Registration - In-house Organization

CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION / David Weinstein, President & Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION
Responsible Officer Name: David Weinstein, President & Chief Executive Officer
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-15
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 920882-5290

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 320

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 5

Version 11 of 88 (2009-09-18 to 2009-10-23)

Registration versions:

Version 11 of 88 (2009-09-18 to 2009-10-23)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Consumer Issues
Environment
Infrastructure
Labour
Occupational Health and Safety
Privacy
Product Safety
Project Management Support
Standards Development

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Canadian Standards Association (CSA) proposal for Grant and Contribution agreement pertaining to the provision of project management support activity for the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Working Group on Marine Energy Terminology
Discussed possible funding for a new standard on cisterns for potable water with Health canada, Agriculture Canada and Indian and Northern Affairs. CSA now have a contract with Health Canada for $20K for the development of standard B126-Cisterns for potable water. (Health Canada's reference# HQ0900138).
Discussions held with Natural Resources Canada-CANMET regarding funding for the development of Wind Turbine standards in Canada.
Funding for Canadian Standards Association's faciliation of Canada's participation in international standards development at International Organization for Standardization/ Technical Committee 229 and International Electrotechnical Commission/Technical Committee 113 for nanotechnologies, in areas of interest for the specified government institutions, who are Environment Canada, Health Canada and Industry Canada
Funding from Health Canada for the Product Safety Project Committee
Funding from Public Works and Government Services Canada for development of blast standard.
Seeking funding from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for development of stormwater training modules.
Update on status of Nano proposal with Industry Canada with regard to international standards development activities.

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Discussion on possible assistance to federal government for protocol development process. Discussion regarding contract funding. More information will be forthcoming.
Discussion regarding proposal on the Integrated design process with Natural Resources Canada. More information will be forthcoming.
Submission of preliminary proposal to members of the Canadian Association of Administrators of Labour Legislation - Occupational Safety and Health Subcommittee (CAALL-OSH) Federal/Provincial/Territorial (F/P/T) including Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) for next 2 year agreement for support of Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) standards. CSA Staff has initiated discussion with the Canadian Association of Administrators of Labour Legislation for Occupational Safety and Health (CAALL-OSH) to develop the next 2-year funding agreement to support managing the development of the following CSA Standards: * Z1002 - Hazard/Risk Identification, Assessment and Control - Phase 2 * Update of Mining Safety Standards * B354 Elevating Work Platforms * Z150 Mobile Cranes * Z795 Coding of Work Injury and Illness A separate proposal will be developed and submitted to HRSDC for their support to manage the development of CSA Standards in the subject area of occupational health and safety.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Discussion regarding upcoming meeting with Industry Canada regarding the future of the Privacy Code and changes to the federal legislation (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act). CSA management met with Industry Canada staff to discuss the options regarding national standard CAN/CSA -Q830-96, the Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information which forms Schedule 1 to the Act. The Schedule restates, without modification,the fair information principles and commentary that comprise the Model Code. The options discussed included developing a new edition, reaffirming the current edition or withdrawing it.

Policies or Program

At Health Canada's request, providing information on CSA's standards development process for possible assistance for the development of a national heat advisory system.
Communication regarding committee structure with Industry Canada confirming its interest in participating in the Project Committee for Product Safety, for which Canadian Standards Association is the secretariat.
Conference call with Health Canada, re: Product Safety- International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Committee on Consumer Policy (COPOLCO) Project Committee. CSA is a member of COPOLCO with regard to consumer safety concerns.
Discussion with the Competition Bureau of future workshops and Seminars to cover the contents of the International Organization for Standardization 14021 guidance document that was developed and the topic of 2 seminars that Canadian Standards Association delivered with the Competition Bureau.
Discussions regarding the development of a risk managment framework with Treasury Board with and potential alignment with Canadian Standards Association work in progress in risk management.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Project scope documents, proposals

Government Institutions

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Environment Canada
Health Canada (HC)
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
Industry Canada
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group) is an independent, not-for-profit membership association serving business, industry, government and consumers. It was incorporated without share capital under Federal corporate legislation on January 21, 1919. CSA Group consists of three divisions: Canadian Standards Association, a leading solutions based standards organization, providing standards development, application products, training and advisory services; CSA International, which provides testing and certification services for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, gas and other products; and, OnSpeX, a provider of consumer product testing, inspections and advisory services for retailers and manufacturers.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Robert Griffin, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Organization's membership or classes of membership

CSA Group has 4 classes of membership as outlined in its By-Laws:1. Committee Members2. Sustaining Members3. Associate Members4. Honorary MembersExcept for Associate Members, they have voting rights at the Annual General Meeting.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2009-03-27

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited AECL	$381,000.00	Yes
Canadian Agency for Drugs & Technologies in Health	$398,000.00	Yes
Canadian nuclear Safety Commission	$400,000.00	Yes
Environment Canada	$113,000.00	Yes
Health Canada (HC)	$61,000.00	Yes
Industry Canada	$78,000.00	Yes
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)	$125,000.00	Yes
National Research Council	$1,000.00	No
National Round Table on the Environment & the Economy	$49,000.00	No
Natural Resources Canada	$252,000.00	Yes
Public Works & Government Services Canada	$188,000.00	Yes
Standards Council of Canada	$96,000.00	Yes
The Environment Studies Research Fund	$284,000.00	Yes
Transport Canada	$82,000.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
178 Rexdale Boulevard
Toronto, ON M9W 1R3
Canada

Telephone number: 416-747-2550
Fax number: 416-747-2006

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Jeanne Bank, Program Manager, Occupational Health & Safety | No public offices held
Nancy Bestic, Project Manager, Health Care | No public offices held
Kevin Boehmer, Program Manager, Health Care and Community Safety | No public offices held
Pierre Boileau, Manager, Climate Change | Public offices held
Richard Boyles, Product Manager | Public offices held
Jim Brown, Senior Manager, Global Intellectual Property | No public offices held
Stephen Brown, Director, Electro-Technical | No public offices held
William Burr, Director, Regulatory Relations & Code Development | No public offices held
David Campbell, Program Manager | No public offices held
Robert Falconi, VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | No public offices held
Doug Geralde, Director, Corporate Audits and Investigations | No public offices held
Michel Girard, Director, Climate Change | Public offices held
Manfred Gratz, Manager, Anti Counterfeiting and Intellectual Property Enforcement | No public offices held
Robert Griffin, President and CEO | No public offices held
Brian Haydon, Project Manager, Nanotechnolgoies | No public offices held
Ahmad Husseini, Program Manager, Business Management and Sustainability | No public offices held
Tony Joseph, Project Manager, Energy and Utilities | No public offices held
Suzanne Kiraly, President, Standards | No public offices held
Sam Loggia, Project Manager, Harmonization and Energy Efficiency | No public offices held
David Mascarenhas, Program Manager, Electrical and Harmonization | No public offices held
Ron Meyers, Project Manager, Community Safety | No public offices held
Michael Mortimer, Program Manager, Structures | No public offices held
Doug Morton, Life Sciences Director | No public offices held
Abraham Murra, Project Manager | No public offices held
Jean-Yves Paquin, Manager, Special Investigations, Corporate Audits and Investigations | No public offices held
Candace Sellar, Project Manager, Harmonization, Energy Efficiency | Public offices held
Jeff Shikaze, Project Manager | No public offices held
Ted Shin, Project Manager, Energy and Utilties | No public offices held
Dario Stefancic, Project Manager, Electrical | No public offices held
Dwayne Torrey, Project Manager | No public offices held
Glenn Tubrett, Program Manager, Energy and Utilities | No public offices held
Jeff Walker, Project Manager | No public offices held
Susan Winter, Manager, Committee and Consumer Services | No public offices held
Ray Woo, Project Manager, Harmonization, Energy Efficiency | No public offices held

CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION

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
CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION	2008-08-15	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION

CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
David Weinstein	2015-11-11	Current
Magali Depras	2015-04-01	2015-11-11
Ash Sahi	2009-10-23	2015-04-01
Robert Griffin	2005-08-15	2009-10-23

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Head, Pollution Prevention Unit, Ontario Region Environment Canada, Environmental Protection Branch, Environmental Protection Operations Division	October 2002 to March 2008	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Corporate Secretary Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Deputy Minister's Office	November 1998 to August 2000	Not a designated office
Chief, Provincial Strategies Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Policy and Communications Branch	1997 to 1998	Not a designated office
Director, International Affairs Environment Canada, Climate Change Bureau	April 1992 to October 2005	Not a designated office
Senior Policy Analyst Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Policy Division	1992 to 1997	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Office Administrator Privy Council Office, Royal Commission	1991 to 1991	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Manager and Acting Director Environment Canada, Offset System Directorate	November 2005 to August 2006	Not a designated office
Senior Advisor, Climate Change Corordination Environment Canada, Clean Air Directorate	March 2004 to November 2005	Not a designated office
Head, Clearinghouse and Outreach, Greenhouse Gas Division Environement Canada, Clean Air Directorate	August 2001 to March 2004	Not a designated office
Analyst, Climate Change and Clean Air Environment Canada, Clean Air Directorate	January 1999 to August 2001	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Head, Pollution Prevention Unit, Ontario Region Environment Canada, Environmental Protection Branch, Environmental Protection Operations Division	October 2002 to March 2008	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-03-07

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CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION / David Weinstein, President & Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 11 of 88 (2009-09-18 to 2009-10-23)

Version 11 of 88 (2009-09-18 to 2009-10-23)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

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