Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Agriculture
- Arts and Culture
- Broadcasting
- Budget
- Constitutional Issues
- Consumer Issues
- Defence
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Fisheries
- Forestry
- Government Procurement
- Health
- Immigration
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Trade
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Labour
- Mining
- Regional Development
- Science and Technology
- Small Business
- Sports
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
- Tourism
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- 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
- 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.
- Discussion of Retail Council of Canada's priorities and government intentions regarding Federal Digital Charter implementation Bill C-27
- Formerly Bill C-243 - An Act to Amend the Payment Card Network Act (credit card acceptance fees)
- Proposed changes to the tax treatment of privately held corporations
- Proposed changes to the tax treatment of privately held corporations; concerns with income distribution by family businesses and passive investments.
- Safe Food for Canadian Act, formerly 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.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Proposed legislation and policies related to prevention of forced and child labour in Canadian supply chains.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- 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.
Policies or Program
- 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.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- International Trade - Request for Tarriff Relief for Retail Goods
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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Bank of Canada
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Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
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Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
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Competition Tribunal (CT)
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Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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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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National Defence (DND)
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National Research Council (NRC)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
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Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC)
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Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
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Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB)
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
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Senate of Canada
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Government institutions added through a monthly communication report
- Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
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,
Senior Director, Nutrition & Social Responsibility |
No public offices held
- Diane J. Brisebois,
CEO & President |
No public offices held
- Avery Bruenjes,
Senior Policy Analyst, Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs |
No public offices held
- James Cormier,
Director, Atlantic Canada |
No public offices held
- John Graham,
Director, Government Relations (Prairies) |
No public offices held
- Karl Littler,
Senior Vice-President, Public Affairs |
No public offices held
- Apraham Niziblian,
Director, Public Affairs & Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Matt Poirier,
Vice President, Federal Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Sebastian Prins,
Director, Government Relations (Ontario) |
No public offices held
- Michel Rochette,
President, RCC Quebec |
No public offices held
- Kate Skipton,
Senior Policy Analyst |
No public offices held
- Greg Wilson,
Director, Government Relations (B.C.) |
No public offices held
- Michael Zabaneh,
Vice President, Sustainability |
No public offices held
