12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Subject Matters

• Arts and Culture
• Broadcasting
• Government Procurement
• Industry
• Intellectual Property
• International Trade
• Justice and Law Enforcement
• Labour
• Privacy and Access to Information
• Taxation and Finance
• Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts
• Bill C-27, An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Act
• Review of Copyright Modernization Act and related legislative proposals, with respect to the potential impact on consumers and on the operations of broadcasting distribution undertakings, internet service providers and wireless telecommunications carriers.
• Review of the Broadcasting Act and the Telecommunications Act, and related legislative proposals, with respect to the potential impact on consumers, and on the operations of broadcasting distribution undertakings, internet service providers and wireless telecommunications carriers.

Policies or Program

• Broadcasting policy that takes into account the consumer-driven environment, including competition from licensed and unlicensed sources, with regards to the impact of ongoing regulatory changes on consumers and on broadcast distribution undertakings in Canada.
• Development of the Government of Canada's Innovation Agenda, including the Connect to Innovate program, as it stands to impact Shaw Communications and/or its customers.
• Environmental policy that would affect Shaw operations and customers.
• Ongoing discussions with regards to the rights and interests of broadcasters and online content providers, re-transmitters and internet service providers in the context of copyright legislation.
• Public safety and cybersecurity policy that would affect Shaw operations and customers.
• Spectrum policies that take into account the allocation and use of licensed and unlicensed spectrum by Canadian network operators.
• Telecommunications and broadband policies that take into account the investment and innovation necessary to meet consumer and business needs.
• Trade policy, in the context of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, World Intellectual Property Organization, North American Free Trade Agreement and other bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, with regards to the rights and interests of broadcasters, online content providers, re-transmitters and internet service providers.

Policies or Program, Regulation

• Labour policies and regulatory issues related to Shaw’s employees, including issues pursuant to the Canada Labour Code.

Regulation

• Copyright regulations concerning the notice-and-notice provisions of the Copyright Modernization Act.
• Implementation of Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's Modern Telecommunications decision, with regards to the impact on consumers, the development of the revised National Contribution Fund, market forces, government initiatives and public-private partnerships.
• Radiocommunication Act, in relation to proposed allocation and transfer of spectrum licences.
• Regulatory review of the proposed acquisition of Shaw Communications by Rogers Communications Inc.