Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Telecommunications Association / L’Association canadienne des télécommunications / ROBERT GHIZ, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Telecommunications Association / L’Association canadienne des télécommunications
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: ROBERT GHIZ, President & CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2008-10-27
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 780524-228021

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 345

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 9

Version 21 of 60 (2013-02-27 to 2013-03-01)

Registration versions:

Version 21 of 60 (2013-02-27 to 2013-03-01)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Health
Industry
Intellectual Property
Justice and Law Enforcement
Privacy and Access to Information
Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Bill C-11 An Act to Amend the Copyright Act, in view of potential expanded copyright obligations for the telecommunications sector.
C-429 An Act to amend the Radiocommunication Act and the Telecommunications Act (antenna systems), in view of wireless industry concerns with the proposed legislative requirements.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics review of the Lobbying Act, in view of government relations community concerns with current framework, in connection to CWTA staff role as Board member of the Government Relations Institute of Canada.

Policies or Program

Input to the Government's 'digital economy strategy' with respect to spectrum licence fees, access to spectrum, and related issues.
Ongoing Industry Canada review of spectrum licensing framework, in relation to wireless industry recommendations concerning conditions of licence.
Ongoing consultations with respect to Health Canada Safety Code 6, as it pertains to wireless antenna siting.
Ongoing input with respect to Industry Canada wireless antenna and tower siting policies, in view of municipal government role in the process.
Wireless handset security and Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission correspondence with Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association concerning industry plans to launch an industry solution.

Regulation

Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission Notice of Consultation 2012-557, concerning the creation of a national wireless code of conduct, in view of wireless industry recommendations to that process.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Bank of Canada
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Industry Canada
Justice Canada (JC)
Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) is a trade association representing the wireless telecommunications industry in Canada.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Bernard Lord, President and Chief Executive Officer

Organization's membership or classes of membership

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA)'s members include cellular, paging, mobile radio, mobile satellite and fixed wireless carriers.

Government funding

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

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
300-80 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 6R2
Canada

Telephone number: 613-233-4888

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Caitlin Carroll, Research Analyst | No public offices held
Marc Choma, Director, Communications | No public offices held
Kurt Eby, Director, Regulatory Affairs | No public offices held
David Farnes, Chief Operating Officer | Public offices held
Devon Jacobs, Director, Government Affairs | Public offices held
Bernard Lord, President and Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held
James Patrick, Senior Vice President | Public offices held

Canadian Telecommunications Association/L’Association canadienne des télécommunications

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

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Canadian Telecommunications Association/L’Association canadienne des télécommunications	2024-04-01	current
Canadian Telecommunications Association/L’Association canadienne des télécommunications	2023-05-04	2024-04-01
Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association/Association canadienne des télécommunications sans fil	2008-10-27	2023-05-04

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association/Association canadienne des télécommunications sans fil
Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association/Association canadienne des télécommunications sans fil

Canadian Telecommunications Association / L’Association canadienne des télécommunications

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
ROBERT GHIZ	2017-01-10	Current
Marc Choma	2016-08-30	2017-01-10
Bernard Lord	2008-10-27	2016-08-30

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director, Efficiency Analysis Canadian radio-television and telecommunications commission (CRTC), Telecommunications	October 1993 to April 1996	Not a designated office
Senior Financial Analyst Canadian radio-television and telecommunications commission (CRTC), Telecommunications	September 1989 to September 1993	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Trade Development Officer Canadian Heritage, Trade and Investment	September 2000 to December 2001	Not a designated office
Trade Development Officer Canadian Heritage, Trade and Investment	April 1999 to August 2000	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Office of Member Parliament (Medicine Hat)	March 1994 to July 2004	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-10-01

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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Telecommunications Association / L’Association canadienne des télécommunications / ROBERT GHIZ, President & CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 21 of 60 (2013-02-27 to 2013-03-01)

Version 21 of 60 (2013-02-27 to 2013-03-01)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

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