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Motion Picture Association - Canada / Association cinematographique - Canada / Wendy Noss, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Motion Picture Association - Canada / Association cinematographique - Canada
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Wendy Noss, President
Initial registration start date: 2008-02-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 782662-16558

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 238

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 11

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Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Economic Development	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.	Policies or Program
Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Industry, Intellectual Property, Labour, Telecommunications	Communications - Amendments to modernize the Broadcasting Act, Telecommunications Act, Radiocommunications Act, and Status of the Artist Act, as part of the legislative review of Canada's communications framework.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Arts and Culture, Economic Development, Intellectual Property	Copyright Act - Supporting strong and effective copyright law that supports the production and distribution of cinematographic works in Canada.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Arts and Culture, Economic Development, Industry, Intellectual Property	Film distribution policy related to the film/audio-visual sector in Canada.	Policies or Program
Arts and Culture, Economic Development, Industry, Intellectual Property, Justice and Law Enforcement	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 or Program
Arts and Culture, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Immigration	Policies and programs related to immigration that support workers and businesses in the film/audio-visual sector in Canada.	Policies or Program
Arts and Culture, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Industry, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Tourism	Production incentives related to the film/audio-visual sector in Canada.	Policies or Program
Arts and Culture, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Immigration, Labour	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.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

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)
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

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)

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

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Registration - In-house Organization

Motion Picture Association - Canada / Association cinematographique - Canada / Wendy Noss, President

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Associated Communications

Version 42 of 45 (2024-06-14 to 2024-09-30)

Version 42 of 45 (2024-06-14 to 2024-09-30)

Subject Matter Details

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