Registration - In-house Corporation

Bell Canada / MIRKO BIBIC, President and CEO

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Bell Canada
Previous in-house corporation names
Responsible Officer Name: MIRKO BIBIC, President and CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-26
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 779497-4971

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 850

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 34

Version 44 of 58 (2022-08-16 to 2023-03-03)

Registration versions:

Version 44 of 58 (2022-08-16 to 2023-03-03)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Arts and Culture
Broadcasting
Budget
Consumer Issues
Government Procurement
Industry
Infrastructure
Intellectual Property
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Labour
National Security/Security
Pensions
Privacy and Access to Information
Regional Development
Research and Development
Science and Technology
Small Business
Taxation and Finance
Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada
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 Bell customers from a privacy perspective, and with respect to obligations imposed on carriers with respect to intercept and subscriber information.
Copyright Act amendments affecting internet service providers and broadcasting distribution undertakings and broadcasting programming undertakings
Potential Amendments to the Broadcast Act and Telecommunications Act as per legislative review.
Potential Amendments to the Broadcasting Act, with respect to streamlining regulation of broadcasting industry.
Proposing amendments pursuant to Income Tax Act concerning Capital Cost Allowance deductions and concerning electronic commerce
Regulatory modernization legislation to reduce the regulatory burden faced by businesses.
Replacement Worker Legislation - legislation that bans replacement workers during a labour dispute hindering our ability to operate our networks and serve our customers
Review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) as relates to communications service providers’ obligations
The Comprehensive Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), provisions related to copyright, culture, telecommunications and broadcasting.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), provisions related to copyright, culture, telecommunications and broadcasting.

Policies or Program

Broadcasting Policies Relating to Commercial Radio
Broadcasting Policies Relating to Conventional Television
Broadcasting Policies Relating to Specialty and Pay Television
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) labour force -- policies related to increasing the talent supply in Canada
Participation in the recently launched Innovation Agenda Consultation by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Policies Relating to Broadcasting Distribution Undertakings with regard to the terms of carriage of our services by terrestrial and satellite television distributors
Policies relating to signal piracy, and copyright infringement
Procurement - as a supplier to the Government of Canada, Bell engages in discussions related to best practices and reducing costs in procurement associated with end user devices, networks, support services and solutions.
Proposed government broadband programs related to rural deployment and affordable internet.
Spectrum policy framework with respect to technological and financial implications of government policies.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), provisions related to copyright, culture, telecommunications and broadcasting.

Regulation

Broadcasting Licence Fee Regulations, 1997 under section 11 of the Broadcasting Act.
Pension plan regulations with regard to their impact on the solvency funding and other requirements for Bell as a plan sponsor
Regulatory modernization focused on supporting innovation and business investment to make the Canadian regulatory system more agile, transparent and responsive.
Regulatory modernization of the Canada Labour Code.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Competition Tribunal (CT)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Capital Commission (NCC)
National Defence (DND)
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
Shared Services Canada (SSC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

In-house Corporation Details

Description of activities

Bell Canada and its affiliates deliver a wide range of service innovations to consumers, businesses and government customers across Canada including wireless, Internet and TV, Wireless Home Internet, cloud and data hosting, IP voice and collaboration and Internet of Things. Bell Media operates the country’s top media brands, and is a leading investor in Canadian content creation, including local television and radio news, sports and entertainment programming, and other original TV and film productions. We are also one of Canada’s biggest retailers, with retail points of distribution across Canada.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

MIRKO BIBIC, President and CEO

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2021-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)	$9,047,924.00	Yes
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador	$1,340,964.00	No
Government of Ontario	$3,667,655.00	Yes
Government of Quebec	$166,141,327.00	No
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$11,006,629.00	Yes
Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT)	$5,136,664.00	No

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Address:
1, Carrefour Alexander Graham Bell, Building A, 6th Floor
Verdun, QC H3E 3B3
Canada

Telephone number: 613-781-6015

Parent Company Information

BCE Inc.
- 1, Carrefour Alexander Graham Bell, Building A, 6th Floor
  Verdun, QC H3E 3B3
  Canada

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Bell ExpressVu
- 100 Wynford Drive #3
  Don Mills, ON M3C 4B4
  Canada
Bell Media and its Media Affiliates
- 299 Queen St. W.
  Toronto, ON M5V 2Z5
  Canada
Bell Mobility
- 5099 Creekbank Road 6E
  Mississauga, ON L4W 5N2
  Canada
Bimcor Inc. / Bimcor Inc.
- 1000 de la Gauchetiere West
  Suite 1300
  Montreal, QC H3B 5A7
  Canada
NorthernTel
- 76 Adelaide St. West, 15th Floor S
  Toronto, ON M5H 1P6
  Canada
Northwestel
- 301 Lambert Street
  Whitehorse, YT Y1A 4Y4
  Canada
Telebec
- 76 Adelaide St. West, 15th Floor S
  Toronto, ON M5H 1P6
  Canada
The Source / La Source
- 279 Bayview Drive
  Barrie, Ontario, ON L4M 4W5
  Canada

Lobbyists Details

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

MIRKO BIBIC, President and CEO | No public offices held
Stephen Howe, Chief Technology and Information Officer | No public offices held
Blaik Kirby, Group President, Consumer and Small and Medium Business | No public offices held
Glen LeBlanc, Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chair, Atlantic Canada | No public offices held
Thomas Little, President - Bell Business Markets | No public offices held
Robert Malcolmson, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer | No public offices held
Nikki Moffat, Chief Human Resources Officer and EVP Corporate Services | No public offices held
Karine Moses, Senior Vice President, Content Development and News and Vice Chair, Québec | No public offices held
Wade Oosterman, President, Bell Media and Vice Chair, BCE and Bell | No public offices held
John Watson, Group President, Customer Experience | No public offices held

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Isabelle Boulet, Senior Manager, Government Affairs | No public offices held
Simon Dwyer, Director-Government Affairs | Public offices held
Charles Gosselin, Director, Government Affairs | No public offices held
Maggie Papoulias, Director, Government Affairs | Public offices held
Andrew Parkinson, Senior Advisor of Government Affairs | No public offices held
Pierre Rodrigue, Vice-President Quebec Affairs | No public offices held

Bell Canada

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
Bell Canada	2022-08-01	current
BCE Inc.	2011-05-30	2022-08-01

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

BCE Inc.

Bell Canada

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
MIRKO BIBIC	2020-01-06	Current
George Cope	2011-05-30	2020-01-06
Michael Sabia	2005-08-26	2008-05-13

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant - Parliamentary Hill Manager Minister of the Crown, Honourable John Manley	July 1998 to July 2000	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant, Surface Policy Transport Canada May 1992 to October 1993, Office of the Minister of State	May 1992 to October 1993	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Corporation

Bell Canada / MIRKO BIBIC, President and CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 44 of 58 (2022-08-16 to 2023-03-03)

Version 44 of 58 (2022-08-16 to 2023-03-03)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Government funding

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Parent Company Information

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties