12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Canadian Telecommunications Association/L’Association canadienne des télécommunications / ROBERT GHIZ, President & CEO

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Active - Last Updated: 2024-04-01

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Telecommunications Association/L’Association canadienne des télécommunications (Address, activities & membership)

Names in previous versions
- Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association/Association canadienne des télécommunications sans fil

ROBERT GHIZ, President & CEO

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Consumer Issues, Telecommunications	Accessible Canada Act (formerly Bill C-81) and its application to the wireless telecommunications industry	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Economic Development, Industry, Telecommunications	Advocate tax policies that will promote the deployment of digital infrastructure and ensure taxation parity among all suppliers of digital goods in Canada.	Policies or Program
National Security/Security, Telecommunications	C-26 An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts and its application to the telecommunications industry	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Telecommunications	C-288 An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (transparent and accurate broadband services information) with respect to its application to the telecommunications industry.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Labour, Telecommunications	C-58 An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Industry, Telecommunications	Input to the Government's policies with respect to spectrum licence fees, access to spectrum, and related issues.	Policies or Program
Industry, Telecommunications	Ongoing Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada review of spectrum licensing framework, in relation to wireless industry recommendations concerning conditions of licence.	Policies or Program
Infrastructure, Municipalities, Telecommunications	Ongoing input with respect to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada wireless antenna and tower siting policies, in view of municipal government role in the process.	Policies or Program
Privacy and Access to Information, Telecommunications	Ongoing input with respect to Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada oversight of compliance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Industry, Telecommunications	Telecommunications policies and regulations, including advocating for policies that support the deployment of next generation 5G wireless networks.	Policies or Program
Health, Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Telecommunications	The authority of Health Canada in establishing evidenced-based safety limits for signal levels of wireless devices and the wireless industries ongoing compliance with these science-based standards.	Policies or Program

Subject matter details in previous versions

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Accessible Canada Act (formerly Bill C-81) and its application to the wireless telecommunications industry	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Advocate tax policies that will promote the deployment of digital infrastructure and ensure taxation parity among all suppliers of digital goods in Canada.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	C-26 An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts and its application to the telecommunications industry	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	C-288 An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (transparent and accurate broadband services information) with respect to its application to the telecommunications industry.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	C-58 An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Input to the Government's policies with respect to spectrum licence fees, access to spectrum, and related issues.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Ongoing Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada review of spectrum licensing framework, in relation to wireless industry recommendations concerning conditions of licence.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Ongoing input with respect to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada wireless antenna and tower siting policies, in view of municipal government role in the process.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Ongoing input with respect to Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada oversight of compliance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	S-242 An Act to amend the Radiocommunication Act as it relates to spectrum deployment requirements	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Telecommunications policies and regulations, including advocating for policies that support the deployment of next generation 5G wireless networks.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	The authority of Health Canada in establishing evidenced-based safety limits for signal levels of wireless devices and the wireless industries ongoing compliance with these science-based standards.	Policies or Program

Subject matters in previous versions

Consumer Issues
Environment
Health
Industry
Intellectual Property
Justice and Law Enforcement
Labour
Privacy and Access to Information
Telecommunications

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Bank of Canada
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Elections Canada
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

Communication techniques

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

Written communication
Oral communication

Who are the lobbyists?

Robert Ghiz, President & CEO | Public offices held
Ursula Grant, Senior Director, Industry Affairs | No public offices held
Nicholas Kyonka, Program Director | Public offices held
Ashlee Smith, Director of Public Affairs | Designated public offices held
Eric Smith, Senior Vice President | No public offices held

Registration number: 780524-228021
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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
2024-03-26	Laurel Chester, Director of Parliamentary Affairs Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Telecommunications
2024-03-19	Tony Van Bynen, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Telecommunications
2024-02-07	Ben Chin, Senior Advisor \| Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Telecommunications
2024-01-26	Thi Tran, Director of Parliamentary Affairs \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Telecommunications
2023-12-06	Francesco Sorbara, Member of Parliment House of Commons	Telecommunications
2023-11-22	Branden Leslie, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Telecommunications
2023-10-30	Thi Tran, Director of Parliamentary Affairs \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Telecommunications
2023-10-18	Thi Tran, Director of Parliamentary Affairs \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Telecommunications
2023-09-22	Michael Kreshewski, Legislative Assistant House of Commons	Telecommunications
2023-09-19	Thi Tran, Director of Parliamentary Affairs Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Telecommunications
2023-09-06	Vicky Eatrides, Chairperson and CEO Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Adam Scott, Vice Chair \| Telecommunications , Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)	Telecommunications
2023-07-18	Bianca Hossain, Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Telecommunications
2023-05-05	Leila Wright, Executive Director \| Telecommunications , Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)	Telecommunications
2023-05-03	Brian Masse, MP House of Commons	Telecommunications
2023-05-03	Iqwinder Gaheer, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Telecommunications
2023-05-03	Jim Quinn, Senator Senate of Canada Lyle Skinner, Director of Parliamentary Affairs Senate of Canada	Telecommunications

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Canadian Telecommunications Association / L’Association canadienne des télécommunications - Address, activities & membership

Address:

1100-180 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON K2P 2K3
Canada

Telephone number: 902-394-1715

Contact information in previous versions
- 300-80 Elgin Street
  Ottawa, ON K1P 6R2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 902-394-1715
- 300-80 Elgin Street
  Ottawa, ON K1P 6R2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-233-4888
  
  Fax number: 613-233-2032
- 300-80 Elgin Street
  Ottawa, ON K1P 6R2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-233-4888
- 1110-130 Albert Street
  Ottawa, ON K1S 0A2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-233-4888

Description of the organization's activities:
The Canadian Telecommunications Association is a trade association representing the telecommunications industry in Canada.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) is a trade association representing the wireless telecommunications industry in Canada.
- CWTA is a trade association representing the wireless telecommunications industry in Canada.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
The Canadian Telecommunications Association's members include facilities based service providers as well as companies that develop and produce products and services for the industry, including handset and equipment manufacturers, content and application creators and business-to-business service providers.

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA)'s members include wireless service providers as well as companies that develop and produce products and services for the industry, including handset and equipment manufacturers, content and application creators and business-to-business service providers.
- The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA)'s members include cellular, paging, mobile radio, mobile satellite and fixed wireless carriers.
- CWTA's members include cellular, paging, mobile radio, mobile satellite and fixed wireless carriers.

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Communications Department of National Defence, Office of the Associate Minister of National Defence	January 2015 to December 2015	December 4, 2015
Press Secretary Veterans Affairs Canada, Office of the Minister of Veteran Affairs	July 2014 to January 2015	January 13, 2015

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Communications Department of National Defence, Office of the Associate Minister of National Defence	January 2015 to December 2015	December 4, 2015
Press Secretary Veterans Affairs Canada, Office of the Minister of Veteran Affairs	July 2014 to January 2015	January 13, 2015

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Advisor, Atlantic Canada House of Co, Prime Minister's Office	2001 to 2003	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Assistant House of Commons, Member of the Parliament for Hamilton East	1997 to 1998	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Member of Parliament for Richmond Hill	May 2010 to July 2011	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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