Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 20 (2005-03-21 to 2005-11-09) 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 Association of Railway Suppliers / Association Canadienne des Fournisseurs de Chemins de Fer
PO BOX 4459, STATION E OTTAWA, ON K1S 5B4 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 613-237-3888 | ||||
| Fax number: | 613-237-4888 | ||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | JAY NORDENSTROM, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | ||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF RAILWAY SUPPLIERS IS AN INCORPORATED ADVOCACY ASSOCIATION, BRINGING TOGETHER COMPANIES THAT SUPPLY GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE CANADIAN RAILWAYS. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON MEMBERSHIP WITHIN THAT GROUP.OUR MISSION STATEMENT:THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF RAILWAY SUPPLIERS PROVIDES SERVICES TO ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING AND VISIBILITY OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY. | ||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF MEMBER COMPANIES LOCATED FROM COAST TO COAST IN CANADA AND IN THE UNITED STATES, REPRESENTING A WIDE VARIETY OF MANUFACTURERS OF RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK, COMPONENTS, AND OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES NEEDED BY THE RAILWAYS. WE ALSO HAVE MANY FIRMS THAT DO NOT PRODUCE ¿RAILWAY-ONLY¿ ITEMS, BUT FOR WHICH THE RAILWAYS ARE A SUFFICIENTLY SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THEIR BUSINESS THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THE BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP. | ||||
| 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: | 2004-12-31 | ||||
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| Name: | JAY NORDENSTROM |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS |
| 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: | Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Industry Canada, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC) |
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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: | Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Trade, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Transportation |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | ¿ON TRACK FOR THE FUTURE DAY¿, OUR MAJOR ADVOCACY EFFORT IN OTTAWA, IS ORGANIZED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA. MEETINGS WITH MPS, SENATORS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WERE COORDINATED WITH MEMBERS REPRESENTITING ALL SECTORS OF THE RAIL INDUSTRY. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | MEET AND DIALOGUE WITH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, SENIOR POLITICAL STAFF AND SENIOR OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS ISSUES SUCH AS THE NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CAPITAL COST ALLOWANCE FOR CANADIAN RAILWAY INVESTMENTS; SUPPORT FOR ALL BUDGETARY MEASURES WHICH WILL FOSTER GREATER INVESTMENT IN THE CANADIAN RAILWAY INDUSTRY IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN FURTHERING THE GOVERNMENT'S PRINCIPAL AGENDA ITEMS - KYOTO, URBAN, AND INNOVATION; DISCRIMINATORY FUEL AND SALES TAXES LEVIED BY PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE AN INEQUITABLE BURDEN ON THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY. |