Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Wind Energy Association / Association canadienne de l'énergie éolienne / ROBERT HORNUNG, PRESIDENT

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Wind Energy Association / Association canadienne de l'énergie éolienne
Responsible Officer Name: ROBERT HORNUNG, PRESIDENT 
Initial registration start date: 2004-03-09
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 776809-279

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 126

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 3 of 31 (2006-01-23 to 2007-01-19)

Version 3 of 31 (2006-01-23 to 2007-01-19) 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: Canadian Wind Energy Association / Association canadienne de l'énergie éolienne
220 Laurier Avenue West
Suite 320
Ottawa, ON  K1P 5Z9
Canada
Telephone number: 613-234-8716  Ext.: 223
Fax number: 613-234-5648  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: ROBERT G HORNUNG, PRESIDENT  
 
Description of the organization's activities: THE MISSION OF THE CANADIAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION (CANWEA) IS TO SUPPORT THE APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT OF WIND ENERGY IN CANADA AND OUR CURRENT OBJECTIVE IS TO ACHIEVE 10,000 MW OF INSTALLED WIND ENERGY CAPACITY IN CANADA BY 2010. OUR MEMBERS INCLUDE WIND TURBINE AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS, WIND PROJECT DEVELOPERS, WIND ENERGY CONSULTANTS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, ALONG WITH OTHER CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH A STRONG INTEREST IN SUPPORTING THE CANADIAN WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY. CANWEA PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES FOR ITS MEMBERS: GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, MEMBERS COMMUNICATION/INFORMATION SUPPORT, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Voting members - 4 levels of corporate membership: 10X10 Leading Edge, Corporate I, Corporate II, and Corporate III.Non-Voting Members - 6 levels of non-corporate membership: Federal and Provincial Government Departments, Municipal Governments, Educational Institutions, Non-Profit Organizations (e.g., environmental groups), Advocates / Individuals and Students.
 
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: 2005-12-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Industry Canada $8,964.00
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) $125,000.00
Environment Canada $8,000.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: ROBERT HORNUNG
Position title: HORNUNG
Public offices held: No
 
Name: SEAN WHITTAKER
Position title: POLICY DIRECTOR
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), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Finance Canada (FIN), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
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: Energy, Environment, Industry, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: SEEKING TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO RELEVANCE TO THE WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY:* WIND POWER PRODUCTION INCENTIVE* WIND RESOURCE MAPPING* WIND ENERGY R+D* LARGE FINAL EMITTERS SYSTEM* CANADIAN RENEWABLE AND CONSERVATION EXPENSE* WIND ENERGY STRATEGY FOR CANADA*CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS ON COMMUNICATIONS / OUTREACH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO WIND ENERGY* GHG OFFSET SYSTEM* TRANSPORT CANADA LIGHTING REGULATIONS* SUPPORT FOR MANUFACTURING FACILITIES* HUMAN RESOURCES / SKILLS DEVELOPMENT* ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES / SMART REGULATION. * INCENTIVES FOR SMALL WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS* WIND ENERGY STANDARDS
Subject Matter: Prospective: SEEKING TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO RELEVANCE TO THE WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY:* WIND POWER PRODUCTION INCENTIVE* WIND RESOURCE MAPPING* WIND ENERGY R+D* LARGE FINAL EMITTERS SYSTEM* CANADIAN RENEWABLE AND CONSERVATION EXPENSE* WIND ENERGY STRATEGY FOR CANADA*CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS ON COMMUNICATIONS / OUTREACH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO WIND ENERGY* GHG OFFSET SYSTEM* TRANSPORT CANADA LIGHTING REGULATIONS* SUPPORT FOR MANUFACTURING FACILITIES* HUMAN RESOURCES / SKILLS DEVELOPMENT* ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES / SMART REGULATION. * INCENTIVES FOR SMALL WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS* WIND ENERGY STANDARDS
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Regulation ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES / SMART REGULATION.




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