Registry of Lobbyists
Version 3 of 10 (2000-05-08 to 2000-11-17) 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: |
CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
501 - 350 SPARKS STREET OTTAWA, ON K1R 7S8 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 613-238-4000 | ||||
| Fax number: | 613-238-7643 | ||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | ROBERT J KEYES, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | ||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (CCIB) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INTERESTED IN GLOBAL POLICY DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING CANADIAN BUSINESS. AS THE CANADIAN SECRETARIAT TO THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (ICC) AND THE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (BIAC) OF THE OECD, THE CCIB PROVIDES CANADIAN BUSINESS INPUT INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL BUSINESS POLICY. AS A BUSINESS POLICY ADVOCATE, THE CCIB REPRESENTS BUSINESS VIEWS TO THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT, AND THROUGH ICC AND BIAC TO INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION AND THE UNITED NATIONS.THE CCIB IS ALSO THE EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR OF A RANGE OF INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (ICC) PUBLICATIONS - A PREMIER SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT TRADE RULES, STANDARD TERMS, AND MODEL CONTRACTS DEVELOPED BY THE ICC SUCH AS THE WIDELY-USED ICC INCOTERMS. THESE PRACTICAL GUIDES EXPLAIN IN DETAIL HOW TRADE AND FINANCIAL MECHANISMS WORK AND THE PITFALLS USERS SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR. | ||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THE CLASSES OF CCIB MEMBERSHIP ARE 1) CORPORATE, 2) LEGAL FIRMS, 3) BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, AND 4) INDIVIDUALS. | ||||
| 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: | 1999-12-31 | ||||
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| Name: | DAVID HECNAR |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL POLICY |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ROBERT KEYES |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT & CEO |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | TINDA SEBE |
| Position title: | POLICY ANALYST |
| 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: | Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Industry Canada |
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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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Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Energy, Environment, Industry, International Relations, International Trade, Telecommunications |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | MET WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS OF DFAIT (ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS), INCLUDING DEPUTY MINISTER ROBERT WRIGHT FOR A DAY OF DISCUSSIONS REGARDING WTO SEATTLE MINISTERIAL; AS WELL AS NAFTA; FTAA.CCIB SENT A BUSINESS DELEGATION TO THE WTO MINISTERIAL IN SEATTLE IN DECEMBER 1999 AND MET WITHSENIOR CANADIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CCIB MET WITH OFFICIALS OF INDUSTRY CANADA AND DFAIT TO DISCUSS CANADA'S E-COMMERCE AGENDA 2000 AS WELL AS THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIBERALIZATION AGENDA.THE CCIB MET WITH DFAIT AND INDUSTRY CANADA OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT TEXT OF THE REVISED OECD GUIDELINES FOR MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES.CCIB MEETS WITH DFAIT OFFICIALS AT A MEETING OF THE HEMISPHERIC-WIDE FTAA JOINT GOVERNMENT-BUSINESS COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE IN MIAMI.CCIB MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NAFTA COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION (CEC) IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO DISCUSS THE CEC'S ANNUAL REPORT, TAKING STOCK.CCIB MET IN TORONTO WITH THE HON. SERGIO MARCHI, CANADA'S AMBASSADOR TO THE WTO.CCIB MET WITH OFFICIALS FROM INDUSTRY CANADA AND NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA TO DISCUSS CURRENT INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ISSUES INCLUDING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, VOLUNTARY INDUSTRY INITIATIVES IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE CEC.CCIB MET WITH OFFICIALS FROM INDUSTRY CANADA AND DFAIT TO DISCUSS A NUMBER OF E-COMMERCE AND TRADE IN SERVICES ISSUES RELATED TO THE WTO, FTAA, AND CANADA-COSTA RICA FREE TRADE DISCUSSIONS. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | COORDINATING BUSINESS INPUT INTO THE 9TH UN CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (CSD); PARTICIPATION IN THE FTAA E-COMMERCE WORKING GROUPPROVIDING BUSINESS INPUT INTO THE REVIEW OF THE OECD GUIDELINES ON MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE AND INVESTMENT;PROVIDING INPUT ON INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT BARRIERS.PROVIDING INPUT ON THE GATS SERVICES 2000 NEGOTIATIONSPROVIDING INPUT TO INDUSTRY CANADA ON THE REVIEW OF THE CANADIAN COMPETITION ACT. |