Registry of Lobbyists
Version 13 of 21 (2008-03-05 to 2008-08-11) 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 |
| Fax number: | 613-233-6961 |
| 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 BROADCASTING IN CANADA. IT REPRESENTS PRIVATE BROADCASTERS, INCLUDING TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS, AND SPECIALTY, PAY AND PAY-PER-VIEW SERVICES. 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 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. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CAMPAIGNS. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | CAB REPRESENTS PRIVATELY OWNED AND OPERATED (AND LARGELY 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 F) SPECIALTY, PAY, AND PAY-PER-VIEW LICENCE. 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: | SYLVIE BISSONNETTE |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Jean-Arpad Français |
| Position title: | Senior Director, Legal Affairs |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | DEVON JACOBS |
| Position title: | SENIOR DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | SEAN KIELY |
| Position title: | Senior Vice-President, Research and Member Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | GLENN O'FARRELL |
| Position title: | PRESIDENT & CEO |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | MARGOT PATTERSON |
| Position title: | General Counsel and Vice President, Legal Affairs |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | PIERRE PONTBRIAND |
| Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Tara Rajan |
| Position title: | Vice-President, Research and Policy |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Kathleen Simmons |
| Position title: | Articling Student |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | PIERRE-LOUIS SMITH |
| Position title: | Vice-President, Policy & Chief Regulatory Officer |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Jay Thomson |
| Position title: | Vice-President, Regulatory and Policy |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | TINA VAN DUSEN |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT & COO |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | GABRIEL VAN LOON |
| Position title: | Senior Legal Counsel |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| 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), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), 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), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, Health, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | BROADCASTING ACT, RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT, COPYRIGHT ACT, FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, BROADCASTING LICENCE FEE REGULATIONS, CULTURAL DIVERSITY, CANADIAN CONTENT AND PROGRAM FUNDING REVIEW, COPYRIGHT TARIFF PROCEEDINGS, CANADA LABOUR CODE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | BROADCASTING ACT, RADIOCOMMUNICATION ACT, COPYRIGHT ACT, FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, BROADCASTING LICENCE FEE REGULATIONS, CULTURAL DIVERSITY, CANADIAN CONTENT AND PROGRAM FUNDING REVIEW, COPYRIGHT TARIFF PROCEEDINGS, CRTC REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS, CANADA LABOUR CODE, COMPETITION ACT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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| Subject matters added through a communication report: |
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This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Association of Broadcasters/Association canadienne des radiodiffuseurs | 2008-08-11 | current |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Desjardins | 2020-11-16 | Current |
| Margot Patterson | 2009-02-01 | 2010-06-01 |
| GLENN O'FARRELL | 2002-01-16 | 2009-02-01 |
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.