Version 8 of 13 (2000-04-19 to 2000-11-06) 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 FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION (CFTPA)
605 - 151 SLATER STREET OTTAWA, ON K1P 5H3 Canada |
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Telephone number: | 613-233-1444 | ||||
Fax number: | 613-233-0073 | ||||
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | ELIZABETH A MCDONALD, PRESIDENT & CEO | ||||
Description of the organization's activities: | THE CANADIAN FILM & TELEVISION PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION (CFTPA) IS THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION THAT REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF OVER 300 PRODUCERS OPERATING IN ALL REGIONS OF CANADA. THE CFTPA REPRESENTS THE INDUSTRY WITH REGARD TO BOTH FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL ISSUES INCLUDING REGULATORY MATTERS, TAX ISSUES, CULTURAL AGENCIES AND TRADE ISSUES. THE ASSOCIATION HAS AN ACTIVE TRAINING/MENTORSHIP PROGRAM THAT RECEIVES FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CANADA. THE CFTPA HAS A TRAINING DATABASE. THE CFTPA NEGOTIATES THE MAJOR LABOUR AGREEMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE INDUSTRY. WE HAVE THREE OFFICES LOCATED IN OTTAWA, TORONTO AND VANCOUVER. | ||||
Organization's membership or classes of membership: | VOTING MEMBERS: LIMITED TO ENTREPRENEURIAL CORPORATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE CANADIAN WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INVESTMENT CANADA ACT & WHICH ARE & CONTINUE TO BE ENGAGED IN FILM, TELEVISION OR VIDEO PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION OR IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES OR SERVICES TO THE INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION INDUSTRY. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS (NON-VOTING): LIMITED TO GOVERNMENTS, THEATRICAL EXHIBITORS, BROADCASTERS, PAY TELEVISION, SPECIALITY PROGRAMMING OR CABLE TV SERVICES. AFFILIATE MEMBERS (NON-VOTING): MEMBERS WHO ARE RETIRED; FIRST-TIME OR EMERGING PRODUCERS. | ||||
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | Yes | ||||
End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 2000-03-31 | ||||
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Name: | DEBORAH ANDREWS |
Position title: | DIRECTOR, NATIONAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | JOHN BARRACK |
Position title: | NATIONAL VP, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND COUNSEL |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | NEIL BREGMAN |
Position title: | CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | ROBIN CASS |
Position title: | CHAIR, CFTPA FEATURE FILM COMMITTEE |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | KEVIN DEWALT |
Position title: | CHAIR, CFTPA MENTORSHIP COMMITTEE |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | STEPHEN ELLIS |
Position title: | CHAIR, CFTPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | SHEILA GALATI |
Position title: | DIRECTOR, B.C. PRODUCERS' BRANCH |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | SCOTT GARVIE |
Position title: | CO-CHAIR, ONTARIO PRODUCER'S PANEL |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | ARNIE GELBART |
Position title: | EXEC. REP., CFTPA FEATURE FILM COMMITTEE |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | JULIA KEATLEY |
Position title: | CHAIR, BROADCAST RELATIONS COMMITTEE |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | BEATRICE KELEHER RAFFOUL |
Position title: | VICE-PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL RELATIONS |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | ROMA KHANNA |
Position title: | CHAIR, NEW MEDIA COMMITTEE |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | IRA LEVY |
Position title: | CHAIR, CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | DIANE MACDONALD |
Position title: | SENIOR DIRECTOR, NATIONAL MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | MICHAEL MACMILLAN |
Position title: | PAST CHAIR, CFTPA GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | GUY MAYSON |
Position title: | EXEC. VP |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | ELIZABETH MCDONALD |
Position title: | PRESIDENT & CEO |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | STEVE ORD |
Position title: | CHAIR, CFTPA TAX CREDIT/FINANCES COMMITTEE |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | SYLVIE POWELL |
Position title: | COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, CFTPA |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | LINDA SCHUYLER |
Position title: | PAST CHAIR, CFTPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | STEPHEN STOHN |
Position title: | CHAIR, COPYRIGHT AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | KEVIN TIERNEY |
Position title: | CHAIR, DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE |
Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
Name: | PATRICK WHITLEY |
Position title: | CHAIR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE |
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: | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 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 Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Privy Council Office (PCO), Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB), Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) |
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Employment and Training, Government Procurement, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications |
Subject Matter: Retrospective: | FEDERAL TAX CREDIT: POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES; TRADE ISSUES: INVESTMENT, COPYRIGHT; FEATURE FILM POLICY; TRAINING/ HUMAN RESOURCES ISSUES: YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, MENTORSHIP, ONGOING SUPPORT; CRTC: CANADIAN CONTENT IN PROGRAMMING REVIEW AND OTHER BROADCASTING ISSUES AFFECTING FILM AND/OR TELEVISION PRODUCERS; CULTURAL AND INDUSTRY STATISTICS; SUPPORT OF CULTURAL AGENCIES |
Subject Matter: Prospective: | INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENTOF CO-PRODUCTION TREATIES; FEATURE FILM POLICY REVIEW - ONGOING INVOLVEMENT; CULTURAL AND INDUSTRY STATISTICS; TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS: CONTINUING POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES; CRTC: ONGOING CANADIAN CONTENT POLICY REVIEW / NEW MEDIA STUDY AND OTHER BROADCASTING ISSUES AFFECTING FILM AND/OR TELEVISION PRODUCERS; ONGOING SUPPORT OF CULTURAL AGENCIES; COPYRIGHT ISSUES |