Registry of Lobbyists
Version 8 of 78 (2001-06-21 to 2002-01-29) 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: |
Retail Council of Canada / Conseil canadien du commerce de detail
1210 - 121 BLOOR ST. EAST TORONTO, ON M4W 3M5 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 416-922-6678 | ||||
| Fax number: | 416-922-8011 | ||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | DIANE J BRISEBOIS, PRESIDENT & CEO | ||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE RETAIL COUNCIL OF CANADA (RCC) IS A NATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING MORE THAN 8500 MEMBERS 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. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VIST OUT WEBSITE AT WWW.RETAILCOUNCIL.ORG | ||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | A) RETAIL MEMBERS - INDEPENDENTS, NATIONAL CHAINS, DISCOUNT, AND DEPARTMENT STORESB) SUPPLIER MEMBERS - SUPPLIERS OF GOODS & SERVICES TO THE RETAIL TRADE | ||||
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | Yes | ||||
| End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 2000-12-31 | ||||
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| Name: | DIANE BRISEBOIS |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT & CEO |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | MICHAEL EUBANKS |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY & INFORMATION |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | KEVIN EVANS |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, BRITISH COLUMBIA |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SHARON MALONEY |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, GOVT RELATIONS & GENERAL COUNSEL |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | BETH POTTER |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, EDUCATION |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | RANDY SCOTLAND |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | PETER WOOLFORD |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, POLICY ANALYSIS & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | BILL YETMAN |
| Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT |
| 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), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE, PLO |
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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, Consumer Issues, Education, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, FISCAL POLICY, Health, Immigration, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, PRIVACY, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications, Tourism, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | GST HARMONIZATION; CANADIAN CODE OF PRACTICE FOR CONSUMER DEBIT CARD SERVICES; PROPOSALS FOR HARMONIZATION OF COST OF CREDIT DISCLOSURE; FINANCIAL SERVICES REFORM; BANK OF CANADA PAYMENTS; QUICK RESPONSE / ELECTRONIC COMMERCE / LABELLING; INTERNATIONAL TRADE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS: CANADA LABOUR CODE; FUTURE OF WORK / DISTRIBUTION OF WORK; COST RECOVERY / USER FEES; PRICE ACCURACY; ETHICAL SOURCING; NATIONAL CRIME STRATEGY; EFT / POS STANDARDS; LEAD IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS;COMPETITION POLICY; EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; INTEREST RATES; BLIND CORDS; ENHANCED VERIFICATION; PESTICIDES; INJURY COMPLAINTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY/CONSUMPTION; PHTHALATES IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS; CONSUMER CHEMICAL CONTAINER REGS; HEALTH CANADA LEGISLATIVE REVIEW; RETAIL TRAINING; FISCAL POLICY; PERSONAL INCOME TAX,PERSONAL INFORMATION AND ELECTRONICS ACT. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | GST HARMONIZATION; GST; INCOME TAX; JEWELLERY EXCISE TAX; HEALTH CANADA REVIEW; CANADIAN CODE OF PRACTICE FOR CONSUMER DEBIT CARD SERVICES; FINANCIAL SERVICES REFORM; BANK OF CANADA PAYMENTS; INTRODUCTION OF NEW CURRENCY; QUICK RESPONSE / ELECTRONIC COMMERCE / LABELLING; INTERNATIONAL TRADE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS: CANADA LABOUR CODE; PRICE ACCURACY; ETHICAL SOURCING; POS STANDARDS; LEAD IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS; COMPETITION POLICY; EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE; INTEREST RATES; TAXATION; ENHANCED VERIFICATION; PESTICIDES; INJURY COMPLAINTS; NATIONAL CRIME STRATEGY; PERSONAL INFORMATION AND ELECTRONICS ACT; PRE-BUDGET SUBMISSION; WTO; MONETARY POLICY; FISCAL POLICY; CONSUMER PROTECTION; RETAIL TRAINING; BOOK SELLING; EMPLOYEE TRAINING; INDUSTRY; EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; PRODUCTIVITY & COMPETITIVENESS; PKI; TARRIF RELIEF. |