Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 55 (2007-08-21 to 2008-03-20) 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: |
RAILWAY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (THE) (RAC)
1401 - 99 BANK STREET OTTAWA, ON K1P 6B9 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-564-8090 |
| Fax number: | 613-567-6726 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Cliff Mackay, President & C.E.O. |
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (RAC) IS THE TRADE ASSOCIATION OF THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY IN CANADA. ITS MEMBER COMPANIES ACCOUNT FOR BASICIALLY ALL RAILWAY ACTIVITY IN CANADA, BOTH PASSENGER AND FREIGHT. CORE MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO OPERATING RAILWAY COMPANIES AND COMMUTER AUTHORITIES. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP, ONE FOR OPERATING RAILWAYS AND COMMUTER AUTHORITIES AND ONE FOR RAILWAY SUPPLIERS AND INDUSTRIAL OPERATORS. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | BRUCE BURROWS |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, PUBLIC & CORPORATE AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | ROGER CAMERON |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | DAN DI TOTA |
| Position title: | NATIONAL DIRECTOR, OPERATION LIFESAVER |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | GERALD GAUTHIER |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, INDUSTRY LIASON |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | MICHAEL LOWENGER |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, REGULATORY AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | CLIFF MACKAY |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT & C.E.O. |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | KEVIN MCKINNON |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, REGULATORY AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | ROBERT MCKINSTRY |
| Position title: | MANAGER, POLICY & ECONOMIC RESEARCH |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | CHRIS VIVONE |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Grain Transportation Agency (GTA), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Revenue Canada (RC), Senate of Canada, Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), 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, Other types: Conferences, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Agriculture, Employment and Training, Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Trade, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Security, Taxation and Finance, Tourism, Transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT [CEPA]; CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION & SAFETY BOARD ACT (CTAISB); RAILWAY ACT; RAILWAY SAFETY ACT; TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS ACT; CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT (C-11/C-58); SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES; RAILWAY SECURITY ISSUES; ACT TO AMEND CANADA LABOUR CODE (REPLACEMENT WORKERS, C-257/C-415); INCOME TAX ACT; EXCISE TAX ACT; RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | CANADA TRANSPORTATION ACT (C-58); TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS ACT LEGISLATIVE ISSUES; CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (CEPA); INCOME TAX ACT; EXCISE TAX ACT; RAILWAY SAFETY ACT RULES; RAILWAY SECURITY ISSUES; ACT TO AMEND CANADA LABOUR CODE (REPLACEMENT WORKERS C-415); RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|
| RAILWAY ASSOCIATION OF CANADA (THE) (RAC)/L'Association des chemins de fer du Canada (ACFC) | 2008-07-15 | current |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Brazeau | 2018-07-03 | Current |
| GERALD GAUTHIER | 2017-12-01 | 2018-07-03 |
| MICHAEL BOURQUE | 2012-04-02 | 2017-12-01 |
| BRUCE BURROWS | 2012-01-27 | 2012-04-02 |
| Cliff Mackay | 2007-02-21 | 2012-01-27 |
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.