Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Advertising Standards Canada / Les normes canadiennes de la publicité / Linda Nagel, President and CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Advertising Standards Canada / Les normes canadiennes de la publicité
Responsible Officer Name: Linda Nagel, President and CEO 
Initial registration start date: 2007-12-14
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 783218-16392

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 0

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 6 (2008-06-16 to 2009-03-02)

Version 2 of 6 (2008-06-16 to 2009-03-02) 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.

A. Organization Information

Organization: Advertising Standards Canada / Les normes canadiennes de la publicité
175 Bloor Street East
South Tower, Suite 1801
Toronto, ON  M4W 3R8
Canada
Telephone number: 416-961-6311  Ext.: 222
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Linda Nagel, President and CEO  
 
Description of the organization's activities: Advertising Standards Canada is Canada's national not-for-profit advertising industry self-regulatory body. ASC sets standards for advertising, accepts and adjudicates consumers' complaints about Canadian advertising, and preclears advertising copy in five regulated areas.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Members include advertisers, advertising agencies, media organizations and suppliers to the advertising sector.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Janet Feasby
Position title: Vice President, Standards
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Health Canada (HC), Members of the House of Commons, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Broadcasting, Children's Advertising, Consumer Issues, Health, Industry
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: ASC presented before the Standing Committee on Health on December 13, 2007
Subject Matter: Prospective: ASC will present to government its plans for the self-regulation of children's advertising.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program, Regulation Food Advertising
Policy or Program Health Canada policies related to children's advertising
Policy or Program Standing Committee on Health Study on Childhood Obesity and Response of the Minister of Health to the Study




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