Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Arts and Culture
- Broadcasting
- Industry
- Intellectual Property
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Labour
- Telecommunications
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics reviews of the Lobbying Act and the Conflict of Interest Act, in connection to Shaw staff role as Board member of the Government Relations Institute of Canada
Policies or Program
- Broadcasting policy that takes account the consumer-driven competitive environment, including competition from licensed and unlicensed sources, in the context of the Governor-in-Council November 2013 direction to the CRTC to report on television channel choice.
- Ongoing discussions with regards to rights and interests of broadcasters, re-transmitters and internet service providers, in the context of copyright policy and regulations.
- Telecommunications and broadband policies that take into account WiFi and unlicensed use of spectrum, in the context of ongoing Industry Canada consultations on the allocation and use of spectrum in Canada.
- Telecommunications and broadband policies that take into account WiFi and unlicensed use of spectrum, in the context of the Government’s Digital Economy Strategy.
- Trade policy, in the context of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and World Intellectual Property Organization, with regards to the rights and interests of broadcasters, retransmitters and internet service providers.
Regulation
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ongoing “Let’s Talk TV” consultation, with regards to the impact of any future regulatory changes on consumers, on broadcast distribution undertakings, and on programming services in Canada.
- Copyright regulations concerning the notice-and-notice provisions of the Copyright Modernization Act.
- Industry Canada consultations on 600Mhz spectrum band, in the context of impact on broadcasters including costs and timing.
Communication Techniques
-
Written communication
-
Oral communication
-
Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
-
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
-
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
-
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
-
Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
-
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
-
Finance Canada (FIN)
-
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
-
Health Canada (HC)
-
House of Commons
-
Industry Canada
-
Justice Canada (JC)
-
Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL)
-
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
-
Privy Council Office (PCO)
-
Senate of Canada
-
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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
Brad Shaw,
CEO
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
- 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
Lobbyists Details
Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties
- Peter Bissonnette,
President |
No public offices held
- Paul Cowling,
Vice President, Regulatory |
Public offices held
- Chris Kucharski,
Senior Vice President Consumer |
No public offices held
- Jay Mehr,
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
No public offices held
- Cynthia Rathwell,
Vice President, Regulatory |
No public offices held
- Troy Reeb,
Senior Vice President, News and Station Operations, Shaw Media |
No public offices held
- Dean Shaikh,
Vice President, Regulatory |
Public offices held
- Brad Shaw,
Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held
- Barbara Williams,
President, Shaw Media |
No public offices held
Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties
- Jeff Bray,
Manager, Government and Regulatory Affairs, B.C. |
No public offices held
- Michael Ferras,
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs |
Public offices held
- Jim Patrick,
Vice President, Government Relations |
Public offices held
- Ian Phillips,
Manager, Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Manitoba |
No public offices held
- Laurie Templeton,
Manager, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Alberta and Saskatchewan |
No public offices held
