Version 1 of 58 (1996-03-22 to 1996-11-13) 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 RESTAURANT AND FOOD SERVICES ASSOCIATION (CRFA)
316 BLOOR ST. WEST TORONTO, ON M5S 1W5 Canada |
Telephone number: | 416-923-8416 |
Fax number: | 416-923-1450 |
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | DOUGLAS C NEEDHAM, PRESIDENT |
Description of the organization's activities: | CANADIAN RESTAURANT AND FOODSERVICES ASSOCIATION (CRFA) IS CANADA'S LARGEST HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION AND WAS FOUNDED IN 1944. THE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS THE VIEWS OF ITS MEMBERS TO GOVERNMENTS ACROSS CANADA THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT PROGRAMS, SUBMISSIONS TO LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES AND THE COMMISSIONING OF RESEARCH REPORTS. THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES A NUMBER OF SERVICES INCLUDING: RESEARCH AND STATISTICS ON SALES, TRENDS, EMPLOYMENT AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR; ADVICE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRY RECYCLING AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS; INFORMATION ON THE RESONSIBLE SERVICE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AND, PROGRAMS ON FOOD ALLERGIES, INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE, SANITATION AND OTHE SAFETY MEASURES. OTHER SERVICES TO CRFA MEMBERS INCLUDE: THE ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL TRADE SHOWS AND SEMINARS; CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR MANAGERS; AND, DISCOUNT PROGRAMS IN AREAS RANGING FROM CREDIT CARDS TO FUEL PURCHASES. |
Organization's membership or classes of membership: | CRFA REPRESENTS MORE THAN 12,000 CORPORATE MEMBERS INCLUDING RESTAURANTS, QUICK SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, HOTELS, CATERERS, INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATORS AND FOODSERVICE SUPPLIERS. THESE MEMBERS REPRESENT MORE THAN 36,000 RESTAURANT, FOODSERVICE AND ACCOMMODATION OUTLETS. |
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
Name: | MICHAEL FERRABEE |
Position title: | VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | ROBIN GARRETT |
Position title: | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | ANNE KOTHAWALA |
Position title: | DIRECTOR OF PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | DOUGLAS NEEDHAM |
Position title: | President |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | JOYCE REYNOLDS |
Position title: | DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES |
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: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Statistics Canada (StatCan) |
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: | Agriculture, Employment and Training, Environment, Health, Immigration, Industry, International Trade, Labour, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Tourism |
Subject Matter: Retrospective: | GOODS AND SERVICES TAX FOOD AND BEVERAGE SUPPLY HUMAN RESOURCE ISSUES SUCH AS U.I. LABOUR LEGISLATION |
Subject Matter: Prospective: | SAME AS ABOVE, ABOVE = GOODS AND SERVICES TAX FOOD AND BEVERAGE SUPPLY HUMAN RESOURCE ISSUES SUCH AS U.I. LABOUR LEGISLATION |
This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
Name | From | To |
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Restaurants Canada | 2016-01-27 | current |
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association operating as Restaurants Canada | 2014-03-13 | 2016-01-27 |
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association | 2008-09-03 | 2014-03-13 |
Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
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Kelly Higginson | 2023-05-10 | Current |
Christian Buhagiar | 2022-09-06 | 2023-05-10 |
Roy Little | 2022-02-23 | 2022-09-06 |
Todd Barclay | 2020-08-31 | 2022-02-23 |
Roy Little | 2020-07-01 | 2020-08-31 |
Shanna Munro | 2016-06-01 | 2020-07-01 |
Donna Dooher | 2014-11-12 | 2016-06-01 |
Garth Whyte | 2009-06-15 | 2014-11-12 |
Douglas Needham | 1996-03-22 | 2009-06-15 |
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.