Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Sporting Arms & Ammunition Association / Jennifer Gadbois, Managing Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Sporting Arms & Ammunition Association
Responsible Officer Name: Jennifer Gadbois, Managing Director
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2020-03-10
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 950761-366119

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 19

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 4 of 9 (2022-01-06 to 2022-03-21)

Registration versions:

Version 4 of 9 (2022-01-06 to 2022-03-21)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Budget
Consumer Issues
Employment and Training
Industry
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Small Business
Sports
Tourism

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Bill C-21: An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms)
Bill C‑71, An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms with respect to its impact on sporting arms retailers.

Regulation

Canadian Firearms Marking Regulation with respect to its impact on Canadian sporting arms importers/distributors.
Firearms Act with respect to small business owners in the sporting arms category.
Firearms Regulations, with respect to the impact on small business owners in the sporting arms category
May 1, 2020 Order in Council (OIC) amending the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and other Weapons, Components, and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted ("Regulation") under the Criminal Code
Trade Regulations, with respect to the sporting arms category.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Senate of Canada

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The CSAAA is a non-profit industry association representing licensed Canadian sporting arms business owners including manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers and gunsmiths. The association hosts trade events and conferences for members, promotes industry best practices, shares industry-related news and information and represents industry to federal, provincial and municipal governments.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Jennifer Gadbois, Managing Director

Organization's membership or classes of membership

National manufacturers and/or distributors and/or national agencies of manufacturers or distributors and/or retail businesses who have a storefront operation with normal operating hours over 40 hours per week in Canada of sporting arms and/or ammunition and/or related products shall be eligible for active membership in the association with the right to vote and to hold elective office. Businesses, organizations, clubs or individuals in Canada whose primary business is hunting and or shooting shall be eligible for associate membership in the but shall not necessarily have the right to vote or to hold elective office.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
PO Box 2343
Peterborough, ON K9J 7Y8
Canada

Telephone number: 705-875-2302

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Jennifer Gadbois, Managing Director | No public offices held

Canadian Sporting Arms & Ammunition Association

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
Canadian Sporting Arms & Ammunition Association	2020-03-10	current

Canadian Sporting Arms & Ammunition Association

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Jennifer Gadbois	2022-01-06	Current
Alison de Groot	2020-03-10	2021-10-16

Date Modified:: 2025-12-10

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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Sporting Arms & Ammunition Association / Jennifer Gadbois, Managing Director

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 4 of 9 (2022-01-06 to 2022-03-21)

Version 4 of 9 (2022-01-06 to 2022-03-21)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization