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
- An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and the Personal Information and Date Protection Tribunal Act
- 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
- Legislation focused on critical infrastructure and cyber security
- 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
- 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
- Policies Relating to Broadcasting Distribution Undertakings with regard to the terms of carriage of our services by terrestrial and satellite television distributors
- Policies related to cyber security and the disruption of critical infrastructure
- 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
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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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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
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Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
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Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
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Competition Tribunal (CT)
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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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National Capital Commission (NCC)
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National Defence (DND)
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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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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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
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Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
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Senate of Canada
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Shared Services Canada (SSC)
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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)
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:
2023-12-31
List of Government Funding
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 Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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$794,534.75
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Yes
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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$5,206,259.24
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Yes
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Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure (MOI)
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$27,870,556.42
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Yes
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Quebec Branchee, Government of Québec
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$24,737,672.47
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Yes
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Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT)
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$1,013,714.92
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Yes
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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.
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1, Carrefour Alexander Graham Bell, Building A, 6th Floor
Verdun, QC H3E 3B3
Canada
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
- Bell ExpressVu
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100 Wynford Drive #3
Don Mills, ON M3C 4B4
Canada
- Bell Media and its Media Affiliates
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299 Queen St. W.
Toronto, ON M5V 2Z5
Canada
- Bell Mobility
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5099 Creekbank Road 6E
Mississauga, ON L4W 5N2
Canada
- Bimcor Inc. / Bimcor Inc.
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1000 de la Gauchetiere West
Suite 1300
Montreal, QC H3B 5A7
Canada
- Environics Analytics
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33 Bloor St E #701
Toronto, ON M4W 3H1
Canada
- FX Innovation
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400 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest suite 1100
Montreal, QC H3A 1L4
Canada
- NorthernTel
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76 Adelaide St. West, 15th Floor S
Toronto, ON M5H 1P6
Canada
- Northwestel
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301 Lambert Street
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 4Y4
Canada
- Telebec
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76 Adelaide St. West, 15th Floor S
Toronto, ON M5H 1P6
Canada
- The Source / La Source
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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
- Sean Cohan,
President, Bell Media |
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,
Vice Chair, Atlantic Canada |
No public offices held
- Robert Malcolmson,
Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer |
No public offices held
- Curtis Millen,
Chief Financial 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
- John Watson,
Group President, Customer Experience |
No public offices held
Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties
- Michele Austin,
Vice President, Public Affairs |
Designated public offices held
- 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