Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Arts and Culture
- Broadcasting
- Economic Development
- Employment and Training
- Immigration
- Industry
- Intellectual Property
- International Trade
- Labour
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Funding from Canadian Heritage for the production of annual research report "Profile: An Economic Report on the Canadian Film and Television Industry"
- Request funding for the creation of a mentorship program aimed at developing skill sets and acquiring work experience in the film, television and interactive media industry.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Canada Income Tax Act relating to Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit program and to Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit Program
- Lobbying the government regarding amendments related to Bill C-11
- Seeking to ensure the interests of Canada’s independent producers are considered in any amendments to the Broadcasting Act, Telecommunications Act, or Copyright Act.
Policies or Program
- Broadcasting polices, including policies related to Canadian programming expenditures, digital media, and independently-produced programming.
- CRTC Canadian program certification relating to criteria used to determine Canadian content of productions
- Canadian Audio-Visual Certification - relating to criteria for obtaining CAVCO certification of a production
- Department of Canadian Heritage co-production policy with regard to international production treaties
- Participating in guideline consultations for all programs administered by Telefilm Canada
- Participating in the assessment and review of all guidelines related to the Canadian Feature Film Fund (CFFF) through the CFFF Working Group
- Participation in Creative Export Canada via the Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion
- Seeking CRTC-mandated contributions by internet service providers, wireless service providers, and online broadcasters to the creation and presentation of Canadian programming from the independent production sector
- Seeking the creation of new private investment incentives through modifications to the Income Tax Act or other appropriate legislation
- Seeking to ensure that producers are able to receive labour market opinions in a timely manner
- Work related to government support programs as a result of COVID-19
Regulation
- Broadcasting regulations, including regulations related to Canadian programming.
- Seeking to ensure that appropriate Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) in the film and television industry are exempt from the 4-year cap on working in Canada as provided in the Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Competition Tribunal (CT)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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National Film Board (NFB)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Senate of Canada
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Telefilm Canada
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Government institutions added through a monthly communication report
- Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
As a non-profit trade association, the CMPA represents over 550 film, television and digital media companies across the country. We negotiate and manage labour agreements, and actively lobby the federal and provincial governments on various policy areas including taxation, trade, copyright, broadcasting and film. Our National Mentorship Program trains young people to meet the demands of this evolving industry. The association also holds an annual networking conference, Prime Time in Ottawa, where we release Profile, our state of the industry report featuring the industry's most comprehensive statistics. We also publish an online GUIDE, Canada's production industry directory. With offices in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver, the CMPA is always there for the independent Canadian producer.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Reynolds Mastin,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Membership:
(A)General: Voting membership and First Works Membership in the Corporation shall be limited to individuals who are Canadian Citizens or permanent residents, and majority-Canadian owned and controlled corporations or partnerships, (collectively, “Persons” and individually a “Person”).
(B)Voting Members:
Classes of Voting Members - Voting Membership in the Corporation shall be granted in one of the following classes:
(a)General: General membership shall be limited to those Persons who are engaged in film, television and/or interactive media production.
(b)Services Provider: Services Provider membership shall be limited to those Persons who provide necessary and valuable services (including, without limitation, financial, legal, facilities or other like services).
(c)Interactive Media: Interactive Media membership shall be limited to those Persons whose primary business is producing content for interactive media or Persons who produce a significant amount of content for interactive media in addition to film, and/or television production.
(d)Broadcaster Affiliate: Broadcaster Affiliate membership shall be limited to those Persons who are engaged in film and/or television production or the production of content for interactive media, and are affiliated with a private broadcaster or broadcast distribution undertaking. For the purposes of these By-Laws, two companies shall be affiliated if one company beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, voting securities carrying 30 per cent or more of the voting rights attached to all voting securities of the other company. In addition, if a company (A) is affiliated to another company (B) pursuant to the foregoing, and the other company (B) is affiliated to a third company (C) pursuant to the foregoing, then the company (A) is affiliated with the third company (C).
(C)Non Voting Members - Non-Voting Membership in the Corporation shall be granted in one of the following classes:
(a)First Works: First Works membership shall be limited to Persons who have never been or, none of whose principals (i.e. partners, shareholders, officers and directors) have ever had an ownership interest of any kind in a Person which was, a film, television and/or interactive media producer, and have received a producer-related credit.
This class of membership shall not be available to Persons after they have been First Works members for two years.
(b)Honorary: Honorary membership may be granted to those in the film, television and interactive media industry who have made extraordinary contributions to the Corporation or to the film, television or interactive media industry.
(c)Permittee: Permittee membership shall be limited to those film, television and interactive media production companies not otherwise eligible for membership who wish to work under the Corporation’s collective or guild agreements on a per project basis only. A Permittee membership shall be valid only for the project in respect of which it was granted.
(d)Special: Special membership may be granted in extra-ordinary circumstances to those who are not otherwise eligible for membership in the Corporation.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2022-03-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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$35,000.00
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Yes
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Employment and Social Development Canada
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$156,586.30
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Yes
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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$99,749.00
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Yes
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Telefilm Canada
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$51,021.25
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
251 Laurier Ave. West
11th floor
Ottawa, ON K1P 5J6
Canada
Telephone number:
613-688-0946
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Tracey Friesen ,
Managing Vice-President, CMPA-BC |
No public offices held
- Emily Holtby,
Director of Government & Policy Affairs |
No public offices held
- Reynolds Mastin,
President & CEO |
Public offices held
- Stephanie Ritter,
Coordinator, Policy |
No public offices held
- Liz Shorten,
Chief Operating Officer |
No public offices held
- Alain Strati,
Senior Vice President |
No public offices held
