Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Media Producers Association / Association canadienne des producteurs médiatiques. / Reynolds Mastin, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Media Producers Association / Association canadienne des producteurs médiatiques.
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Reynolds Mastin, President and Chief Executive Officer
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2004-01-15
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 916743-259

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 606

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 12

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Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

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

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Funding from Canadian Heritage for the production of annual research report "Profile: An Economic Report on the Canadian Film and Television Industry"
Request funding for the creation of a mentorship program aimed at developing skill sets and acquiring work experience in the film, television and interactive media industry.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Canada Income Tax Act relating to Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit program and to Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit Program
Lobbying the government regarding amendments related to Bill C-11
Seeking to ensure the interests of Canada’s independent producers are considered in any amendments to the Broadcasting Act, Telecommunications Act, or Copyright Act.

Policies or Program

Broadcasting polices, including policies related to Canadian programming expenditures, digital media, and independently-produced programming.
CRTC Canadian program certification relating to criteria used to determine Canadian content of productions
Canadian Audio-Visual Certification - relating to criteria for obtaining CAVCO certification of a production
Department of Canadian Heritage co-production policy with regard to international production treaties
Participating in guideline consultations for all programs administered by Telefilm Canada
Participating in the assessment and review of all guidelines related to the Canadian Feature Film Fund (CFFF) through the CFFF Working Group
Participation in Creative Export Canada via the Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion
Seeking CRTC-mandated contributions by internet service providers, wireless service providers, and online broadcasters to the creation and presentation of Canadian programming from the independent production sector
Seeking the creation of new private investment incentives through modifications to the Income Tax Act or other appropriate legislation
Seeking to ensure that producers are able to receive labour market opinions in a timely manner
Work related to government support programs as a result of COVID-19

Regulation

Broadcasting regulations, including regulations related to Canadian programming.
Seeking to ensure that appropriate Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) in the film and television industry are exempt from the 4-year cap on working in Canada as provided in the Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Competition Tribunal (CT)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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)
National Film Board (NFB)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Telefilm Canada
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

As a non-profit trade association, the CMPA represents over 550 film, television and digital media companies across the country. We negotiate and manage labour agreements, and actively lobby the federal and provincial governments on various policy areas including taxation, trade, copyright, broadcasting and film. Our National Mentorship Program trains young people to meet the demands of this evolving industry. The association also holds an annual networking conference, Prime Time in Ottawa, where we release Profile, our state of the industry report featuring the industry's most comprehensive statistics. We also publish an online GUIDE, Canada's production industry directory. With offices in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver, the CMPA is always there for the independent Canadian producer.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Reynolds Mastin, President and Chief Executive Officer

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Membership: (A)General: Voting membership and First Works Membership in the Corporation shall be limited to individuals who are Canadian Citizens or permanent residents, and majority-Canadian owned and controlled corporations or partnerships, (collectively, “Persons” and individually a “Person”). (B)Voting Members: Classes of Voting Members - Voting Membership in the Corporation shall be granted in one of the following classes: (a)General: General membership shall be limited to those Persons who are engaged in film, television and/or interactive media production. (b)Services Provider: Services Provider membership shall be limited to those Persons who provide necessary and valuable services (including, without limitation, financial, legal, facilities or other like services). (c)Interactive Media: Interactive Media membership shall be limited to those Persons whose primary business is producing content for interactive media or Persons who produce a significant amount of content for interactive media in addition to film, and/or television production. (d)Broadcaster Affiliate: Broadcaster Affiliate membership shall be limited to those Persons who are engaged in film and/or television production or the production of content for interactive media, and are affiliated with a private broadcaster or broadcast distribution undertaking. For the purposes of these By-Laws, two companies shall be affiliated if one company beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, voting securities carrying 30 per cent or more of the voting rights attached to all voting securities of the other company. In addition, if a company (A) is affiliated to another company (B) pursuant to the foregoing, and the other company (B) is affiliated to a third company (C) pursuant to the foregoing, then the company (A) is affiliated with the third company (C). (C)Non Voting Members - Non-Voting Membership in the Corporation shall be granted in one of the following classes: (a)First Works: First Works membership shall be limited to Persons who have never been or, none of whose principals (i.e. partners, shareholders, officers and directors) have ever had an ownership interest of any kind in a Person which was, a film, television and/or interactive media producer, and have received a producer-related credit. This class of membership shall not be available to Persons after they have been First Works members for two years. (b)Honorary: Honorary membership may be granted to those in the film, television and interactive media industry who have made extraordinary contributions to the Corporation or to the film, television or interactive media industry. (c)Permittee: Permittee membership shall be limited to those film, television and interactive media production companies not otherwise eligible for membership who wish to work under the Corporation’s collective or guild agreements on a per project basis only. A Permittee membership shall be valid only for the project in respect of which it was granted. (d)Special: Special membership may be granted in extra-ordinary circumstances to those who are not otherwise eligible for membership in the Corporation.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-04-01

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$5,000.00	Yes
Employment and Social Development Canada	$50,327.30	Yes
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	$17,850.00	Yes
Telefilm Canada	$53,200.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
251 Laurier Ave. West
11th floor
Ottawa, ON K1P 5J6
Canada

Telephone number: 613-688-0946

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Paulina Abarca-Cantin, Director of Policy | No public offices held
Andrew Addison, Vice President, Communications, Marketing & Membership | No public offices held
Lisa Broadfoot, Vice President, Industry and Business Affairs | No public offices held
Tracey Friesen , Managing Vice-President, CMPA-BC | No public offices held
Emily Holtby, Senior Director of Government & Stakeholder Relations | No public offices held
Reynolds Mastin, President & CEO | Public offices held
Stephanie Ritter, Manager, Policy & Government Relations | No public offices held
Liz Shorten, Chief Operating Officer | No public offices held
Alain Strati, Senior Vice President | No public offices held

Canadian Media Producers Association/Association canadienne des producteurs médiatiques.

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

Name	From	To
Canadian Media Producers Association/Association canadienne des producteurs médiatiques.	2016-02-22	current
Canadian Media Production Association/Association canadienne de production de média	2010-08-12	2016-02-22
Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA)/Association canadienne de production de films et de télévision (ACPFT)	2008-07-02	2010-08-12

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

CANADIAN FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION (CFTPA)

Canadian Media Producers Association / Association canadienne des producteurs médiatiques.

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Reynolds Mastin	2015-07-30	Current
MICHAEL HENNESSY	2012-06-18	2015-07-30
Norm Bolen	2009-04-15	2012-06-18
John Barrack	2009-02-26	2009-04-15
GUY MAYSON	2004-01-15	2009-02-26

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legal Counsel and Articling Student CRTC, Legal Directorate	September 2005 to July 2006	Not a designated office
Student Employment Officer Human Resource Development Canada, Student Employment Office	May 2002 to August 2002	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Guide Parliament of Canada, Library of Parliament	May 1998 to May 1999	Not a designated office
Student Employment Officer Human Resources Development Canada, Student Employment Office	May 1997 to August 1997	Not a designated office
Official Languages Monitor Department of Canadian Heritage, Official Languages Branch	September 1996 to May 1997	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2025-04-30

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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Media Producers Association / Association canadienne des producteurs médiatiques. / Reynolds Mastin, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 63 of 73 (2023-11-15 to 2024-03-01)

Version 63 of 73 (2023-11-15 to 2024-03-01)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

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