Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Hydropower Association / Pierre Fortin, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Hydropower Association
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Pierre Fortin, President 
Initial registration start date: 1999-04-15
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 777326-572

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 1

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 7 of 18 (2002-07-25 to 2003-02-07)

Version 7 of 18 (2002-07-25 to 2003-02-07) 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 HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION
600 - 255 ALBERT STREET
OTTAWA, ON  K1P 6A9
Canada
Telephone number: 613-751-6655
Fax number: 613-751-4465  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: PIERRE FORTIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECOR  
 
Description of the organization's activities: THE CANADIAN HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE LEADERSHIP FOR THE RESPONSIBLE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF THE CANADIAN HYDROPOWER INDUSTRY. THE PRINCIPAL VOICE OF CANADA'S HYDROPOWER INDUSTRY, THE CHA TAKES AN ACTIVE ROLE IN FORMULATING AND SHAPING PUBLIC POLICIES RESPONSIVE TO THE INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS. THE PRINCIPAL MANDATE OF THE CHA IS TO PROMOTE HYDROPOWER NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AS A SOURCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, TO MAKE THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANTAGES OF HYDROPOWER BETTER KNOWN AND TO PUBLICIZE THE BENEFITS OF HYDROPOWER IN THE SEARCH FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: THE CHA HAS CLOSE AROUND 40 MEMBERS. ITS MEMBERS SPAN THE BREADTH OF THE INDUSTRY AND INCLUDE THE OWNERS OF MOST OF THE EXISTING HYDROELECTRIC FACILITIES IN CANADA AS WELL AS MANUFACTURERS, DEVELOPERS, ENGINEERING FIRMS, ASSOCIATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE FIELD OF HYDROPOWER. CHA MEMBERS REPRESENT CLOSE TO 95% OF THE PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF ALL HYDRO PLANTS IN CANADA.
 
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: PIERRE FORTIN
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: AZIZ MULAY-SHAH
Position title: PUBLIC AFFAIRS COORDINATOR
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, Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), 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, Justice Canada (JC), 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 Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Standards Council of Canada (SCC), 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: Aboriginal Affairs, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Fisheries, Forestry, Health, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: 1. LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS RELATIVE TO ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, FISHERIES, ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS, INTERNAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE; 2. GREEN POWER AND CLIMATE CHANGE; 3. SPECIES AT RISK LEGISLATION; 4. BUDGET AND PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS.
Subject Matter: Prospective: 1. LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS RELATIVE TO ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, FISHERIES, ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS, INTERNAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE; 2. GREEN POWER AND CLIMATE CHANGE; 3. SPECIES AT RISK LEGISLATION; 4. BUDGET AND PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS; 5. INNOVATION AND SKILLS STRATEGY.




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