Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Telecommunications Association / L’Association canadienne des télécommunications / ROBERT GHIZ, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Telecommunications Association / L’Association canadienne des télécommunications
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: ROBERT GHIZ, President & CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2008-10-27
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 780524-228021

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 351

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 6

Version 59 of 60 (2023-12-06 to 2024-04-01)

Registration versions:

Version 59 of 60 (2023-12-06 to 2024-04-01)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Consumer Issues
Environment
Health
Industry
Intellectual Property
Justice and Law Enforcement
Labour
Privacy and Access to Information
Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

C-26 An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts and its application to the telecommunications industry
C-288 An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (transparent and accurate broadband services information) with respect to its application to the telecommunications industry.
C-58 An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012
S-242 An Act to amend the Radiocommunication Act as it relates to spectrum deployment requirements

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Accessible Canada Act (formerly Bill C-81) and its application to the wireless telecommunications industry

Policies or Program

Advocate tax policies that will promote the deployment of digital infrastructure and ensure taxation parity among all suppliers of digital goods in Canada.
Input to the Government's policies with respect to spectrum licence fees, access to spectrum, and related issues.
Ongoing Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada review of spectrum licensing framework, in relation to wireless industry recommendations concerning conditions of licence.
Ongoing input with respect to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada wireless antenna and tower siting policies, in view of municipal government role in the process.
Telecommunications policies and regulations, including advocating for policies that support the deployment of next generation 5G wireless networks.
The authority of Health Canada in establishing evidenced-based safety limits for signal levels of wireless devices and the wireless industries ongoing compliance with these science-based standards.

Policies or Program, Regulation

Ongoing input with respect to Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada oversight of compliance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Bank of Canada
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Elections Canada
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The Canadian Telecommunications Association is a trade association representing the telecommunications industry in Canada.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

ROBERT GHIZ, President & CEO

Organization's membership or classes of membership

The Canadian Telecommunications Association's members include facilities based service providers as well as companies that develop and produce products and services for the industry, including handset and equipment manufacturers, content and application creators and business-to-business service providers.

Government funding

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

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
1100-180 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON K2P 2K3
Canada

Telephone number: 902-394-1715

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Robert Ghiz, President & CEO | Public offices held
Ursula Grant, Senior Director, Industry Affairs | No public offices held
Nicholas Kyonka, Program Director | Public offices held
Ashlee Smith, Director of Public Affairs | Designated public offices held
Eric Smith, Senior Vice President | No public offices held

Canadian Telecommunications Association/L’Association canadienne des télécommunications

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
Canadian Telecommunications Association/L’Association canadienne des télécommunications	2023-05-04	current
Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association/Association canadienne des télécommunications sans fil	2008-10-27	2023-05-04

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association/Association canadienne des télécommunications sans fil
Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association/Association canadienne des télécommunications sans fil

Canadian Telecommunications Association / L’Association canadienne des télécommunications

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
ROBERT GHIZ	2017-01-10	Current
Marc Choma	2016-08-30	2017-01-10
Bernard Lord	2008-10-27	2016-08-30

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Communications Department of National Defence, Office of the Associate Minister of National Defence	January 2015 to December 2015	December 4, 2015
Press Secretary Veterans Affairs Canada, Office of the Minister of Veteran Affairs	July 2014 to January 2015	January 13, 2015

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Communications Department of National Defence, Office of the Associate Minister of National Defence	January 2015 to December 2015	December 4, 2015
Press Secretary Veterans Affairs Canada, Office of the Minister of Veteran Affairs	July 2014 to January 2015	January 13, 2015

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Advisor, Atlantic Canada House of Co, Prime Minister's Office	2001 to 2003	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Assistant House of Commons, Member of the Parliament for Hamilton East	1997 to 1998	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Member of Parliament for Richmond Hill	May 2010 to July 2011	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-12-05

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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Telecommunications Association / L’Association canadienne des télécommunications / ROBERT GHIZ, President & CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 59 of 60 (2023-12-06 to 2024-04-01)

Version 59 of 60 (2023-12-06 to 2024-04-01)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization