Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Consumer Issues
- Health
- Industry
- Intellectual Property
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Privacy and Access to Information
- Telecommunications
Subject Matter Details
Policies or Program
- Advocate tax policies that will promote the deployment of digital infrastructure and ensure taxation parity among all suppliers of digital goods in Canada.
- Input to the Government's policies with respect to spectrum licence fees, access to spectrum, and related issues.
- Ongoing Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada review of spectrum licensing framework, in relation to wireless industry recommendations concerning conditions of licence.
- Ongoing input with respect to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada wireless antenna and tower siting policies, in view of municipal government role in the process.
- The authority of Health Canada in establishing evidenced-based safety limits for signal levels of wireless devices and the wireless industries ongoing compliance with these science-based standards.
- Wireless handset security and Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission correspondence with CWTA concerning ongoing industry efforts to reduce the incidence and impact of device theft including administering the national stolen phone database.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Ongoing input with respect to Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada oversight of compliance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.
Regulation
- Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission Notice of Consultation 2012-557, concerning the administration of a national wireless code of conduct.
- Regulations in support of Canadian Anti-spam Legislation, in connection to their application to wireless services in Canada.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
Government Institutions
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Bank of Canada
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Elections Canada
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Senate of Canada
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
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
Marc Choma,
Vice President, Communication & Strategy
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA)'s members include wireless service providers as well as companies that develop and produce products and services for the industry, including handset and equipment manufacturers, content and application creators and business-to-business service providers.
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
Fax number:
613-233-2032
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Marc Choma,
Vice President, Communication & Strategy |
No public offices held
- Kurt Eby,
Director, Regulatory Affairs |
No public offices held
- Ursula Grant,
Director, Industry Affairs |
No public offices held
- Nicholas Kyonka,
Program Manager |
Public offices held
- Chantale Neapole,
Coordinator, Member Services & Events |
Public offices held
- Laura Shirley,
Manager, Common Short Codes |
No public offices held
- Tiéoulé Traoré,
Manager, Government Relations |
Public offices held
- Katherine Winchester,
Program Coordinator, Mobile Giving Foundation Canada |
No public offices held
