Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Association Of Canadian Distillers / Association des Distillateurs Canadiens / JAN WESTCOTT, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Association Of Canadian Distillers / Association des Distillateurs Canadiens
Responsible Officer Name: JAN WESTCOTT, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 
Initial registration start date: 1998-10-15
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 776069-660

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 160

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 16 of 33 (2008-03-10 to 2009-01-01)

Version 16 of 33 (2008-03-10 to 2009-01-01) 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.

A. Organization Information

Organization: Association Of Canadian Distillers / Association des Distillateurs Canadiens
219 Dufferin Street, # 2B
Toronto, ON  M6K 1Y9
Canada
Telephone number: 416-626-0100  Ext.: 1
Fax number: 416-626-3998  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: JAN H WESTCOTT, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  
 
Description of the organization's activities: Established in1947, the Association of Canadian Distillers is a national, non-profit trade association representing Canadian resident manufacturers, marketers, exporters and importers of distilled spirits. The Association undertakes issues-oriented, information and statistical-based activities, as well as administrative functions on behalf of its members.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Members include large, medium and smaller sized distilled spirits companies active in all regions of Canada with significant production facilities in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: CJ HELIE
Position title: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Auditor General of Canada, Canada Border Sewrvices Agency, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, NAFTA Secretariat, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Standards Council of Canada (SCC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Canada Food Inspection Agency, Canada Revenue Agency, Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Competition Bureau, Consumer Issues, Education, Energy, Environment, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Regional Development, Small Business, Statistics Canada, Taxation and Finance, Tourism, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Regulation of Advertising,Food & Drugs Regulations & Regulatory ReviewTrade Barriers (World Trade Organization (WTO) inconsistent treatment of spirits; trade agreements between Canada and other countries and countervailing duties, customs tariffs and classifiactions),Competition,Compositional Standards,Taxation and Rates (Federal Excise Duties & Goods and Services Tax (GST)),Health Promotion,Nutrition and Allergen Labelling,Alcoholic Beverage Warning Labels,Consumer Packaging & Labelling Act and Regulations thereto,Canadian Environmental Protection Act & Regulations,Climate Change and Energy Conservation,Genetically Modified Foods,Criminal Code Impaired DrivingStrategic Alcohol Policy Review.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Regulation of Advertising,Food & Drugs Regulations & Regulatory ReviewTrade Barriers (WTO inconsistent treatment of spirits; trade agreements between Canada and other countries and countervailing duties, customs tariffs and classifiactions),Competition,Compositional Standards,Taxation and Rates (Federal Excise Duties & GST),Health Promotion,Nutrition and Allergen Labelling,Alcoholic Beverage Warning Labels,Consumer Packaging & Labelling Act and Regulations thereto,Canadian Environmental Protection Act & Regulations,Climate Change and Energy Conservation,National Packaging Protocol,Trademarks,Genetically Modified Foods,Criminal Code Impaired DrivingFree Trade Agreement Negotiations,WTO DOHA Round Negotiations,Strategic Alcohol Policy Review.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Code for Broadcast Advertising of Alcoholic Beverages
Legislative Proposal Consumer Packaging & Labelling Act
Regulation Consumer Packaging & Labelling Regulations
Regulation Distillery Departmental Regulations
Regulation Distillery Regulations
Regulation Excise Regulations
Regulation Food & Drug Regulations
Legislative Proposal Food & Drugs Act, Excise Act 2001
Policy or Program National Alcohol Strategy Framework




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