Registration - In-house Organization

Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO) / Employeurs des Transports et Communications de Régie Fédérale (ETCRF) / Daniel Safayeni, President and CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO) / Employeurs des Transports et Communications de Régie Fédérale (ETCRF)
Responsible Officer Name: Daniel Safayeni, President and CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2009-12-07
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 961367-261482

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 332

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 5

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Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Bilingualism/Official Languages, Labour	Bill C-13 An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Business Act and to make related amendments to other Acts	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Bill C-2 - An Act relating to economic recovery in response to COVID-19	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Bill C-3 - An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Bill C-58: An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Bill S-211, An Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Canada Labour Code with respect to Part I: Labour Relations Part II Occupational Health and Safety Part III: Labour Standards Part IV: AMPs	Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Consultations associated with the Employment Insurance Act and related Regulations.	Regulation, Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Government consultations on a potential National Pharmacare Strategy.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Government consultations on employment equity.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Government consultations on pay equity and pay transparency.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Regulatory processes related to the former Bill C-63, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Regulatory processes related to the former Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence), the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Regulatory processes related to the former Bill C-81, An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Regulatory processes related to the former Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	Regulatory processes related to the former Bill C-97: An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2019 and other measures	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour	The Government of Canada hosted a debrief session with social partners (including FETCO) on feedback from the International Labour Conference that took place in Geneva from June 1-15.	Policies or Program
Labour	Underscoring the importance of the Special Mediation Process and Special Mediator recommendation made in the Government's own Industrial Inquiry Commission (IIC) Report in June.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Accessibility Standards Canada
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO) represents the major federally regulated companies and employers’ associations in the transportation and communications sectors in Canada. FETCO members collectively employ approximately 500,000 employees. FETCO members employ the vast majority of unionized employees covered by the Canada Labour Code. The mission of FETCO is to influence positive public policy outcomes for member companies operating in the federal jurisdiction of Canada covering all laws and regulations pertaining to employment and human resources in the workplace, including: labour relations occupational health and safety employment standards employment equity pay equity human rights in the workplace workers compensation personal information and privacy in the workplace pandemic preparedness private sector and public pension policy where warranted, FETCO will involve itself in all other laws and regulations pertaining to employment matters including provincial public policy issues that could influence Federal legislation and federally regulated employers.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Daniel Safayeni, President and CEO

Organization's membership or classes of membership

The companies that are members of FETCO are: Air Canada, Air Transat, Algoma Central, British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, Bell Canada, Brinks Canada Limited, Canada Post Corporation, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Trucking Alliance, CATSA, CBC/Radio-Canada, Canadian National Railway Company, FedEx Canada, GardaWorld, Halifax Employers Association, IMP Group, Jazz Aviation, J.D. Irving, Logistec Corporation, Maritime Employers Association, National Bank, NAV CANADA, Ontario Northland, Purolator, Rio Tinto, Rocky Mountaineer, Rogers Communications, SaskTel, St. Lawrence Seaway Corporation, Sunwing Vacations, Swissport Canada Inc., TELUS, UPS Canada, VIA Rail Canada, Walmart Fleet, Western Grain Elevators Association, WestJet

Government funding

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

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
1 Rideau Street, Suite 700
Ottawa, ON K1N 8S7
Canada

Telephone number: 416-272-3181

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Daniel Safayeni, President and CEO | No public offices held

Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO)/Employeurs des Transports et Communications de Régie Fédérale (ETCRF)

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

Name	From	To
Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO)/Employeurs des Transports et Communications de Régie Fédérale (ETCRF)	2009-12-07	2026-02-03

Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO) / Employeurs des Transports et Communications de Régie Fédérale (ETCRF)

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Daniel Safayeni	2025-05-28	2026-02-03
Derrick Hynes	2015-09-14	2025-03-13
John Farrell	2009-12-07	2015-09-14

Date Modified:: 2026-02-13

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Registration - In-house Organization

Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO) / Employeurs des Transports et Communications de Régie Fédérale (ETCRF) / Daniel Safayeni, President and CEO

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Associated Communications

Version 46 of 46 (2025-08-12 to 2026-02-03)

Version 46 of 46 (2025-08-12 to 2026-02-03)

Subject Matter Details

Communication Techniques

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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