Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Chemistry Industry Association of Canada / Association canadienne de l'industrie de la chimie / Bob Masterson, PRESIDENT AND CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Chemistry Industry Association of Canada / Association canadienne de l'industrie de la chimie
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Bob Masterson, PRESIDENT AND CEO 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1996-08-30
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 921646-568

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 740

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 21

Version 20 of 104 (2006-03-24 to 2006-09-22)

Version 20 of 104 (2006-03-24 to 2006-09-22) 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: CANADIAN CHEMICAL PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION (CCPA)
805 - 350 SPARKS STREET
OTTAWA, ON  K1R 7S8
Canada
Telephone number: 613-237-6215
Fax number: 613-237-4061  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: RICHARD PATON, PRESIDENT AND CEO  
 
Description of the organization's activities: THE CANADIAN CHEMICAL PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION (CCPA), FOUNDED IN 1962, HAS A MEMBERSHIP OF ABOUT 64 COMPANIES PRODUCING A BROAD RANGE OF PETROCHEMICALS, INORGANIC CHEMICALS AND OTHER ORGANIC AND SPECIALTY CHEMICALS. THE MISSION OF THE CCPA IS TO CREATE VALUE FOR ITS MEMBERS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, POLICY ANALYSIS, ADVOCACY, PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLECTIVE INITIATIVES. CCPA MEMBERS ARE COMMITTED TO A RESPONSIBLE CARE ETHIC THROUGH WHICH THEY ACHIEVE RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR PRODUCTS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE CYCLE.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: COMPANIES MANUFACTURING CHEMICALS WITHIN CANADA ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP. FORMAL COMMITMENT TO THE PRINCIPLES AND CODES OF PRACTICE OF RESPONSIBLE CARE IS A CONDITION OF MEMBERSHIP. COMPANIES HANDLING CHEMICALS BUT NOT OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP MAY PARTICIPATE IN RESPONSIBLE CARE AS PARTNER COMPANIES. OTHER COMPANIES MAY APPLY TO BECOME ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. COMPANIES WHO MAINLY DISTRIBUTE CHEMICALS MAY ALSO PARTICIPATE AS INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS.
 
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: MICHAEL BOURQUE
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: C. BRUCE CASWELL
Position title: SENIOR MANAGER, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY, TECHNICAL AF
Public offices held: No
 
Name: FIONA COOK
Position title: DIRECTOR, BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: LOUIS LAFERRIERE
Position title: SENIOR MANAGER LOGISTICS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: GORDON LLOYD
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, TECHNICAL AFFAIRS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: KEVIN MACHIDA
Position title: MANAGER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PARLIAMENTARY RELATIONS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: KEVIN MACHIDA
Position title: MANAGER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PARLIAMENTARY RELATIONS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: RICHARD PATON
Position title: PRESIDENT AND CEO
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DAVID PODRUZNY
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS AND BOARD SECRETARY
Public offices held: No
 
Name: DAVID SHEARING
Position title: SENIOR MANAGER, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: BRIAN WASTLE
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, RESPONSIBLE CARE
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: CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT REVIEW PANEL, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, National Energy Board (NEB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CANADA, Standards Council of Canada (SCC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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: Consumer Issues, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, EMPLOYEE SAFETY & HEALTH, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Science and Technology, SECURITY, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Accelerated Reduction and Elimination of Toxics (ARET)Any other environmental issues affecting the chemical industryAsia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum Basel ConventionBorder Security and Explosives Act RevisionsCanada Health ActCanada Labour CodeCanada Transportation ActCanada Marine Act ReviewCanadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)Canada-wide StandardsCCME Harmonization Environmental Management Framework AgreementChemical Export ControlsChemical Industry Research and DevelopmentChemical Rules of OriginChemical Industry Statistics and InformationChemical Precursor RegulationsChemical Weapons ConventionChildren's HealthChlorine Action PlanClimate ChangeCoast GuardCoast Guard Marine Chemical ERConfidentiality of informationCoordination of Canadian environmental positions internationallyCorporate Criminal LiabilityCorporate Tax CompetitivenessCost Recovery, including Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC); Economic Instruments to achieve Environmental GoalsEmissions TradingElectricity DeregulationEndocrine ModulatorsEnergy Strategy, Cost and Supply IssuesEuropean REACH (Registration Evaluation Authorization of Chemicals) InitiativeExplosive Precursor ChemicalsFree Trade Agreement of the Americas NegotiationsGlobally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals GLPC (Good Laboratory Practices/Requirements)Greenhouse Gas ReportingHazardous Air PollutantsHazardous Waste Regulations HMIRC (Hazardous Material Information Review Commission)Human Resources, TrainingInnovation StrategyIntergovernmental Forum on Chemical SafetyInternational Maritime Organization Hazardous and Noxious Substance ConventionInterswitching RegulationsIRAP ProgramInternational Environmental (ISO) StandardsNational Pollutant Release InventoryNational Air Issues Coordinating CommitteeNational Marine PolicyNational Highway RenewalNew Substance Notification RegulationsNorth American Industry Classification SystemNOx VOC IssuesOECD Chemicals CommitteeCanada-U.S. Border Services GenerallyPollution Prevention POP (persistent organic pollutant) requirementsPrecautionary PrinciplePre-Budget ConsultationsPrior Informed Consent CommitteePriority Substance ListRail Car Tracking Regulations for GST purposesRevisions to the Harmonized System of TariffsRules of OriginSecuritySPP InitiativeTables InitiativeSOP (Strategic Options Process)SR&ED Tax Credit AdministrationTrade and Environment IssuesTransportation of Dangerous Goods requirementsTSMP (Toxic Substances Management Policy)Voluntary Initiatives and Codes of PracticeWaste ManagementWHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Material Information System)World Trade Organization Issues
Subject Matter: Prospective: Accelerated Reduction and Elimination of Toxics (ARET)Any other environmental issues affecting the chemical industry Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum Basel ConventionBorder Security and Explosives Act RevisionsCanada Health ActCanada Labour CodeCanada Transportation ActCanada Marine Act ReviewCanadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Canada-wide StandardsCCME Harmonization Environmental Management Framework AgreementChemical Export ControlsChemical Industry Research and DevelopmentChemical Rules of OriginChemical Industry Statistics and InformationChemical Precursor RegulationsChemical Weapons ConventionChildren's Health Chlorine Action PlanClimate ChangeCoast GuardCoast Guard Marine Chemical ERConfidentiality of informationCoordination of Canadian environmental positions internationallyCorporate Criminal LiabilityCorporate Tax CompetitivenessCost Recovery, including Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC); Economic Instruments to achieve Environmental GoalsElectricity DeregulationEmissions TradingEndocrine ModulatorsEnergy Strategy, Cost and Supply IssuesEuropean REACH (Registration Evaluation Authorization of Chemicals) InitiativeExplosive Precursor ChemicalsFree Trade Agreement of the Americas Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals GLPC (Good Laboratory Practice Procedures/Requirements)Greenhouse Gas ReportingHazardous Air PollutantsHazardous Waste Regulations HMIRC (Hazardous Material Information Review Commission)Human Resources, TrainingInnovation StrategyIntergovernmental Forum on Chemical SafetyInternational Maritime Organization Hazardous and Noxious Substance ConventionInterswitching RegulationsIRAP ProgramInternational Environmental (ISO) StandardsNational Pollutant Release InventoryNational Marine PolicyNational Air Issues Coordinating CommitteeNational Highway RenewalNew Substance Notification RegulationsNorth American Industry Classification SystemNOx VOC IssuesOECD Chemicals CommitteeCanada-U.S. Border Services GenerallyPollution Prevention POP (persistent organic pollutant) requirementsPrecautionary PrinciplePre-Budget ConsultationsPrior Informed Consent CommitteePriority Substance ListRail Car Tracking Regulations for GST purposesRevisions to the Harmonized System of TariffsRules of OriginSecuritySPP InitiativeTables InitiativeSOP (Strategic Options Process)SR&ED Tax Credit AdministrationTrade and Environment IssuesTransportation of Dangerous Goods requirementsTSMP (Toxic Substances Management Policy)Voluntary Initiatives and Codes of PracticeWaste ManagementWHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)World Trade Organization Issues
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Legislative Proposal Canada Health Act; Canada Transportation Act;Canada Marine Act Review; Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)




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