Registration - Consultant

Subject Matters

• Broadcasting
• Consumer Issues
• Government Procurement
• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Intellectual Property
• Labour
• Taxation and Finance
• Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• As a supplier to the Government of Canada, TELUS regularly engages in discussions related approaches to reduce costs in the procurement of end-user devices, networks and associated support services and solutions.
• Bills related to lawful access obligations that will have a direct impact on the Company from a financial and operational perspective, as well as impact on TELUS customers from a privacy perspective, and with respect to obligations imposed on carriers with respect to intercept and subscriber information.
• Informing Federal officials around TELUS initiatives in the Health Care field and communicating the need for increased cooperation in developing next-generation healthcare services between all levels of Government.
• Potential Amendments to the Broadcasting and Telecommunication Acts, with respect to streamlining regulation of the broadcasting and telecommunication industry.
• Proposing amendments pursuant to Income Tax Act concerning Capital Cost Allowance deductions.
• Replacement Worker Legislation - TELUS is interested in legislation that bans replacement workers during a labour dispute as it would hinder our ability to operate our organization and serve our customers.
• Review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) as relates to communications service providers’ obligations

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

• Critical infrastructure and cybersecurity - protection of facilities, networks, technology, assets and systems.

Policies or Program

• Advocate for the establishment of a digital technologies supercluster as part of the Innovation Supercluster Initiative (ISI).
• Broadband Canada – Connect to Innovate program which is of interest to TELUS, with respect to advancing rural and remote network connectivity in Canada.
• Broadcasting Policies Relating to Conventional Television
• Broadcasting Policies Relating to Specialty Television
• Informing government of TELUS Health services related to COVID Home Health Monitoring and Mental Health services.
• Policy Framework with regard to the terms and conditions of auction for Spectrum Licences
• Proposed Digital Economy Strategy with respect to spectrum policy.
• Regulatory environment affecting the Canadian wireless market, including regulatory framework with regard to the requirements around rural network infrastructure, builds, the policy framework around spectrum auction rules and regulations on the purchase of existing Canadian wireless companies.
• Spectrum policy framework as related to incumbent wireless carriers with respect to all technological and financial implications of proposed government policies.

Regulation

• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission review of Basic Telecommunications Services
• Copyright regulations and the Copyright Modernization Act with respect to the scheduled five year review.

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication

The lobbyist has arranged or expects to arrange one or more meetings on behalf of the client between a public office holder and any other person in the course of this undertaking.

Government Institutions

• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Canadian Heritage (PCH)
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
• Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
• Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
• Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
• 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
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
• Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
• Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• Justice Canada (JC)
• National Defence (DND)
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
• 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)
• Senate of Canada
• Transport Canada (TC)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
• Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

Address:
555 Robson Street
Vancouver, BC  V6B 3K9
Canada

Telephone number: 613-593-8344

Client representative

Johanne Senecal, Senior Vice-President Federal Government and Regulatory Affairs

Parent Company Information

TELUS Corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Business address:
Suite 1115,
50 O'Connor Street
Ottawa, ON  K1P 6L2
Canada

Telephone number: 613-238-4371