12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Directors Guild of Canada/La guilde canadienne des realisateurs / Dave Forget, National Executive Director

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2021-10-18

Who is lobbying?

Directors Guild of Canada/La guilde canadienne des realisateurs (Address, activities & membership)

Dave Forget, National Executive Director

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Arts and Culture
Broadcasting
Budget
Economic Development
Employment and Training
Industry
Intellectual Property
International Trade
Labour
Taxation and Finance
Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Issues related to the Copyright are of interest to the Guild, such as the formerly knownBill C-11, an Act to Amend the Copyright Act, notably for the absence of a definition of directors and screenwriters as authors of audiovisual works. The DGC plans on appearing before the Committee dealing with this Bill.

Policies or Program

Strengthening the audiovisual industry in Canada is a key goal of the Guild and, to that end, we often seek to talk with Industry, Canadian Heritage, Finance or the PMO to discuss ideas such as improving upon existing programs or creating new incentives for private investment.
The DGC lobbies extensively on issues of concern for our Members including Canadian content conditions, CRTC regulations and ensuring that funding is maintained for Canadian film and television programming.

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Film Board (NFB)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada
Telefilm Canada

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Oral communication
Written communication

Who are the lobbyists?

Samuel Bischoff, Public Affairs Manager | No public offices held
Dave Forget, National Executive Director | No public offices held

Registration number: 939588-227641
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2024-04-03	Patrick Blanar, Director of Policy Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Samir Chhabra, Director General \| Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Jacob Schroeder, Senior Policy Analyst \| Artificial Intelligence and Data Policy Directorate, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Arts and Culture, Intellectual Property
2024-03-14	Jaxson Khan, Sr Policy Advisor \| MINISTER OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Arts and Culture, Intellectual Property
2023-11-24	Ekateryna Nova, Regional Advisor Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Labour
2023-10-12	Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage Canadian Heritage (PCH)	Broadcasting
2023-06-19	Vicky Eatrides, CRTC Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Adam Scott, CRTC Vice-Chair, Telecommunications Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Scott Shortliffe, CRTC Executive Director, Broadcasting Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)	Broadcasting

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Directors Guild of Canada / La guilde canadienne des realisateurs - Address, activities & membership

Address:

111 Peter Street, Suite 600,
Toronto, ON M5V 2H1
Canada

Telephone number: 416-925-8200

Fax number: 416-925-8400

Contact information in previous versions
- 111 Peter Street, Suite 600,
  Toronto, ON M5V 2H1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-925-8200
- 111 Peter Street, Suite 600,
  Toronto, ON M5R 3R7
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-925-8200
- 111 Peter Street, Suite 600,
  Toronto, ON M5R 3R7
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-482-6640
- 111 Peter Street, Suite 402,
  Toronto, ON M5R 3R7
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-482-6640
- 111 Peter Street, Suite 402,
  Toronto, ON M5R 3R7
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-482-6640 Ext. 223
  
  Fax number: 416-482-6639

Description of the organization's activities:
The Directors Guild of Canada is a national labour organization that represents key creative and logistical personnel in the film, television and digital media industries.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- The DGC is a national labour organization representing key creative and logistical workers in 47 employment categories in the film, television and new media industry.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
The membership of the DGC includes such categories as directors and assistant directors, production managers and production coordinators, sound and picture editors, art department personnel, production accountants and production assistants.

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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