Registration - Consultant

Subject Matters

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

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• 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 Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit Program
• Seeking to ensure the interests of CMPA members are considered in any modifications to the current foreign ownership requirements under the Telecommunications Act or the Broadcasting Act.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

• The Federal Budget 2015 as concerns funding for Telefilm, the Canadian Media Fund, the Department of Canadian Heritage and/or the Department of Industry for the purposes of any of the policy or programme creations mentioned in other entries.

Policies or Program

• Department of Canadian Heritage co-production policy with regard to international production treaties
• Seeking creation of fund to be used to support productions that qualify as international treaty co-productions
• Seeking the adoption of a National Digital Strategy for Canada that helps ensure that content created by Canadians is available to Canadian and international audiences.
• Seeking the creation of new private investment incentives through modifications to the Canadian Film or Video Tax Credit programme and to the Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit programme.
• Seeking to ensure the interests of CMPA members are considered in any modifications to the current foreign ownership requirements under the Telecommunications Act or the Broadcasting Act
• The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) with respect to eligibility requirements

Policies or Program, Regulation

• Seeking that the Governor in Council issue a policy direction to the CRTC, pursuant to section 15 of the Broadcasting Act, requiring the Commission, when reviewing a change of ownership or control of a broadcasting licence, to ensure that the applicant has fair and equitable arrangements in place with the independent production sector in respect of the ownership and exploitation of digital rights

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

The lobbyist has arranged or expects to arrange one or more meetings on behalf of the client between a public office holder and any other person in the course of this undertaking.

Government Institutions

• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Canadian Heritage (PCH)
• Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• Competition Tribunal (CT)
• Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
• House of Commons
• Industry Canada
• National Film Board (NFB)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Public Safety Canada (PS)
• Telefilm Canada
• Transport Canada (TC)

Address:
601 Bank Street
Second Floor
Ottawa, ON  K1S 3T4
Canada

Telephone number: 613-232-2631

Client representative

Marc Séguin, Senior Vice President, Policy

Parent Company Information

Canadian Media Production Association / Association canadienne de production de média is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Business address:
85 Albert St, Suite 1605
Ottawa, ON  K1P 6A4
Canada

Telephone number: 613-232-3192  Ext. 227
Fax number: 416-866-8624