Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Arts and Culture
- Broadcasting
- Budget
- Employment and Training
- Industry
- Intellectual Property
- Labour
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bill C-10, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, with particular reference to the "contrary to public policy" provision of the draft legislation, was of interest to the DGC. We wrote to and met with the Minister of canadian Heritage, wrote to the Minister of Finance, and appeared before the Senate Banking Committee during its hearings.
- Bill C-24, an Act to Amend the Copyright Act, was of interest to the DGC, with particular refrence to the absence from the draft legislation of the definition of an author of an audio-visual work, however the DGC did not intervene or communicate with public office holders in regard cto the Bill.
- Bill C-32, an Act to Amend the Copyright Act, was of interest to the Guild, notably for the absence of a definition of directors and screenwriters as authors of audiovisual works. The DGC planned on appearing before the Committee dealing with this Bill before the federal election resulted in the death of the Bill.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
Government Institutions
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Members of the House of Commons
Government institutions added through a monthly communication report
- Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The Directors Guild of Canada is a national labour organization that represents key creative and logistical personnel in the film, television and digital media industries.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Gerry Barr,
National Executive Director and CEO
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The membership of the DGC includes such categories as directors and assistant directors, production managers and production coordinators, sound and picture editors, art department personnel, production accountants and production assistants.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
111 Peter Street, Suite 402,
Toronto, ON M5R 3R7
Canada
Telephone number:
416-482-6640
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Gerry Barr,
National Executive Director and CEO |
No public offices held
- Peter Murphy,
Manager, Policy and Research |
No public offices held