Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Chamber of Marine Commerce / Chambre de commerce maritime / BRUCE BURROWS, PRESIDENT AND CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Chamber of Marine Commerce / Chambre de commerce maritime
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: BRUCE BURROWS, PRESIDENT AND CEO 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1999-12-14
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 776498-15

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 345

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 25

Version 15 of 37 (2007-09-04 to 2008-04-23)

Version 15 of 37 (2007-09-04 to 2008-04-23) 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: CHAMBER OF MARITIME COMMERCE
350 SPARKS STREET, SUITE 704-A
OTTAWA, ON  K1R 7S8
Canada
Telephone number: 613-233-8779
Fax number: 613-233-3743  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: RAYMOND W JOHNSTON, PRESIDENT  
 
Description of the organization's activities: THE CHAMBER OF MARINE COMMERCE MONITORS AND ADVOCATES ON TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND REGULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE DEALING WITH THE MARINE MODE AS THEY MAY AFFECT MEMBER COMPANIES. CHAMBER STAFF WORK WITH MEMBERS AND DEVELOP POSITIONS WHICH THEY THEN RELATE TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. CHAMBER STAFF ARRANGE AND PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: THE CHAMBER'S MEMBERSHIP IS COMPOSED OF SHIPPERS, CARRIERS, PORTS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS CONCERNED WITH TRADE AND MARINE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.
 
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: STEPHEN BROOKS
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: RAYMOND JOHNSTON
Position title: PRESIDENT
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: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Pension Commission (CPC), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Competition Tribunal (CT), Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Environment Canada, Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC), Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO), Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q]), Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), 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), Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, National Defence (DND), National Energy Board (NEB), National Film Board (NFB), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Pension Appeals Board (PAB), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Service Canada (ServCan), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
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, COMMERCIALIZATION OF GOVERNMENT ASSETS OR PROGRAMS, COMMERCIALIZATION OF MARINE RELATED GOVERNMENT ASSETS OR PROGRAMS, Consumer Issues, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Fisheries, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Mining, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: CANADA MARINE ACT, PILOTAGE REGULATIONS, SHIPPING ACT, MARINE SERVICES FEE REGULATIONS, TRANSPORTATION POLICY, PORTS POLICY, COMMERCIALIZATION OF GOVERNMENT ASSETS.DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY ISSUES, INCLUDING COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY ISSUES.
Subject Matter: Prospective: PILOTAGE REGULATIONS, MARINE SERVICES FEE REGULATIONS, TRANSPORTATION POLICY, PORTS POLICY, PROMOTION OF MARINE VISION, COMMERCIALIZATION OF GOVERNMENT MARINE RELATED SERVICES AND ASSETS, GRAIN TRANSPORTATION, AGRICULTURE POLICY AND TRADE-RELATED ISSUES.SUBMISSIONS FOR STRUCTURED FINANCING FACILITY ASSISTANCE ON BEHALF OF MARINE INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Legislative Proposal Canada Marine Act ;
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Commercialization of Government Assets
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Commercialization of Government Marine Related Services and Assets
Policy or Program Grain Transportation
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Marine industry stakeholder submissions for structured financing facility assistance.
Regulation Marine Services Fee Regulations
Regulation Pilotage Regulations
Policy or Program Ports Policy
Policy or Program Promotion of Marine Vision
Legislative Proposal Shipping Act
Policy or Program Transportation Policy




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