Registration - Consultant

Subject Matters

• Consumer Issues
• Economic Development
• Environment
• Health
• Industry
• Intellectual Property
• Justice and Law Enforcement
• Privacy and Access to Information
• Science and Technology
• Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• C-26 An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts and its application to the telecommunications industry
• C-288 An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (transparent and accurate broadband services information) with respect to its application to the telecommunications industry.
• S-242 An Act to amend the Radiocommunication Act as it relates to spectrum deployment requirements

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

• Accessible Canada Act (formerly Bill C-81) and its application to the wireless telecommunications industry

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.
• Telecommunications policies and regulations, including advocating for policies that support the deployment of next generation 5G wireless networks.
• 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.

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.

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral 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

• Bank of Canada
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
• Elections Canada
• Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
• Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
• 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)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Public Safety Canada (PS)
• Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
• Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
• Senate of Canada
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
• Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

Address:
300 – 80 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON  K1P 6R2
Canada

Telephone number: 613-233-4888
Fax number: 613-233-2032  
Web address: www.cwta.ca

Client representative

Robert Ghiz, President & Chief Executive Officer

Parent Company Information

Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association / Association canadienne des télécommunications sans fil is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Business address:
100 Queen St
Suite 320
OTTAWA, ON  K1P 1J9
Canada

Telephone number: 613-853-1534