Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Dairy Farmers of Canada / Les Producteurs laitiers du Canada / Jacques Lefebvre, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Dairy Farmers of Canada / Les Producteurs laitiers du Canada
Responsible Officer Name: Jacques Lefebvre, Chief Executive Officer 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1996-03-25
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 925102-513

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 967

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 30

Version 18 of 102 (2005-06-29 to 2005-12-13)

Version 18 of 102 (2005-06-29 to 2005-12-13) 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.

A. Organization Information

Organization: Dairy Farmers of Canada / Les Producteurs laitiers du Canada
75 Albert St.
Suite 1101
Ottawa, ON  K1P 5E7
Canada
Telephone number: 613-236-9997
Fax number: 613-236-0905  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: RICHARD DOYLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  
 
Description of the organization's activities: Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is the national lobby, policy and promotion organization representing all dairy producers in Canada. The main objective of DFC is to promote the interests of producers by coordinationg the actions of dairy producer organizations on all issues of national scope and collaborating with relevant agencies in the elboration of national policies affecting the Canadian dairy industry. The promotional objective is to increase the sale sof dairy products to the financial benefit of producers and the health benefit of consumers.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: DFC represents all Canadian milk producers through its 12 provincial member organizations and the Canadian Dairy Network.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: THERESE BEAULIEU
Position title: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: BARRON BLOIS
Position title: BOARD MEMBER
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: REJEAN BOUCHARD
Position title: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DAIRY PRODUCTION
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: GERARD CORMIER
Position title: BOARD MEMBER
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: GORDON COUKELL
Position title: BOARD MEMBER
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: DARLENE DESSUREAULT
Position title: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: RICHARD DOYLE
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: BILL EMMOTT
Position title: BOARD MEMBER
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: GAIL EWAN
Position title: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, NUTRITION
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: MATHIEU FRIGON
Position title: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ECONOMICS
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: MARCEL GROLEAU
Position title: MEMBRE DU COMITÉ EXÉCUTIF
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: MICHAEL HALL
Position title: BOARD MEMBER
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: JACQUES LAFORGE
Position title: PRESIDENT
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: YVES LEDUC
Position title: DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: ARCHIE MACDONALD
Position title: DIRECTOR, ECONOMICS AND MARKET RESEARCH
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: IAN MACDONALD
Position title: NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND NUTRITION
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: ROSEMARY MACLELLAN
Position title: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: MARGHERITA MARCONE
Position title: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: EMILE MARQUETTE
Position title: BOARD MEMBER
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: RONALD MAYNARD
Position title: BOARD MEMBER
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: RIENTS PALSMA
Position title: BOARD MEMBER
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: EVE PARE
Position title: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, POLICY & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: GILBERT PERREAULT
Position title: MEMBRE DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: GREGORY (RICK) PHILLIPS
Position title: DIRECTOR, POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: MICHEL POTVIN
Position title: BOARD MEMBER
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: BRUCE SAUNDERS
Position title: FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: WALLY SMITH
Position title: SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: BILL SWAN
Position title: BOARD MEMBER
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: DAVID WIENS
Position title: BOARD MEMBER
Public offices held: Unknown
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

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 Customs and Revenue Agency, Canadian Border Services Agency, Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Environment, Health, International Trade
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: WTO negotiations; pricing; labelling; standards of identity; dairy production research; Canada's Food Guide
Subject Matter: Prospective: WTO negotiations; pricing; labelling; standards of identity; dairy production research; food guide
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Bill or Resolution Bill C-27 An Act to regulate and prohibit certain activities related to food and other products to which the Acts under the administration of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency apply and to provide for the administration and enforcement of those Acts and to amend other Acts in consequence




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