Canadian Leads and Contacts for NAFTA Committees and Working Groups

Updated May 2012

Committee on Trade in Goods

(Chapter Three, Article 316)

Lead: Patrick Halley,
Chief, Tariffs and Market Access
Finance Canada
Tel: (613) 992-2518
Fax: (613) 992-6761

Contact: Darren Smith
Senior Trade Policy Officer, Tariffs and Goods Market Access Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 944-0466
Fax: (613) 992-6002

Working Group on Textiles & Apparel (WGTA)

Lead: John Szabo
Senior Policy Analyst, Business Services to Manufacturing and Consumer Products
Industry Canada
Tel: (613) 957-1242
Fax: (613) 954-3107

Contact: Pirkko Penttila
Trade Policy Officer, Tariffs and Goods Market Access Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 944-1673
Fax: (613) 992-6002

Committee on Trade in Worn Clothing

(Chapter Three, Annex 300-B, Section 9.1)

Lead: John Szabo
Senior Policy Analyst, Business Services to Manufacturing and Consumer Products
Industry Canada
Tel: (613) 957-1242
Fax: (613) 954-3107

Contact: Louis Gionet
Deputy Director, Textiles, Clothing, Steel and Compliance
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 996-8367
Fax: (613) 944-0282

Working Group on Rules of Origin

(Chapter Five, Article 513)

Lead: Pierre Marier,
Deputy Director, Tariffs and Goods Market Access Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 943-8818
Fax: (613) 992-6002

Contact: Martin Thornell,
Senior Trade Policy Officer, Tariffs and Goods Market Access Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 944-5070
Fax: (613) 992-6002

Contact: Colleen Brock
Senior International Relations Officer, Tariffs and Market Access
Finance Canada
Tel: (613) 996-5470
Fax: (613) 992-6761

Customs Subgroup

(Chapter Five, Article 513.6)

Lead: Mark P. Grant,
Manager, Verification Unit, Origin and Valuation Division
Post-Border Programs
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Tel: (613) 954-5844
Fax: (613) 954-5500

Contact: Martin Thornell,
Senior Trade Policy Officer, Tariffs and Goods Market Access Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 944-5070
Fax: (613) 992-6002

Committee on Agricultural Trade (COA)

(Chapter 7, Article 706)

Lead: Fred Gorrell,
Director General, Market Access Secretariat
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Tel: (613) 773-1512
Fax: (613) 773-1616

Contact: Simone Gobeil
Senior Policy Analyst, Innovation and Growth Policy Division
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Tel: (613) 773-0341
Fax: (613) 773-2332

Working Group on Tariff Rate Quota Administration

(1999 NAFTA Commission)

Lead: Fred Gorrell,
Director General, Market Access Secretariat
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Tel: (613) 773-1512
Fax: (613) 773-1616

Contact: Simone Gobeil
Senior Policy Analyst, Innovation and Growth Policy Division
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Tel: (613) 773-0341
Fax: (613) 773-2332

Working Group on Agricultural Subsidies

(Chapter 7, Article 705.6)

Lead: Fred Gorrell,
Director General, Market Access Secretariat
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Tel: (613) 773-1512
Fax: (613) 773-1616

Contact: Simone Gobeil
Senior Policy Analyst, Innovation and Growth Policy Division
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Tel: (613) 773-0341
Fax: (613) 773-2332

Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes Regarding Agricultural Goods

(Chapter 7, Article 707)

Lead: Fred Gorrell,
Director General, Market Access Secretariat
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Tel: (613) 773-1512
Fax: (613) 773-1616

Contact: Simone Gobeil
Senior Policy Analyst, Innovation and Growth Policy Division
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Tel: (613) 773-0341
Fax: (613) 773-2332

Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

(Chapter 7, Article 722 and includes FTA Article 708 Working Groups)

Lead: Debra Bryanton
Executive Director, International Policy Directorate
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Tel: (613) 773-6036
Fax: (613) 773-5693

Contact: Josée De Menezes
A/Director, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 944-8980
Fax: (613) 943-0346

Technical Working Groups on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

(Chapter Seven, Article 722)

Lead: Debra Bryanton
Executive Director, International Policy Directorate
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Tel: (613) 773-6036
Fax: (613) 773-5693

Contact: Josée De Menezes
A/Director, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 944-8980
Fax: (613) 943-0346

Committee on Standards Related Measures (CSRM)

(Chapter Nine, Article 913)

Lead: Kathleen Mackay
Director, Technical Barriers & Regulations Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 992-1617
Fax: (613) 943-0346

Lead: Josée De Menezes
A/Director, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 944-8980
Fax: (613) 943-0346

Land Transportation Standards Sub-Committee

(Chapter Nine, Article 913.5(a)(i), Annex 913.5.a-1)

Lead: Annette Gibbons
Director General, Surface Transportation Policy
Transport Canada
Tel: (613) 998-2689
Fax: (613) 998-2686

Contact: William Harbour
Policy Analyst, Urban Transportation Policy and Planning
Transport Canada
Tel: (613)998-1917
Fax: (613) 998-2686

Contact: Alex Vincic
Senior Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers & Regulations Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 944-0252
Fax: (613) 943-0346

Telecommunications Standards Sub-Committee

(Chapter Nine, Article 913.5(a)(ii), Annex 913.5.a-2)

Lead: Peter Chau
Director, Technical Regulation and Conformance Directorate
Industry Canada
Tel: (613) 990-4712
Fax: (613) 957-8845

Contact: Christian Larose
Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers & Regulations Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 992-5339
Fax: (613) 943-0346

Automotive Standards Council

(Chapter Nine, Article 913.5(a)(iii), Annex 913.5.a-3)

Lead: Dan Davis
Chief, Standards & Regulations
Transport Canada
Tel: (613) 998-1956
Fax: (613) 990-2913

Contact: Marcin Gorzkowski
Senior Regulatory Development Engineer, Standards & Regulations
Transport Canada
Tel (613) 994-3706
Fax (613) 953-7815

Contact: Mark Cauchi
Director, Transportation Division
Environment Canada
Tel: (613) 998-1967
Fax: (613) 990-2913

Contact: Alex Vincic
Senior Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers & Regulations Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 944-0252
Fax: (613) 943-0346

Sub-Committee on Labelling of Textile and Apparel Goods

(Chapter Nine, Article 913.5(a)(iv), Annex 913.5.a-4)

Lead: Warren Christian
Senior Competition Law Officer, Competition Bureau
Legislative and International Affairs
Industry Canada
Tel: (819) 997-0726
Fax: (819) 953-6400

Contact: Jordan Khan
Trade Policy Officer, Technical Barriers & Regulations Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 995-3293
Fax: (613) 943-0346

Sub-Committee on Labelling of Packaging and Food Standards

Lead: Kathy Twardek
National Manager, Consumer Protection Division
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Tel: (613) 773-5489
Fax: (613) 773-5603

Contact: Nancy Ing
Senior Advisor, Interagency, International and CODEX Contact Point
Health Canada
Tel: (613) 941-5163
Fax: (613) 941-3537

Working Group on Government Procurement and Committee on Small Business

(Chapter Ten, Article 1021)

Lead: Philip Halliday
Deputy Director, Government Procurement, Trade and Environment Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 944-1015
Fax: (613) 996-0612

Investments Experts Group (IEG)

(Chapter 11)

Lead: John O’Neill
Director, Investment Trade Policy Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 944-2427
Fax: (613) 996-0679

Working Group on Services

(Chapter 12)

Lead: Michelle Cooper
Director, Services Trade Policy Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 944-2034
Fax: (613) 944-0058

Contact: Vincent Sacchetti
Deputy Director, Services Trade Policy Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 944-1484
Fax: (613) 944-0058

Financial Services Committee

(Chapter Fourteen, Article 1412, Annex 1412.1)

Lead: Jane Pearse
Director, Financial Institutions Division
Finance Canada
Tel: (613) 992-1631
Fax: (613) 943-1334

Contact: Danielle Iaboni
Trade Policy Officer, Services Trade Policy Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 992-6758
Fax: (613) 943-1334

Contact: Thomas Gillmore
Senior Trade Policy Officer, Trade Remedies, Trade and Environment and North America Policy Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 992-6758
Fax: (613) 943-1334

Ad-Hoc Committee of Experts on Trade and Competition Policy

(Chapter Fifteen, Article 1504)

Lead: Julien Brazeau
Competition Law Officer, Legislative and International Affairs Branch
Competition Bureau
Industry Canada
Tel (819) 994-4649
Fax (819) 953-6400

Temporary Entry Working Group

(Chapter Sixteen, Article 1605)

Co-Lead: Phillip Massé
Director, Temporary Resident Policy and Program
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Phone: (613) 957-0001
Fax: (613) 954-0850

Co-Lead: Michelle Cooper
Director, Services Trade Policy Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 944-2034
Fax: (613) 944-0058

Contact: Darren Smith
Senior Trade Policy Officer, Services Trade Policy Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 944-8962
Fax: (613) 944-0058

Chapter 19 Operational Working Group

(Chapter 19 Article 1907.1)

Lead: Carrie Vanderveen
Counsel, Market Access & Trade Remedies Law Division, Trade Law Bureau
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 944-2069
Fax: (613) 944-3213

Lead: Feleke Bogale
Registrar, NAFTA Secretariat, Canadian Section, Trade Law Bureau
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 992-9384
Fax: (613) 992-9392

Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes

(Chapter Twenty, Article 2022)

Lead: Matthew Kronby
Director General, Trade Law Bureau
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 943-2803
Fax: (613) 944-0027

Contact: Reuben E East
Counsel, Investment and Services Law Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Tel: (613) 996-1835
Fax: (613) 944-0027

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Date Modified:
2012-08-28