Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 27 (2002-01-16 to 2002-08-20) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Organization: |
Canadian Association of Broadcasters / Association canadienne des radiodiffuseurs
306 - 350 SPARKS STREET OTTAWA, ON K1P 5S2 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-233-4035 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | GLENN O'FARRELL, PRESIDENT AND CEO |
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS IS THE NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION AND THE COLLECTIVE VOICE OF PRIVATE BROADCASTING IN CANADA. IT REPRESENTS THE VAST MAJORITY OF PRIVATE BROADCASTERS, WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF 401 RADIO STATIONS, 78 TV STATIONS, 1 NETWORK, 14 SPECIALTY SERVICES AND 96 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. THE CAB ADVISES MEMBERS ON A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES SUCH AS REGULATIONS, ADVERTISING, COPYRIGHT, SOCIAL CONCERNS AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS. THE ASSOCIATION PUBLISHES BRIEFS, HANDBOOKS, POLICY PAPERS AND MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS. IT DEVELOPS AND PUBLISHES INDUSTRY CODES TO HELP BROADCASTERS DEAL WITH SOCIAL CONCERNS AND TO MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS IN PROGRAMMING. THE CAB ALSO PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH A NUMBER OF SERVICES THAT ASSIST MEMBERS IN SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES, EG . PSA CAMPAIGNS. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | CAB REPRESENTS PRIVATELY OWNED AND OPERATED AND ADVERTISER-DRIVEN CANADIAN PRIVATE BROADCASTERS. IT HAS RADIO TELEVISION AND SPECIALTY SERVICES MEMBERS AS WELL AS ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. MEMBERSHIP IS DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING CLASSES: ORDINARY MEMBERSHIP : A) RADIO SINGLE LICENCE B) RADIO MULTIPLE LICENCE C) RADIO NETWORK D) TELEVISION SINGLE LICENCE E) TELEVISION MULTIPLE LICENCE AND F) TELEVISION NETWORK. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ANY PERSON ENGAGED IN ANY BUSINESS OR PROFESSION CONNECTED WITH RADIO OR TELEVISION BROADCASTING, WHO IS NOT ENTITLED TO ORDINARY MEMBERSHIP PROVIDED THAT THE CAB BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THEIR MEMBERSHIP AND THE PERSON PAYS THE REQUIRED FEE PRESCRIBED FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | LYNN BUFFONE |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR OF RADIO POLICY |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ANDREW CAMERON |
| Position title: | MANAGER, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | RICHARD CAVANAGH |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, RADIO |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SYLVIE COURTEMANCHE |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE VP, POLICY AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | DAVID GOLDSTEIN |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SANDRA GRAHAM |
| Position title: | SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SEAN KIELY |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, SPECIALTY AND PAY SERVICES |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | BEVERLEY KIRSHENBLATT |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT TELEVISION POLICY |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | GLENN O'FARRELL |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT AND CEO |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | JIM PATRICK |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR, SPECIALTY AND PAY POLICY |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | ERICA REDLER |
| Position title: | GC,SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT, POLICY AND LEGAL AFFAIRS |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | TINA VAN DUSEN |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & COO |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Name: | SUSAN WHEELER |
| Position title: | DIRECTOR OF TELEVISION POLICY |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Competition Tribunal (CT), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Film Board (NFB), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Statistics Canada (StatCan) |
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Labour, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | BROADCASTING ACT, 1991, INCLUDING CABINET REVIEW OF DECISION MADE BY THE CRTC, THE MANDATE OF THE CBC [ CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION] GOVERNMENT CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING OF CANADIAN PROGRAMMING POLICY, COPYRIGHT ACT, REVIEW OF CANADA LABOUR CODE PART I, TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT, THE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ACT, MANDATE OF TELEFILM, INCOME TAX ACT IN PARTICULAR THE PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT. TRADE POLICY, BILL C-54 (ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND PRIVACY BILL), BILL C-93 (AN ACT TO MODIFY THE COMPETITION ACT), BILL C-55 (SPLIT RUN ADVERTISING) |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | CANADA LABOUR CODE PART I, REGULATIONS ON STATUS OF THE ARTISTS ACT, NEW RADIO REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO BROADCASTING ACT, NEW REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO COPYRIGHT ACT, ANY FURTHER PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO COPYRIGHT ACT, BILL S-5 WITH RESPECT TO AMENDMENTS TO CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT. TRADE POLICY, BILL C-54 (ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND PRIVACY BILL), BILL C-93 (AN ACT TO MODIFY THE COMPETITION ACT), BILL C-55 (SPLIT RUN ADVERTISING) |