Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

CANADIAN ELECTRICITY ASSOCIATION / Association canadienne de l’électricité / Hans Konow, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: CANADIAN ELECTRICITY ASSOCIATION / Association canadienne de l’électricité
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Hans Konow, President & CEO 
Initial registration start date: 1996-02-19
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 778671-5619

Version 1 of 21 (1996-02-19 to 1996-09-09)

Version 1 of 21 (1996-02-19 to 1996-09-09) 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: CANADIAN ELECTRICITY ASSOCIATION
1600 - ONE WESTMOUNT SQUARE
MONTREAL, QC  H3Z 2P9
Canada
Telephone number: 514-937-6181
Fax number: 514-937-6498  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: HANS KONOW, PRESIDENT & C.E.O.  
 
Description of the organization's activities: CANADIAN ELECTRICITY ASSOCIATION (CEA) IS ORGANIZED INTO FOUR BUSINESS UNITS & AN ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT GROUP.PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ENVIRONMENT.IDENTIFY & MONITOR EMERGING ISSUES & ESTABLISH ACCOMPLISHMENTS.PROMOTE PUBLIC IMAGE FOR ELECTRICAL UTILITY INDUSTRYCUSTOMER SERVICE.PROVIDE COMPETITIVE CUSTOMER SERVICES & PRODUCTS.PROMOTE THE ECONOMICAL & EFFICIENT END USE OF ELECTRICITYCORPORATE RESOURCES.MANAGEMENT OF CORPORATE RESOURCES & SUPPORT SERVICES.DATA GATHERING ANALYSIS & BENCHMARKING OF BUSINESS FUNCTIONS, RELIABILITY, PRODUCTIVITY & CORPORATE PERCEPTIONELECTRICITY GENERATION & TRADE.PROVIDE COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY & RELATED ENEREGY SERVICES.IMPROVE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, COST-EFFECTIVENESS & RELIABILITY OF GENERATION SOURCE.BUYING OR SELLING ENERGY
Organization's membership or classes of membership: THE CORE OF CANADIAN ELECTRICITY ASSOCIATION (CEA) 'S MEMBERSHIP IS 36 ELECTRIC UTILITY MEMBER COMPANIES ACCOUNTING FOR 95% OF CANADA'S INSTALLED GENERATING CAPACITY. IN ADDITION, SOME 34 MAJOR CANADIAN ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS AND SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHER COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS ARE GROUPED WITHIN CEA'S BROAD STRUCTURE.A LIST OF CEA'S CORPORATE MANUFACTURER MEMBERS AND ITS CORPORATE UTILITY MEMBERS IS ATTACHED.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last calendar year? Yes
End date of the organization's last completed financial year: 1995-12-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
SEE COMMENTS SUBJECT MATTERS: PARTICULARS, SEC. F1 & F2 $0.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: LOUISA BORTHWICK
Position title: SENIOR ADVISOR- COMMUNICATION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: FRANCIS BRADLEY
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, CORPORATE RESOURCES
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: RAY DEL BIANCO
Position title: CUSTOMER SERVICES, TRANSMISSION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JIM GACIONIS
Position title: MANAGER, CONFERENCE SERVICES
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: PETER GELINEAU
Position title: CORPORATE RESOURCES
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: TANYA GLAVICIC-THEBERGE
Position title: ELECTRICITY GENERATION & TRADE
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: PIERRE GUIMOND
Position title: SENIOR ADVISOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: VEIKKO KAMMNEN
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, CUSTOMER SERVICES
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: TONY KINGSLEY
Position title: ELECTRICY GENERATION & TRADE GENERATION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: HANS KONOW
Position title: PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JOANNE LALUMIERE
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ENVIRONMENT
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: PATRICK MCNEIL
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS & ENVIRONMENT
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: GEORGES PORTELANCE
Position title: CUSTOMER SERVICES
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JACOB ROIZ
Position title: CUSTOMER SERVICES, DISTRIBUTION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: HELEN SAM
Position title: CUSTOMER SERVICES, STANDARDS & ENERGY EFFICIENCY
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: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, National Energy Board (NEB), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Aboriginal Affairs, Constitutional Issues, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Health, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Trade, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: REPRESENTATIONS ON THE REVIEW OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (CEPA); BILL C-22;TELECOMMUNICATION ACT REGULATION ON SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT; AIR ISSUES MANAGEMENT AND CANADA'S POSITION AT INTERNATIONAL NEGOCIATIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTRIBUTION IN 1995 OF $967,000. FROM NRC FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
Subject Matter: Prospective: BILL C-22 AND ANY BILL TO AMEND THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (CEPA); AMENDMENT TO FISHERIES ACT; PCB REGULATIONS; AIR ISSUES MANAGEMENT; TAXES AND INTEREST RATE POLICY; INTERNAL & EXTERNAL TRADE MATTERS RELATING TO ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; GRANT OF $6,000. FROM NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA FOR TRANSLATION OF R& D REPORT ON MOTORS FOR 1996 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY; CPMTROBITOPM OM 1996 PF $32,500. TO RESEARCH BY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA; CONTRIBUTION IN 1996 $358,000. FRP, MATIRA; RESOURCES CAMADA FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.




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