments to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Focused on the issue of extraterritorial enforcement of Canadian law.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Climate	Monitoring and participating in general initiatives related to climate change and carbon (e.g., Trade/Border Carbon Adjustments, Offset Protocols).	Policies or Program
Environment	Monitoring updates to the Canadian Chemicals Management Plan.	Policies or Program
Environment	Participating in a workgroup as a representative of industry addressing updates to the NPRI reporting requirements.	Regulation

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canadian Energy Regulator (CER)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Represents manufacturers of particleboard, MDF and hardboard on regulatory, technical, safety, standards, environmental and product acceptance issues. Is the voice of the composite panel industry in North America. Also responsible for the Grademark Certification Program and is an accredited standards setting organization and is the sponsor for the ANSI standards.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Andy O'Hare, President

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Represents 90% of the industry's production in North America and over 94% of industry's capacity in Canada. Also includes associate members who are suppliers, clients and distributors of composite panels.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
19465 Deerfield Avenue
Suite 306
Leesburg, VA 20176
United States of America

Telephone number: 202-270-0094

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Kevin Warkentin, Director, Government Affairs | No public offices held

COMPOSITE PANEL ASSOCIATION

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
COMPOSITE PANEL ASSOCIATION	2010-05-10	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

COMPOSITE PANEL ASSOCIATION

COMPOSITE PANEL ASSOCIATION

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Andy O'Hare	2021-01-01	Current
Donald Bisson	2005-08-11	2020-04-15

Date Modified:: 2025-04-30

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Registration - In-house Organization

COMPOSITE PANEL ASSOCIATION / Andy O'Hare, President

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 14 of 14 (2025-04-23 to present)

Version 14 of 14 (2025-04-23 to present)

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