Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Budget
- Consumer Issues
- Employment and Training
- Government Procurement
- Industry
- Taxation and Finance
Subject matters added through a monthly communication report
Subject Matter Details
Policies or Program
- Asking for a review of government advertising spend to see if the “buy Canadian” percentage executed is the same as overall procurement and if no, to suggest plans of action to make it the same percentage.
- Digital subscription income tax deductibility
- Prior budget on Canadian Journalism fund and some expansion of the digital subscription tax deductibility to be increased in the next budget.
- Proposing Australian proposal for fair payment for content and other measures to help news publishers negotiate and deal with large digital monopolies on equal footing.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
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Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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House of Commons
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (OPO)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
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Senate of Canada
In-house Corporation Details
Description of activities
Torstar Corporation is a broadly-based media company, whose businesses include the Toronto Star, Canada’s largest daily newspaper, six regional daily newspapers in Ontario (The Hamilton Spectator, Waterloo Region Record, Niagara Falls Review, Welland Tribune, St. Catharines Standard, Peterborough Examiner) and more than 70 weekly community newspapers in Ontario; flyer distribution services: and digital properties including thestar.com (with local editions in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Halifax), wheels.ca, toronto.com, save.ca, and a number of regional online sites. It also holds a majority interest in VerticalScope, a North American vertically-focused digital media company.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
John Boynton,
President and CEO
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2019-12-31
List of Government Funding
Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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$0.00
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Yes
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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$0.00
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Yes
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In-house Corporation Contact Information
Address:
One Yonge Street, 4th Floor
Toronto, ON M5E 1E6
Canada
Telephone number:
416-869-4010
Fax number:
416-869-4183
Parent Company Information
- NordStar Capital LP
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One Yonge Street, 4th Floor
Toronto, ON M5E 1E6
Canada
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
- Eyereturn Marketing Inc.
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One Yonge Street, 4th Floor
Toronto, ON M5E 1E6
Canada
- Free Daily News Group Ltd.
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One Yonge Street, 4th Floor
Toronto, ON M5E 1E6
Canada
- iPolitics Limited
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One Yonge Street, 4th Floor
Toronto, ON M5E 1E6
Canada
- Metroland Media Group Ltd.
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One Yonge Street, 4th Floor
Toronto, ON M5E 1E6
Canada
- Toronto Star Newspapers Limited
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One Yonge Street, 4th Floor
Toronto, ON M5E 1E6
Canada
- Torstar Local Ltd.
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One Yonge Street, 4th Floor
Toronto, ON M5E 1E6
Canada
Lobbyists Details
Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties
No lobbyists added
Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties
- John Boynton,
President and CEO |
No public offices held