Registry of Lobbyists
Version 3 of 4 (2006-12-19 to 2007-07-31) 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.
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Canadian Renewable Fuels Association
31 Adelaide Street East P.O. Box 398 Toronto, ON M5C 2J8 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-304-1324 |
| Fax number: | 416-304-1335 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Kory Teneycke, President |
| Description of the organization's activities: | Founded in 1993, the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) is a non-profit organization with a mission to promote renewable fuels for transportation through consumer awareness and government liaison activities. The CRFA membership is comprised of representatives from all levels of the ethanol and biodiesel industry, including: grain and cellulose ethanol producers, biodiesel producers, fuel technology researchers, and agricultural associations. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | Full Membership Benefits: Entitled to three votes per member at the AGM and the ability to nominate candidates to stand for election to the board.Associate Membership Benefits: Entitled to one vote at the AGM. May not nominate candidates to board, but may sit on the board if nominated and elected at an AGM .Honourary Membership Benefits: may not vote at the AGM but may participate in Association meetings. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | James McDermott |
| Position title: | Special Assistant |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Robin Speer |
| Position title: | Director of Public Relations |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Kory Teneycke |
| Position title: | Executive Director |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Shelly Thrasher |
| Position title: | Director of Operations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| 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 Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), 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, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Revenue Canada (RC), Transport Canada (TC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) | ||||||||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Industry, Internal Trade, International Relations, Natural Resources, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Transportation | ||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | The CRFA has engaged in a number of activities to influence government policy over the past six month with the objective of improving the economic and regulatory environment for ethanol and biodiesel producers in Canada. Specifically the CRFA has worked with the federal government to implement its commitment to require 5% average renewable content in Canadian gasoline and diesel by 2010. This has involved communicating the potential impacts of changes in tax policy and financial incentives for the ethanol and biodiesel industry, as well as possible regulatory pathways for requiring renewable content in fuel. The CRFA has communicated with the federal government about programs affecting ethanol and biodiesel producers, such as the Biofuels Opportunities for Producers Initiative (BOPI), the Ethanol Expansion Program (EEP) and the National Bio-Ethanol Program (NBEP). The CRFA has participated in pre-budget consultations to advocate tax and program changes that would encourage the production of ethanol and biodiesel in Canada. The CRFA has communicated with the federal government on the potential impact of a countervailing duty on US corn on the Canadian ethanol industry. Types of contact include telephone calls, emails, circulating reports and studies, face-to-face meetings, testimony before Parliamentary committees and advertising. | ||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Over the next six months the CRFA intends to continue its activities to influence government policy with the objective of improving the economic and regulatory environment for ethanol and biodiesel producers in Canada. The CRFA will continue to work with the federal government to implement its commitment to require 5% average renewable content in Canadian gasoline and diesel by 2010. This will involve communicating the potential impacts of changes in tax policy and financial incentives for the ethanol and biodiesel industry, as well as possible regulatory pathways for requiring renewable content in fuel. The CRFA will continue to engage the federal government on issues related to programs affecting ethanol and biodiesel producers, such as the Biofuels Opportunities for Producers Initiative (BOPI), the Ethanol Expansion Program (EEP) and the National Bio-Ethanol Program (NBEP). The CRFA anticipates it will recommend changes to the proposed Clean Air Act and communicate potential impacts of these changes on the renewable fuels industry. The CRFA will continue to participate in pre-budget consultations to advocate tax and program changes that would encourage the production of ethanol and biodiesel in Canada. Anticipated types of contact include telephone calls, emails, circulating reports and studies, face-to-face meetings, testimony before Parliamentary committees and advertising. | ||||||||||||
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