12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

The Writers' Union of Canada / John Degen, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Summary

Active - Last Updated: 2024-05-21

Who is lobbying?

The Writers' Union of Canada (Address, activities & membership)

John Degen, Chief Executive Officer

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Arts and Culture	Copyright Act. Advocating for legislation and regulation aimed at better defining fair dealing for education, and remuneration for copying in schools.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Arts and Culture	Increase to Public Lending Right program budget.	Policies or Program
Arts and Culture	Strategic investment into private health benefit programs for artists.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Arts and Culture	Targeted funding for promotion of Canadian books to international markets.	Policies or Program
Arts and Culture	Tax exemption for subsistence arts grants.	Policies or Program
Arts and Culture	We are seeking amendment of the Copyright Act to better protect the market for educational copying in Canada.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

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	Amendment of the Copyright Act.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Copyright Act. Advocating for legislation and regulation aimed at better defining fair dealing for education, and remuneration for copying in schools.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Inclusion of gig economy workers in Covid relief programs.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Increase to Public Lending Right program budget.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Strategic investment into private health benefit programs for artists.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Tax exemption for subsistence arts grants.	Policies or Program

Subject matters in previous versions

Arts and Culture
Budget
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
Labour
Small Business

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Canada Council for the Arts
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada
Service Canada (ServCan)

Communication techniques

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

Oral communication
Written communication
Grass-roots communication

Who are the lobbyists?

John Degen, Executive Director | No public offices held

Registration number: 848292-272864
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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
2024-06-10	Colin Deacon, Senator Senate of Canada Lisa Hepfner, Member of Parliament House of Commons Michelle Rempel Garner, Member of Parliament House of Commons Tony Van Bynen, Member of Parliament House of Commons Anita Vandenbeld, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Arts and Culture, Intellectual Property
2024-03-14	Jasmine Gill, Senior Policy Advisor Prime Minister's Office (PMO)	Arts and Culture, Intellectual Property, Labour, Budget
2023-12-01	Brian MacKay, Senior Policy Advisor \| Minister's Office, Canadian Heritage (PCH)	Arts and Culture, Intellectual Property, Labour, Budget
2023-11-23	Amy Awad, Director General \| Digital and Creative Marketplace Frameworks Branch, Canadian Heritage (PCH) Samir Chhabra , Director General \| Marketplace Framework Branch, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Arts and Culture, Intellectual Property, Labour
2023-11-01	Christophe Cinqmars-Viau, Senior Policy Advisor Finance Canada (FIN)	Arts and Culture, Intellectual Property, Budget

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The Writers' Union of Canada - Address, activities & membership

Address:

600-460 Richmond Street West
Toronto, ON M5V 1Y1
Canada

Telephone number: 416-559-0528

Fax number: 416-504-9090

Contact information in previous versions
- 600-460 Richmond Street West
  Toronto, ON M5V 1Y1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-703-8982 Ext. 221
  
  Fax number: 416-504-9090
- 600-460 Richmond Street West
  Toronto, ON M5V 1Y1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-703-8982 Ext. 221
  
  Fax number: 416-504-9090
- 90 - 200 Richmond Street East
  Toronto, ON M5C 1P1
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-703-8982 Ext. 221
  
  Fax number: 416-504-9090

Description of the organization's activities:
The Writers' Union of Canada aims to: - unite writers for the advancement of their common interests; - foster writing in Canada; - maintain relations with publishers; - exchange information among members; - safeguard the freedom to write and publish. We provide services, programs, resources and networking opportunities. We also conduct research and promote the rights, freedoms, and economic well-being of all writers.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
The Writers’ Union was founded in 1973 and is a national organization representing more than 2,300 professionally published book authors.

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- The Writers’ Union was founded in 1973 and is a national organization representing more than 2,000 professionally published book authors.

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canada Council for the Arts	$213,500.00	Yes
Ontario Arts Council	$108,701.00	Yes

Government funding in previous versions

List of Government Funding
End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
2023-03-31	Canada Council for the Arts	$213,500.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Ontario Arts Council	$112,749.00	Yes
2022-03-31	Canada Council for the Arts	$213,500.00	Yes
2022-03-31	Ontario Arts Council	$117,853.00	Yes

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