Registration - In-house Organization

Motion Picture Association - Canada / Association cinematographique - Canada / Michele Austin, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Motion Picture Association - Canada / Association cinematographique - Canada
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Michele Austin, President
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2008-02-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 935898-16558

Associated Communications

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 9

View all monthly communication reports: 247

Version 41 of 48 (2024-03-18 to 2024-06-14)

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Version 41 of 48 (2024-03-18 to 2024-06-14)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Arts and Culture
Broadcasting
Economic Development
Employment and Training
Immigration
Industry
Intellectual Property
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Labour
Small Business
Taxation and Finance
Telecommunications
Tourism
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Communications - Amendments to modernize the Broadcasting Act (including Bill C-11), Telecommunications Act, Radiocommunications Act, and Status of the Artist Act, as part of the legislative review of Canada's communications framework
Copyright Act - Supporting strong and effective copyright law that supports the production and distribution of cinematographic works in Canada.
The Temporary Foreign Workers Program (Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations) and its impact on the film/audio-visual sector in Canada.

Policies or Program

Broadcasting – Policy direction from the Governor in Council (GIC) to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on regulations implementing amendments to the Broadcasting Act (Bill C-11)
Department of Heritage Federal Cultural Policy Review related to the film/audio-visual sector in Canada.
Film distribution policy related to the film/audio-visual sector in Canada
ISED Innovation Agenda related to the film/audio-visual sector in Canada.
Piracy and Counterfeiting - Supporting an effective border enforcement regime and protecting intellectual property rights holders from piracy and counterfeiting (Copyright Act, Trade-marks Act, and Customs Act)
Policies and programs related to immigration that support workers and businesses in the film/audio-visual sector in Canada
Production incentives related to the film/audio-visual sector in Canada.

Regulation

Regulations on the use of unmanned aircraft systems and electronic logging devices in the film/audio-visual sector in Canada.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Justice Canada (JC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Senate of Canada
Transport Canada (TC)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The organization is a trade association representing the major international distributors of audio-visual entertainment.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Wendy Noss, President

Organization's membership or classes of membership

The organization has two classes of membership: Voting Members and Associate Members (Non-Voting). The Voting member is the Motion Picture Association, Inc. There are no members in the Associate Members class.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
20 Eglinton Avenue West, Suite 1004
TORONTO, ON M4R 1K8
Canada

Telephone number: 416-961-1888 Ext. 230

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Sydney Grieve, Director of Public Affairs & Communication | No public offices held
Wendy Noss, President | No public offices held
Hafeez Rupani, Vice President, Legal Affairs | Public offices held

Motion Picture Association - Canada/Association cinematographique - Canada

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
Motion Picture Association - Canada/Association cinematographique - Canada	2011-05-31	current
Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association (The) (CMPDA)/L'association Canadienne des distributeurs de films	2008-08-13	2011-05-31

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association (The) (CMPDA)/L'association Canadienne des distributeurs de films

Motion Picture Association - Canada / Association cinematographique - Canada

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Michele Austin	2026-01-19	Current
Wendy Noss	2008-02-01	2026-01-19

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Law Clerk for the Honourable Mr. Justice Robert Décary (Retired) Federal Court of Appeal, Courts Administration Service	September 2003 to August 2004	Not a designated office
Summer Student Industry Canada, Patent Policy Directorate	May 2003 to August 2003	Not a designated office
Summer Student Industry Canada, Patent Policy Directorate	May 2002 to August 2002	Not a designated office
Summer Student Industry Canada, Patent Policy Directorate	May 2001 to August 2001	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2026-06-11

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Registration - In-house Organization

Motion Picture Association - Canada / Association cinematographique - Canada / Michele Austin, President

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 41 of 48 (2024-03-18 to 2024-06-14)

Version 41 of 48 (2024-03-18 to 2024-06-14)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization