Registration - Consultant

Subject Matters

• Aboriginal Affairs
• Agriculture
• Broadcasting
• Climate
• Consumer Issues
• Defence
• Economic Development
• Environment
• Government Procurement
• Health
• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Intellectual Property
• Labour
• Privacy and Access to Information
• Regional Development
• Science and Technology
• Taxation and Finance
• Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• As a supplier to the Government of Canada, TELUS regularly engages in discussions related approaches to reduce costs in the procurement of end-user devices, networks and associated support services and solutions.
• Bills related to lawful access obligations that will have a direct impact on the Company from a financial and operational perspective, as well as impact on TELUS customers from a privacy perspective, and with respect to obligations imposed on carriers with respect to intercept and subscriber information.
• Informing Federal officials around TELUS initiatives in the Health Care field and communicating the need for increased cooperation in developing next generation health care services between all levels of Government.
• Potential Amendments to the Broadcasting and Telecommunication Acts, with respect to streamlining regulation of the broadcasting and telecommunication industry.
• Replacement Worker Legislation - TELUS is interested in legislation that bans replacement workers during a labour dispute as it would hinder our ability to operate our organization and serve our customers.
• Review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) as relates to communications and data service providers’ obligations

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

• Critical infrastructure and cyber security - protection of facilities, networks, technology, assets and systems.

Policies or Program

• Broadband Canada – Connect to Innovate program which is of interest to TELUS, with respect to advancing rural and remote network connectivity in Canada.
• Broadcasting Policies Relating to Conventional Television
• Broadcasting Policies Relating to Specialty Television
• Communicating with the government about adopting digital tools in the agriculture sector.
• Policy Framework with regard to the terms and conditions of auction for Spectrum Licences
• Policy framework with respect to the relationship between digital/wireless connectivity and climate policy.
• Proposed Digital Economy Strategies with respect to spectrum and environmental policy.
• Regulatory environment affecting the Canadian wireless market, including regulatory framework with regard to the requirements around rural network infrastructure builds, the policy framework around spectrum auction rules and regulations on the purchase of existing Canadian wireless companies.
• Spectrum policy framework as related to incumbent wireless carriers with respect to all technological and financial implications of proposed government policies.

Regulation

• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission review of Basic Telecommunications Services
• Copyright regulations and the Copyright Modernization Act with respect to the scheduled five year review.

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

• House of Commons

Address:
510 West Georgia Street, 7th Floor, Vancouver, BC V6B 0M3
Vancouver, BC  V6B 0M3
Canada

Telephone number: 604-697-8000

Client representative

Jacob Glick, Vice-President, Public Policy

Parent Company Information

TELUS Corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.