Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association / Brian Kingston, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Brian Kingston, President & CEO 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1996-05-07
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 946873-4591

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 758

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 36

Version 22 of 54 (2007-12-03 to 2008-08-15)

Version 22 of 54 (2007-12-03 to 2008-08-15) 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: Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association
170 Attwell Drive
Suite 400
Toronto, ON  M9W 5Z5
Canada
Telephone number: 416-364-9333
Fax number: 416-367-3221  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: MARK A NANTAIS, PRESIDENT  
 
Description of the organization's activities: The CVMA represents the interests of it members by: develpoing information & participating in Government consultation mechanisms on all issurs affecting the well being of the motor vehicle industry in Canada;-Acting as a common voice on industry issues;-Disseminating information of motor vehicle issues to members, the Government (Federal/Provincial) and the general public; and compiling & distributing industry statistical reports & information for members, Government and general publice use. (For further information visit our web site at http:/www.cvma.ca)
Organization's membership or classes of membership: The CMVA represents Canada's traditionally domestic manufacturers of cars, light trucks and heavy duty trucks. Membership includes : Chrysler Canada Inc., Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited, General Motors of Canada Limited, and Navistar Canada Inc.
 
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: KAREN HOU
Position title: MANAGER, ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH & SAFETY
Public offices held: No
 
Name: ANDREW MORIN
Position title: MANAGER, POLICY DEVELOPMENT
Public offices held: No
 
Name: MARK NANTAIS
Position title: PRESIDENT
Public offices held: No
 
Name: SARAH PALMER
Position title: MANAGER, CONSUMER & INDUSTRY AFFAIRS
Public offices held: No
 
Name: YASMIN TARMOHAMED
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT, ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY
Public offices held: No
 
Name: JEFF TURNER
Position title: VICE PRESIDENT VEHICLE SAFETY & STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
Public offices held: No
 
Name: MATHEW WILSON
Position title: DIRECTOR, TRADE & COMMERCIAL POLICY
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: Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Senate of Canada, Statistics Canada (StatCan), Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), Transport Canada (TC)
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: Environment
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Environment
Subject Matter: Prospective: - letters to Environment Canada; meetings with appropriate staff- meetings, correspondence with MPs
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Bill or Resolution C-33 An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Bill or Resolution C-415 An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (replacement workers)
Bill or Resolution C-437 An Act to develop and implement a National Sustainable Development Strategy, create a Green Fund to assist in its implementation and adopt specific goals with respect to sustainable development in Canada, and to make consequential amendments to another Act
Bill or Resolution C-468 An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Energy Efficiency Act and the Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption Standards Act (Canada's Clean Air and Climate Change Act)
Bill or Resolution C-474 An Act to require the development and implementation of a National Sustainable Development Strategy, the reporting of progress against a standard set of environmental indicators and the appointment of an independent Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development accountable to Parliament, and to adopt specific goals with respect to sustainable development in Canada, and to make consequential amendments to another Act
Bill or Resolution C-481 An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (electronic stability control)
Policy or Program Environmental issues - New vehicle emissions regulation, energy efficiency proposals for manufacturing facilities, emissions reductions requirements for assembly facilities, programs relating to the reduction of mercury emissions, the national pollutant release inventory, and any policy/program that works towards the harmonization of motor vehicle environmental and safety standards between Canada and the United States.

Subject matters added through a communication report
Transportation 2008-07-15, 2008-08-11



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