Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 14 (2007-06-19 to 2007-12-12) 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 Agri-Food Trade Alliance / Alliance Canadienne du Commerce Agroalimentaire
350 Sparks Street Suite 1207 Ottawa, ON K1R 7S8 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-560-0500 |
| Fax number: | 613-233-2860 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | KEITH D LANCASTLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Description of the organization's activities: | The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance is an independent, industry funded organization, made up of a broad cross section of Canada's agriculture and agri-food sector. CAFTA is the only trade advocacy organization that brings together the entire agricultural value chain. CAFTA's mission is to advocate the liberalization of global agriculture and agri-food markets. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | CAFTA is a consortium of agricultural organizations and producers. CAFTA represents the majority of Canadian producers, as well as processors and exporters of agriculture and agri-food products and suppliers of agricultural inputs. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Keith Lancastle |
| Position title: | Executive Director |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Members of the House of Commons, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) | ||||
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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: | Agriculture, Internal Trade, International Trade | ||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Meetings and written communication with Ministers, individual Members of Parliament (M.P's), departmental staff (including negotiators) to provide perspective on World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations as well as regional and bilateral trade negotiations. | ||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Meetings and written communications with Ministers, individual M.P's, departmental staff (including negotiators) to provide perspective on WTO negotiations as well as regional and bilateral trade negotiations. | ||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance/Alliance Canadienne du Commerce Agroalimentaire | 2014-07-01 | current |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Harvey | 2023-07-24 | Current |
| Claire Citeau | 2014-07-01 | 2023-05-16 |
| KEITH LANCASTLE | 2007-06-19 | 2008-05-30 |
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.