Registration - In-house Corporation

Shaw Communications / Brad Shaw, CEO

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Shaw Communications
Responsible Officer Name: Brad Shaw, CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2007-08-03
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 797926-15708

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 867

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 11 of 105 (2011-02-11 to 2011-02-15)

Registration versions:

Version 11 of 105 (2011-02-11 to 2011-02-15)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Arts and Culture
Broadcasting
Industry
Intellectual Property
Justice and Law Enforcement
Labour
Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

C-32, an Act to Amend the Copyright Act. Meetings with officials requesting that any proposed Copyright bill be balanced and responsive to the needs and demands of consumers, and promote innovation and the ability to maximize the use of new technologies. Meetings with officials from the Department of Canadian Heritage and Industry Canada to urge the continuation of Canada's position at international meetings concerning a possible WIPO Broadcast Rights Treaty to ensure that (i) Canada retains flexibility to maintain features of its domestic law that would require "exceptions" to any new WIPO Treaty, and (ii) that other international treaties (e.g. Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement) do not introduce de facto copyright obligations that are inconsistent with Canadian copyright law.
Radiocommunication Act, amendments to strengthen enforcement of illegal satellite theft

Policies or Program

Foreign Ownership restrictions in telecommunications and satellites - further to the commitment made in the Speech from the Throne and Budget 2010 on liberalization of limits, we would like to ensure that the same rules be applied equally to Broadcasting Distribution Undertakings.
Petition to Govenor in Council to Vary, Telecom Regulatory Policy CRTC 2010-632, in order to ensure same rules apply to cable operators as does incumbent phone companies
Spectrum Auction for 700 MHz and 2500 MHz - ensure that the Government reserves a portion of spectrum for new entrants either a set aside or a cap.

Policies or Program, Regulation

Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2008-100, Regulatory frameworks for broadcasting distribution undertakings and discretionary programming services and Broadcasting Public Notice 2009-411 concerning issues in connection with over-the-air broadcasting, include "signal value compensation" or "fee for carriage"

Regulation

Over the Top Providers - ensure that services like Netflix, Hulu and Apple TV operate under the same regulatory system as broadcast distributors.
Telecom Decision CRTC 2011-44 - Usage-based billing for Gateway Access Services and third-party Internet access services - In this decision, the Commission determines that usage-based billing rates for an incumbent telephone carrier’s wholesale residential Gateway Access Services or equivalent services, and for an incumbent cable carrier’s third-party Internet access services, are to be established at a discount of 15 percent from the carrier’s comparable usage-based billing rates for its retail Internet services.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Competition Tribunal (CT)
Environment Canada
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
House of Commons
Industry Canada
Justice Canada (JC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Senate of Canada
Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

In-house Corporation Details

Description of activities

Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified Canadian communications company whose core business is providing broadband cable television, Internet, Digital Phone, telecommunications services (through Big Pipe Inc.) and satellite direct-to-home services (through Shaw Direct) to approximately 3.0 million customers. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges and is a member of the S&P/TSX 60 index (Symbol: TSX - SJR.NV.B, NYSE - SJR).

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Peter Bissonnette, President

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Address:
40 Elgin Street, #1400
Ottawa, ON K1P 5K6
Canada

Telephone number: 613-688-6751
Fax number: 613-688-6799

Parent Company Information

Shaw Communications is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

1380057 Alberta Ltd.
- 630 - 3rd Avenue SW
  Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
  Canada
MOF Newco 4 Ltd.
- 630 - 3rd Avenue SW
  Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
  Canada
MOF Newco 6 Ltd.
- 630 - 3rd Avenue SW
  Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
  Canada
Mountain Cablevision Limited
- 630 - 3rd Avenue SW
  Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
  Canada
Shaw Business Solutions Inc.
- 630 - 3rd Avenue SW
  Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
  Canada
Shaw Cablesystems G.P.
- 630 - 3rd Avenue SW
  Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
  Canada
Shaw Cablesystems Limited
- 630 - 3rd Avenue SW
  Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
  Canada
Shaw Direct
- 630 - 3rd Avenue SW
  Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
  Canada
Shaw Fiberlink Ltd.
- 630 - 3rd Avenue SW
  Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
  Canada
Shaw Media
- 630 - 3rd Avenue SW
  Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
  Canada
Shaw Pay Per-View Ltd.
- 630 - 3rd Avenue SW
  Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
  Canada
Shaw Satellite G.P.
- 630 - 3rd Avenue SW
  Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
  Canada
Shaw Satellite Services Inc.
- 630 - 3rd Avenue SW
  Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
  Canada
Shaw Telecom G.P.
- 630 - 3rd Avenue SW
  Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
  Canada
Shaw Telecom Inc.
- 630 - 3rd Avenue SW
  Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
  Canada
Videon Cablesystems Inc.
- 630 - 3rd Avenue SW
  Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
  Canada

Lobbyists Details

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

Peter Bissonnette, President | No public offices held

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

Charlotte Bell, Vice President, Regulatory and Govenrment Affairs | Public offices held
Jeff Bray, Manager, Government and Regulatory Affairs, B.C. | No public offices held
Jean Brazeau, Vice President Telecommunications Regulatory Affairs | Public offices held
Paul Cowling, Senior Director, Regulatory-Wireless | Public offices held
Michael Ferras, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs | Public offices held
Charles King, Vice President, Government Relations | Public offices held
Jonathan Medline, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs | No public offices held
Cynthia Rathwell, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Star Choice | No public offices held
Dean Shaikh, Director, Regulatory Affairs | Public offices held
Ken Stein, Senior Vice President, Corporate & Regulatory Affairs | Public offices held
Laurie Templeton, Manager, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Alberta and Saskatchewan | No public offices held
Shelly Wiseman, Manager, Government & Regulatory Affairs, Manitoba and Ontario | No public offices held

Shaw Communications

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Shaw Communications	2008-08-15	2023-04-03

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Shaw Communications

Shaw Communications

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Brad Shaw	2011-07-18	2023-04-03
Peter Bissonnette	2007-08-03	2011-07-18

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant - Ontario and Atlantic Human Resources Development, Office of the Minister (Hon. Lloyd Axworthy, PC, MP)	June 1994 to June 1995	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Competition Law Officer Competition Bureau, Mergers Branch	2002 to March 2004	Not a designated office
Commerce Officer Competition Bureau, Compliance and Operations Branch	February 1998 to 2002	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legal Council CRTC, Legal Directorate	February 2005 to September 2005	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Chair PCO, Task Force on Northern Canada	1989 to 1989	Not a designated office
Acting Deputy Secretary PCO, Federal Provincial Affairs	1989 to 1989	Not a designated office
Head Transport Canada, Privatization	1986 to 1989	Not a designated office
Associate Deputy Minister Fisheries and Oceans, All branches	1984 to 1986	Not a designated office
Deputy Secretary Ministry of State, Social Development	1980 to 1984	Not a designated office
Assistant Secretary Privy Council Office, Policy Planning	1976 to 1980	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Chief, regulatory Affairs Industry Canada, Competition Bureau	1985 to 1992	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant and Policy Advisor to the Chairman Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Chairman's Office	June 1994 to February 1996	Not a designated office
Policy Analyst Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, TV Directorate	February 1994 to June 1994	Not a designated office
Public Affairs Officer Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Public Affairs Directorate	October 1993 to February 1994	Not a designated office
Programming Analyst and Policy Analyst Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, TV Directorate	1990 to October 1993	Not a designated office
Programming Analyst Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, TV Directorate, Radio Directorate	1987 to 1990	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Chief Policy Advisor to the Chair CRTC, Office of the Chair	1997 to 1998	Not a designated office
Manager CRTC, New Media and Competition Policy	1995 to 1997	Not a designated office
Manager CRTC, Distribution & Technology	1990 to 1995	Not a designated office
Senior Policy Analyst CRTC, Cable, Pay and Specialty Services	1988 to 1990	Not a designated office
Senior Policy Analyst CRTC, Radio Policy	1985 to 1988	Not a designated office
Policy Analyst CRTC, Research	1984 to 1985	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-10-09

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Registration - In-house Corporation

Shaw Communications / Brad Shaw, CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 11 of 105 (2011-02-11 to 2011-02-15)

Version 11 of 105 (2011-02-11 to 2011-02-15)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Government funding

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Parent Company Information

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

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