Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

Safran Landing Systems Canada Inc. / Safran Systemes D'Atterrissage Canada Inc. / Anthony Deane Weatherby, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Safran Landing Systems Canada Inc. / Safran Systemes D'Atterrissage Canada Inc.
Previous in-house corporation names
Responsible Officer Name: Anthony Deane Weatherby, President & CEO 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-11-23
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 948143-14054

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 0

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 1 of 40 (2006-11-23 to 2007-05-15)

Version 1 of 40 (2006-11-23 to 2007-05-15) 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. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: Messier-Dowty Inc.
574 Monarch Avenue
Ajax, ON  L1S 2G8
Canada
Telephone number: 905-683-3100  Ext.: 1222
Fax number: 905-686-3943  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Luigi Mattia, President  
Description of activities: Messier-Dowty Inc. (MDI) is the Canadian component of Messier-Dowty International Ltd. with core competencies pertaining to the design, testing, qualification, fabrication and product support of landing gear systems for the regional and business aircraft market segment, landing gear for military aircraft applications and the manufacture of landing gear components for large aircraft. MDI's customer base expands all international borders, as airframe manufacturers from around the world have contracted MDI to provide landing gear and/or landing gear systems for their aircraft, and include Bombardier, Boeing, Airbus, Raytheon Aircraft Company, Dassault, and Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company to name a few.
 
The client is a subsidiary of the following parent companies: Messier-Dowty International Ltd.
Zone Aeronautique Louis Breguet
BP133
Velizy, Cedex 78148
France

Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking.
Other direct interests The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? Yes
End date of the corporation's last completed financial year: 2005-12-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Industry Canada $52,098.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Jean Blondin
Position title: General Manager, Vice President Production - Montreal Facility
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Gordon Hofkirchner
Position title: Manager, Legal & Contracts
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Richard Lavigne
Position title: Program Manager, Research & Technology
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Jill Scero
Position title: Financial Engineering Analyst
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Pierre-Michel Sicard
Position title: Director of Finance - Montreal Facility
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Bryan Teed
Position title: V.P. Finance
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Tim Whittier
Position title: Director, Marketing & Business Development
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Barry Wohl
Position title: V.P. Human Resources & Administration
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: Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, National Defence (DND), National Research Council (NRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Defence, Employment and Training, Government Procurement, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: World Trade Organization (WTO) on issues pertaining to free trade and market access; Aerospace Sector Training; Government Funding via Programs / Government institutions such as Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC), Industry Canada Government Procurement Opportunities, Government Procurement Regulations, Environmental Protection Act (CEPA).
Subject Matter: Prospective: Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC) / Industry Canada on matters pertaining to government funding on research and development activities.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Technology Partnerships Canada program providing funding for Canadian Company research and development activities.




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