Registration - In-house Organization

Music Canada / Patrick Rogers, CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Music Canada
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Patrick Rogers, CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-02-23
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 947968-349

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 280

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 20

Version 53 of 54 (2025-03-13 to 2025-04-15)

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Version 53 of 54 (2025-03-13 to 2025-04-15)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Arts and Culture, Industry, Privacy and Access to Information	Amendments to the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (in Bill C-27) to ensure that creators and their works are protected in the digital environment	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Industry	Amendments to the Broadcasting Act - to ensure that the Broadcasting Act protects and supports Canadian music creators and their works in the digital environment.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Arts and Culture, Industry, Intellectual Property	Amendments to the Copyright Act - To bring the Copyright Act in line with advances in technology and current international standards and provide fair and predictable rules for copyright in the digital environment.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Arts and Culture, Industry, Intellectual Property	Enforcement and Amendment of the Customs Act - Seeking amendment and adequate enforcement of provisions of the Customs Act to ensure that intellectual property rights holders are protected against counterfeiting and piracy and trade in counterfeiting or pirated goods.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Foreign Affairs	Having conversations about Canada's participation at the G7 Summit and global leadership on music and cultural policy.	Policies or Program
Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Industry, Intellectual Property	Having conversations about Canada's participation in the World Intellectual Property Office Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights	Policies or Program, Regulation
Arts and Culture, Industry, Intellectual Property	Legislative proposal to ensure that individuals are able to protect the use of their voice and visual likeness from artificial intelligence applications	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
International Trade	Policy pursuant to International Trade, industry regulation and the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) review regarding culture and labour practices.	Policies or Program
Taxation and Finance	Regulation pursuant to the implementation of the Digital Service Tax (DST).	Regulation
Arts and Culture, Industry, Intellectual Property	Regulations pursuant to the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (Bill C-27) to ensure that creators and their works are protected in the digital environment	Regulation
Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Industry	Regulations pursuant to the Broadcasting Act - Ensuring that CRTC regulations that affect the Canadian recording industry appropriately promote Canadian artists and creative industries.	Regulation
Arts and Culture, Industry, Intellectual Property	Regulations pursuant to the Copyright Board of Canada.	Regulation

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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)
Justice Canada (JC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Senate of Canada
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

A trade association of record companies and other associated businesses in the recording industry in Canada. The objects of the association are to promote and further the interests of its members; that is, by programs, collect and disseminate statistics of general interest to the industry, study and organize responses to problems common to the industry and to make representations to government and other public authorities.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Patrick Rogers, CEO

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Record companies operating in Canada, including the major, multi-national companies, leading independent record producers, recording studios, digital distributors and manufacturing members of the industry.

Government funding

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

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
85 Mowat Avenue
Toronto, ON M6K 3E3
Canada

Telephone number: 416-967-7272

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Claire Gillis, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs | No public offices held
Sarah Kilpatrick, Vice President, Corporate Affairs | No public offices held
Miranda Mulholland, Creative Culture Advisor | No public offices held
RICHARD PFOHL, GENERAL COUNSEL | No public offices held
Patrick Rogers, CEO | Designated public offices held
Olivier Vander Zaag, Director of Regulatory Affairs | Designated public offices held

Music Canada

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
Music Canada	2011-10-11	current
Canadian Recording Industry Association/L'Association de l'industrie canadienne de l'enregistrement	2009-11-09	2011-10-11

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Recording Industry Association/L'Association de l'industrie canadienne de l'enregistrement
Canadian Recording Industry Association/L'Association de l'industrie canadienne de l'enregistrement

Music Canada

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Patrick Rogers	2021-01-11	Current
Jackie Dean	2020-06-18	2021-01-11
GRAHAM HENDERSON	2005-02-23	2020-06-18

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Policy to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Department of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, Minister's Office	August 2013 to November 2015	November 4, 2015
Manager of Parliamentary Affairs and Issues Advisor Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister's Office	October 2009 to August 2013	August 6, 2013
Special Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources Natural Resources Canada, Minister's Office	December 2008 to October 2009	October 6, 2009

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant, Parliamentary Affairs and Caucus Liaison Minister of Labour, Minister of Status of Women, Minister of Labour, Minister of Status of Women's Office	May 2015 to November 2015	November 5, 2015

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Organization

Music Canada / Patrick Rogers, CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 53 of 54 (2025-03-13 to 2025-04-15)

Version 53 of 54 (2025-03-13 to 2025-04-15)

Subject Matter Details

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