Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Option consommateurs / Christian Corbeil, Directeur général

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Option consommateurs
Responsible Officer Name: Christian Corbeil, Directeur général 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-08-04
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 955931-13461

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 71

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 5

Version 1 of 11 (2006-08-04 to 2007-01-23)

Version 1 of 11 (2006-08-04 to 2007-01-23) 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: Option consommateurs
2120 Sherbrooke Est # 604
Montréal, QC  H2K 1C3
Canada
Telephone number: 514-598-7288  Ext.: 233
Fax number: 514-598-8511  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Michel Arnold, Directeur général  
 
Description of the organization's activities: Promotion et défense des droits des consommateurs. Activités d'information et de formation du public en général et des ménages à revenu modeste. Activité de lobbying auprès des politiciens provinciaux et fédéraux.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Association coopérative régie par une assemblée générale qui procède à l'élection annuellement d'un conseil d'administration.
 
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: 2006-03-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Industrie Canada $402,000.00
Santé Canada $100,280.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Jannick Desforges
Position title: Responsable du service juridique
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Claude Girard
Position title: Responsable service de recherche et de représentation
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Nalini Vaddapalli
Position title: Analyste en agroalimentation
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: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Competition Tribunal (CT), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, National Energy Board (NEB), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
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, Consumer Issues, Energy, Financial Institutions, Health, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Telecommunications
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Publication d'un guide sur les produits de santé naturels et médicaments. Rencontre de députés sur la colline parlementaire à Ottawa en avril 2006.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Publication d'un guide sur les assurances de dommages.Rencontre de députés sur la colline parlementaire à Ottawa.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Demandes de subventions auprès du ministère de l'Industrie dans le cadre du programme pour les organisations sans but lucratif de consommateurs et de bénévoles administré par le bureau de la consommation.Demandes de subventions auprès du ministère de la Santé dans le cadre du Fonds pour la santé de la population administré par l'Agence de santé publique du Canada.
Bill or Resolution Loi sur les banques




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