Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Agriculture
- Arts and Culture
- Internal Trade
- International Trade
- Defence
- Regional Development
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Forestry
- Immigration
- Taxation and Finance
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Financial Institutions
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Government Procurement
- Mining
- Fisheries
- Small Business
- Intellectual Property
- Constitutional Issues
- Consumer Issues
- Broadcasting
- International Relations
- Health
- Science and Technology
- Sports
- Telecommunications
- Tourism
- Transportation
- Labour
Subject Matter Details
Politique ou Programme
- RCC is interested in seeing the elimination of import duties that still exist on finished goods.
- RCC is interested in working with government to see regulations related to food safety and consumer product safety harmonizes with similar regulations that exist in the united states.
Politique ou Programme, Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution, Règlement
- Changes to the payments industry in Canada as described in the proposed Voluntary Code of Conduct for the Debit and Credit Card Industry in Canada issued by Finance Canada. Possible legislation to regulate the payments industry in Canada, either designating the credit card companies under the Canadian Payments Act, or a similar legislative proposal. Implementation of certain provisions of "Transparency, Balance and Choice: Canada’s Credit Card and Debit Card Systems" - Report of the Senate Committee on Banking Trace and Commerce.
Politique ou Programme, Règlement
- International Trade - Request for Tarriff Relief for Retail Goods
Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
- An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
(Safeguarding Canadians’ Personal Information Act) with respect to the mandatory breach notification provisions
- An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act
(Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act) with repect to mandatory reporting requirements
- Bill S-11, An Act respecting food commodities, including their inspection, their safety, their labelling and advertising, their import, export and interprovincial trade, the establishment of standards for them, the registration or licensing of persons who perform certain activities related to them, the establishment of standards governing establishments where those activities are performed and the registration of establishments where those activities are performed.
- Consumer Product Safety Act with respect to business confidentiality provisions and recall provisions
- Copyright Act - with respect to possible changes introducing levies on blank media, digital rights management technology, parallel imports; changes to "notice and takedown" regulations contained within existing copyright legilsation; lobbying for exceptions for photo finishers.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
Government Institutions
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Bank of Canada
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q])
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Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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House of Commons
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Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
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Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
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Canadian Pension Commission (CPC)
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Pension Appeals Board (PAB)
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Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB)
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Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
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Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB)
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Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB)
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Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB)
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Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
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Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
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National Research Council (NRC)
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National Defence (DND)
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Members of the House of Commons
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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Grain Transportation Agency (GTA)
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National Energy Board (NEB)
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Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Health Canada (HC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Senate of Canada
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Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
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Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
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Competition Tribunal (CT)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Retail Council of Canada (RCC) is a national not-for-profit organization representing more than 45,000 storefronts including independent retailers, regional and national chain stores, discount, and department stores. RCC provides an extensive range of services including group buying services, national conferences and government relations for its members.
Building on past successes through our close partnerships with the grocery sector, RCC is entering a new era of collaboration with the launch of our grocery division. The purpose of the new division is to provide a strategic focus on Grocery Retailing. In addition, RCC will build on synergies within the grocery and general mass merchandise categories to provide increased benefits and efficiencies for all retailers.
For more information, visit our website at www.retailcouncil.org.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Diane J. Brisebois,
President & Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Retail members - independents, national chains, discount, and department stores Supplier members - suppliers of goods and services to the retail trade
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
1881 Yonge Street, Suite 800
Toronto, ON M4S 3C4
Canada
Telephone number:
416-922-6678
Ext.
250
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Alison Baxter,
Director, Health & Wellness and Industry Relations |
No public offices held
- Diane Brisebois,
CEO & President |
No public offices held
- Philippe Cantin,
Manager, Environment |
No public offices held
- James Cormier,
Director, Atlantic Canada |
No public offices held
- Carole Fortin,
Director, Government Relations and Public Affairs, Grocery Division |
No public offices held
- Susie Grynol,
Vice-President, Federal Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Michael LeBlanc,
Senior Vice President, Digital Retail |
No public offices held
- Karl Littler,
Vice-President, Provincial GR & Strategic Issues |
No public offices held
- Lanny McInnes,
Director, GR & Member Services - Prairies |
No public offices held
- Jason McLinton,
Senior Director, Public Affairs |
No public offices held
- Gary Rygus,
Director, Government Relations (Ontario) |
No public offices held
- Mark Startup,
Vice President, MySTORE |
No public offices held
- Nathalie St-Pierre,
Executive Director, Quebec / Vice President, Sustainability |
No public offices held
- David Wilkes,
Sr Vice-President, GR & Grocery Division |
No public offices held
- Greg Wilson,
Director, Government Relations (B.C.) |
No public offices held