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 1 of 33 (1998-10-15 to 1999-05-18)

Version 1 of 33 (1998-10-15 to 1999-05-18) 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
518 - 90 SPARKS STREET
OTTAWA, ON  K1P 5B4
Canada
Telephone number: 613-238-8444
Fax number: 613-238-3411  
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: THE ASSOCIATION OF CANADIAN DISTILLERS (ACD) WAS FOUNDED IN 1947 TO REPRESENT CANADA'S MAJOR DISTILLERS, ALL OF WHOM ARE LICENSED MANUFACTURERS AND MARKETERS OF DISTILLED SPIRITS PRODUCTS. THE ACD'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS AND TO PROTECT THE WELL-BEING AND VIABILITY OF THE CANADIAN DISTILLING INDUSTRY.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: THE ACD REPRESENTS CANADA'S MAJOR DISTILLERS - LICENSED MANUFACTURERS AND MARKETERS OF DISTILLED SPIRITS PRODUCTS. THE BUSINESS OF THE ACD IS MANAGED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTING OF ONE NOMINEE OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS: CANADIAN MIST DISTILLERS LTD, BACARDI-MARTINI CANADA INC, HIRAM WALKER & SONS LTD., CORBY DISTILLERIES LTD. , JOSEPH E. SEAGRAM & SONS LTD, UNITED DISTILLERS AND VINTNERS CANADA INC.
 
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: PAUL MACLAREN
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: DOUGLAS RUBBRA
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JAN WESTCOTT
Position title: PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC)
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: Agriculture, Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Environment, Financial Institutions, Health, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Taxation and Finance, Tourism, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: REPRESENTATIONS ON FEDERAL COST RECOVERY PROGRAMS [ USER FEES]; GUIDE FOR FOOD MANUFACTURERS & ADVERTISERS / INT'L TRADE. RIGHT TO ADVERTISE DISTILLED SPIRITS STANDARDS & DEFINITIONS - FOOD DRUG REGULATIONS/ WHMIS. TRIPS AGREEMENT/IMPLEMENTATION - TRADE MARKS ACT. NAFTA RULES OF ORIGIN, MARKET ACCESS (TARIFFS) - JAPAN, CHILE, KOREA. CUSTOMS - ENFORCMENT ON SMUGGLING OF DISTILLED SPIRITS. LABELLING OF IMPORTS. EXCISE ACT REVIEW- REV. CANADA AND FINANCE. IFLA: AMENDMENT TO ELIMINATE BLENDING REQUIREMENTS
Subject Matter: Prospective: CONTINUATION OF ABOVE WITH FOCUS ON FINANCE, EXCISE, TAXATION. FEDERAL COST RECOVERY PROGRAMS GUIDE FOR FOOD MANUFACTURERS & ADVERTISERS / INT'L TRADE. RIGHT TO ADVERTISE DISTILLED SPIRITS STANDARDS & DEFINITIONS - FOOD DRUG REGULATIONS/ WHMIS. TRIPS AGREEMENT/IMPLEMENTATION - TRADE MARKS ACT. NAFTA RULES OF ORIGIN, MARKET ACCESS (TARIFFS) - JAPAN, CHILE, KOREA. CUSTOMS - ENFORCMENT ON SMUGGLING OF DISTILLED SPIRITS. LABELLING OF IMPORTS.




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