Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 0
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 1 of 26 (2000-12-19 to 2001-07-19) 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.
| Organization: |
Tea Association of Canada / Association du the du Canada
301 - 885 DON MILLS ROAD DON MILLS, ON M4E 3P2 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-510-8647 |
| Fax number: | 416-510-8044 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | LOUISE ROBERGE, PRESIDENT |
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE TEA ASSOCIATION OF CANADA IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT NATIONAL ASSOCIATION WHICH IS THE ADVOCATE FOR THE TEA INDUSTRY ON ISSUES PERTAINING TO HEALTH, LABELLING, ENVIRONMENT, TRADE AND OTHER AREAS WHICH MAY IMPACT ITS MEMBERS. THE ASSOCIATION PARTICIPATES IN GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS ON A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES AND COMMUNICATES THE INDUSTRY'S INTEREST TO SENIOR GOVERNMENT AND ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | TEA PACKERS AND DISTRIBUTORS, BULK TEA IMPORTERS, RETAILERS, SUPPLIERS TO THE INDUSTRY |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | LOUISE ROBERGE |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), CUSTOMS, Health Canada (HC), Revenue Canada (RC) |
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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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Meetings, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, CUSTOMS, Health |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | LABELLING ENFORCEMENT OF DECAFFEINATED LABELLING, HEALTH AND SAFETY OF TEA PRODUCTS INCLUDING CAFFEINE, DECAFFEINATION, ANTIOXIDANTS, PRODUCT TAMPERING IMPORT ISSUES RELATED TO FACILITATING LEGITIMATE TEA IMPORTS INTO CANADA, COST RECOVERY, FOOD ADDITIVES, HEALTH CLAIMS |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | TEA ASSOCIATION DECAFFEINATION CLAIMS, COST-RECOVERY, NUTRITION LABELLING, FOOD ADDITIVES AND PROCESSING AIDS, HEALTH CLAIMS, SERVING SIZES |