12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Virtual Artifacts Inc./Artéfacts Virtuels Inc. / Jean Dobey, Founder and CEO

Registration Summary

Active - New Activity Effective: 2023-04-27

Who is lobbying?

Virtual Artifacts Inc./Artéfacts Virtuels Inc. (Address & business activities)

Jean Dobey, Founder and CEO

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Virtual Artifacts Inc./Artéfacts Virtuels Inc. is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Virtual Artifacts Inc./Artéfacts Virtuels Inc. does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Broadcasting
Consumer Issues
Economic Development
Industry
Intellectual Property
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Media
Privacy and Access to Information
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Engagement with the government of Canada on federal funding programs devoted to the development of technologies aimed at supporting online content regulation and consumer privacy protection.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Engagement with government and parliamentarians on policies and programs impacting online digital platforms, more specifically on the regulation of online content and consumer privacy protection, such as Law C-18 ( the Online News Act, 2023), Law C-11 (the Online Streaming Act, 2023), Bill C-36 (amendments to the Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act to address hate propaganda, hate crimes and hate speech), as well as Bill C-27 (Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022).

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)

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?

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Jean Dobey, Founder and CEO | No public offices held

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

No lobbyists added

Registration number: 954916-375067
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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
2024-04-17	Charlene Budnisky , Directrice principale \| Direction générale des Cadres de politiques pour les marchés numériques et créatifs, Canadian Heritage (PCH) Guillaume Castonguay, Gestionnaire \| Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes , Canadian Heritage (PCH)	Media, Consumer Issues, Science and Technology
2024-04-12	William Messier, Conseiller régional pour le Québec \| Cabinet du ministre de l'Innovation, des Sciences et de l'Industrie, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	Media, Consumer Issues, Science and Technology
2024-04-03	Justin Ciavarella , Gestionnaire \| Direction générale des Cadres de politiques pour les marchés numériques et créatifs , Canadian Heritage (PCH)	Media, Consumer Issues, Science and Technology
2024-01-25	Charlene Budnisky, Senior Director \| Digital and Creative Marketplace Frameworks Branch, Canadian Heritage (PCH) Justin Ciavarella, Manager \| Digital and Creative Marketplace Frameworks Branch, Canadian Heritage (PCH) Pietro Cimino, Policy Analyst \| Digital and Creative Marketplace Frameworks Branch Canadian Heritage, Canadian Heritage (PCH) Alejandra Torres Martinez, Program Analyst \| Digital and Creative Marketplace Frameworks Branch, Canadian Heritage (PCH)	Media, Consumer Issues, Science and Technology
2024-01-25	Charlene Budnisky, Senior Director \| Digital and Creative Marketplace Frameworks Branch, Canadian Heritage (PCH) Justin Ciavarella, Manager \| Digital and Creative Marketplace Frameworks Branch, Canadian Heritage (PCH) Pietro Cimino, Policy Analyst \| Digital and Creative Marketplace Frameworks Branch, Canadian Heritage (PCH) Mathieu Lorrain, A/ Manager \| Digital and Creative Marketplace Frameworks Branch , Canadian Heritage (PCH) Wendy Pringle, Research Analyst Canadian Heritage (PCH) Alejandra Torres Martinez , Program Analyst \| Digital and Creative Marketplace Frameworks Branch, Canadian Heritage (PCH)	Media, Consumer Issues, Science and Technology
2023-10-20	Pietro Cimino, Policy Analyst \| Digital and Creative Marketplace Frameworks Branch, Canadian Heritage (PCH) France Fortier, Director \| Periodical Publishing Policy and Programs, Canadian Heritage (PCH) Pierre-Marc Lauzon, Director \| Communications Legislative and Regulatory Policy, Canadian Heritage (PCH) Frédérick Matern, Manager, Policy \| Digital and Creative Marketplace Frameworks Branch, Canadian Heritage (PCH)	Media, Consumer Issues, Science and Technology

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Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Virtual Artifacts Inc./Artéfacts Virtuels Inc. / Jean Dobey, Founder and CEO

Who is lobbying?

Virtual Artifacts Inc./Artéfacts Virtuels Inc. (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Who are the lobbyists?

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Corporation

Virtual Artifacts Inc./Artéfacts Virtuels Inc. / Jean Dobey, Founder and CEO

Virtual Artifacts Inc./Artéfacts Virtuels Inc. (Address & business activities)

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Business Relationships

Beneficiaries of the Lobbying Activity

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Government Institutions

Communication techniques

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Virtual Artifacts Inc. / Artéfacts Virtuels Inc. - Address & business activities