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: 972

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 34

Version 4 of 103 (1998-01-05 to 1998-06-09)

Version 4 of 103 (1998-01-05 to 1998-06-09) 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
1101 - 75 ALBERT STREET
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 FARMERS IN CANADA. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF DFC IS TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF COUNTRY'S MILK PRODUCERS BY COORDINATING THE ACTIONS OF DAIRY PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS ON ALL ISSUES OF NATIONAL SCOPE, AND COLLABORATING WITH RELEVANT AGENCIES IN THE ELABORATION OF NATIONAL POLICIES AFFECTING THE CANADIAN DAIRY INDUSTRY. THE PROMOTIONAL OBJECTIVE IS TO INCREASE THE SALES OF DAIRY PRODUCTS TO THE FINANCIAL BENEFIT OF PRODUCERS AND THE HEALTH BENEFIT OF CONSUMERS. ACTIVITIES OF DFC ENCOMPASS SUCH AREAS AS ADMINISTRATION OF THE MILK SUPPLY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PRICING OF INDUSTRIAL MILK, GATT NE GOTIATIONS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, DOMESTIC MARKETING (INCLUDING ADVERTI SING, PROMOTIONS, NUTRITION, SCIENTIFIC AND MARKET RESEARCH) MILK RECO RDING, MILK PRODUCTS QUALITY AND SAFETY, RESEARCH AND ANIMAL WELFARE. DFC IS ALSO INVOLVED IN MANY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE PR ODUCER ORGANIZATIONS.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: IT IS A FEDERATION OF PROVINCIAL MILK MARKETING BOARDS, DAIRY PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATIONS, COOPERATIVES, MILK RECORDING AND BREED RELATED ORGANIZATIONS.
 
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: DONNA BEGGS
Position title: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, POLICY & COMMUNICATION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: HELEN BISHOP MACDONALD
Position title: DIRECTOR, NUTRITION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: REJEAN BOUCHARD
Position title: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, POLICY & DAIRY PRODUCTION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: SHELLEY CRABTREE
Position title: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: RICHARD DOYLE
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: YVES LEDUC
Position title: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, POLICY & TRADE RELATIONS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: ARCHIE MACDONALD
Position title: DIRECTOR, ECONOMICS & MARKET RESEARCH
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: LAURA MUNROE
Position title: DIRECTOR, ECONOMICS & MARKET RESEARCH
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: PAMELA PAVLIK
Position title: MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: GREGORY (RICK) PHILLIPS
Position title: DIRECTOR, POLICY & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 

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)
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, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Environment, Financial Institutions, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Regional Development, Science and Technology
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: SEE ATTACHED DAIRY POLICY AND IN ACTION REPORT (ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS FILED WITH RETURN): SUMMARY POINTS/REGISTRAR:: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DEFER REDUCTIONS IN PRICE ADJUSTMENT SUBSIDY RATES TO CANADIAN DAIRY PRODUCERS AND PROCESSORS; DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE FOR NEXT ROUND OF WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING ISSUES SUCH AS STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES, AGGREGATE MEASURE OF SUPPORT, GATT GREEN PROGRAMS, EXPORT SUBSIDIES, MARKET ACCESS, TRADE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, AND TRADE AND LABOUR STANDARDS; MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF CANADIAN DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Subject Matter: Prospective: AREAS OF EMPHASIS: NAFTA PANEL, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, HACCP, COMPOSITION LABELLING PROVISION, FINALIZATION OF THE DAIRY CODE, PRODUCTION RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WITH RESEARCHERS FROM ACROSS CANADA, BROADER MEASURES WITH FINANCE AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE. DEVELOPMENT OF MARKETING PLANS FOR 1998.




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