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 41 of 60 (2017-02-02 to 2017-04-28)

Registration versions:

Version 41 of 60 (2017-02-02 to 2017-04-28)

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

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Bank of Canada
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Elections Canada
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
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)
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

ROBERT GHIZ, President & CEO

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: 902-394-1715

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Robert Ghiz, President & CEO | 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
Sophie Paluck, Director, Communications | No 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

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
Advisor, Atlantic Canada House of Co, Prime Minister's Office	2001 to 2003	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Assistant House of Commons, Member of the Parliament for Hamilton East	1997 to 1998	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legislative Assistant, Member of Parliament for Trois-Rivières House of Commons, House of Commons	October 2012 to July 2014	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Advisor, Atlantic Canada House of Co, Prime Minister's Office	2001 to 2003	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Assistant House of Commons, Member of the Parliament for Hamilton East	1997 to 1998	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Member of Parliament for Richmond Hill	May 2010 to July 2011	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
International Programs Officer Canada School of Public Service, International Programs Design and Delivery	January 2007 to January 2008	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 41 of 60 (2017-02-02 to 2017-04-28)

Version 41 of 60 (2017-02-02 to 2017-04-28)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

Policies or Program, Regulation

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