Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Agriculture
- Arts and Culture
- Broadcasting
- Constitutional Issues
- Consumer Issues
- Defence
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Fisheries
- Forestry
- Government Procurement
- Health
- Immigration
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Trade
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Labour
- Mining
- Regional Development
- Science and Technology
- Small Business
- Sports
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
- Tourism
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- C-28 An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act
(Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act) with repect to mandatory reporting requirements
- C-29 An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
(Safeguarding Canadians’ Personal Information Act) with respect to the mandatory breach notification provisions
- C-32 Copyright Act - with respect to possible changes introducing levies on blank media, digital rights management technology, parallel imports; changes to "notice and takedown" regulations contained within existing copyright legilsation; lobbying for exceptions for photo finishers.
- C-36 Consumer Product Safety Act with respect to business confidentiality provisions and recall provisions
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- Changes to the payments industry in Canada as described in the proposed Voluntary Code of Conduct for the Debit and Credit Card Industry in Canada issued by Finance Canada. Possible legislation to regulate the payments industry in Canada, either designating the credit card companies under the Canadian Payments Act, or a similar legislative proposal. Implementation of certain provisions of "Transparency, Balance and Choice: Canada’s Credit Card and Debit Card Systems" - Report of the Senate Committee on Banking Trace and Commerce.
Policies or Program
- Native Indian purchases solution under the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). seeking an extension to the CRA reporting requirements
Policies or Program, Regulation
- International Trade - Request for Tarriff Relief for Retail Goods
Retail Council of Canada is requesting that the following list of tarriffs be eliminated.
Sporting goods:
o Roller skates - tariff item 9506.70.12
o Ice skates - tariff item 9506.70.11
o Sports pads - tariff item 9506.99.50
o Snowboard boots - tariff item 6403.12.30
o Skate board shoes - tariff items 6402.99 and 6403.00
Household goods:
o Electro-thermal appliances - tariff item 8516.79.90
o Vacuum cleaners - all tariff items of Heading 85.08
o Halloween costumes and accessories - tariff item 6114.30.00
Essential items
o Nursing brassieres - tariff item 6212.10.00
o Shampoo - tariff item 3305.10.00
o Toothpaste - tariff item 3306.10.00
o Diabetic socks -tariff item 6115.10.91
o Hosiery for varicose veins - tariff item 6115.10.10
o Children's sweaters - tariff item 6110.20.00
o Infant I boys footwear - tariff item 6404.19.90
Steel toed yard shoe's - tariff item 6403.40.00
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB)
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Bank of Canada
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Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
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Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
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Canadian Pension Commission (CPC)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
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Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
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Competition Tribunal (CT)
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Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
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Environment Canada
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Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
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Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO)
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Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q])
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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Grain Transportation Agency (GTA)
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Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
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Industry Canada
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Interim Commissioner of Competition
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Members of the House of Commons
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National Defence (DND)
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National Energy Board (NEB)
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National Research Council (NRC)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
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Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
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Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
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Pension Appeals Board (PAB)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB)
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Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
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Public Service Staff Relations Board (PSSRB)
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
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Revenue Canada (RC)
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
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Senate of Canada
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Retail Council of Canada (RCC) is a national not-for-profit organization representing more than 40,000 storefronts including independent retailers, regional and national chain stores, discount, and department stores. RCC provides an extensive range of services including group buying services, national conferences and government relations for its members. For more information, visit our website at www.retailcouncil.org.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Diane J. Brisebois,
President & Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Retail members - independents, national chains, discount, and department stores Supplier members - suppliers of goods and services to the retail trade
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
800 - 1255 Bay St.
Toronto, ON M5R 2A9
Canada
Telephone number:
416-922-0553
Ext.
232
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Diane Brisebois,
CEO & President |
No public offices held
- Jackie Crichton,
Vice-President Food Safety and Labelling |
No public offices held
- Lanny McInnes,
Director, GR & Member Services - Manitoba, Saskatchewan |
No public offices held
- Ken Morrison,
Consultant |
No public offices held
- Terrance Oakey,
Vice President, Federal Government Relations |
Public offices held
- Gary Rygus,
Director, Government Relations (Ontario) |
No public offices held
- Andrew Siegwart,
Vive President, Membership Services |
No public offices held
- Bill Yetman,
Executive Vice-President |
Public offices held