Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canada Beef Export Federation / Theodore Haney, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canada Beef Export Federation
Responsible Officer Name: Theodore Haney, President 
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-04
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 777333-5217

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 20

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 1 of 7 (2005-08-04 to 2007-01-22)

Version 1 of 7 (2005-08-04 to 2007-01-22) 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: Canada Beef Export Federation
235, 6715 - 8th Street, NE
Calgary, AB  T2E 7H7
Canada
Telephone number: 403-274-0005
Fax number: 403-274-7275  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Theodore Haney, President  
 
Description of the organization's activities: CBEF is responsible for identifying and developing export markets for Canadian beef products outside the USA.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: CBEF has four classes of members, including: Affiliate Members (cattle producers); Export Members (packers, processors and traders); Associate Members (industry suppliers); and Government Members.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? Yes
End date of the organization's last completed financial year: 2005-03-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) $1,758,566.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Cameron Daniels
Position title: Vice President
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Arno Doerksen
Position title: Chairman
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Ted Haney
Position title: President
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Mark Klassen
Position title: Director, Technical Services
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Barbara Neu
Position title: Controller
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Ben Thorlakson
Position title: Past Chairman
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Michael Young
Position title: Vice President
Public offices held: No
 

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), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Competition Tribunal (CT), Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
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, Health, Industry, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: CBEF has provided information to the federal government througn the use of open meetings, teleconferences, personal meetings, telephone calls, written submissions (electronic and physical) and formal policy development meetings hosted by government departments.
Subject Matter: Prospective: CBEF will provid information to the federal government througn the use of open meetings, teleconferences, personal meetings, telephone calls, written submissions (electronic and physical) and formal policy development meetings hosted by government departments.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Canadian Agri-Food Intenational ProgramCanadian Cattle and Beef Market Development Fund
Policy or Program International trade policy (bilateral and multi lateral)Domestic production and processing policyInternational market development policy




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