Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency / Kate EDWARDS, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency
Responsible Officer Name: Kate EDWARDS, Chief Executive Officer 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-07-13
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 915322-4695

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 129

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 12

Version 6 of 24 (2008-06-25 to 2009-03-19)

Version 6 of 24 (2008-06-25 to 2009-03-19) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Organization Information

Organization: The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency
One Yonge Street
Suite 800
Toronto, ON  M5P 2E5
Canada
Telephone number: 416-868-1620  Ext.: 226
Fax number: 416-868-1621  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Maureen Cavan, Executive Director  
 
Description of the organization's activities: Access Copyright provides educators, businesses and other users of copyright protected works with the ability to copy from millions of books, magazines and newspapers in a flexible, convenient and economical way. At the same time, we ensure that creators and publishers are fairly compensated for the use of their works.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Access Copyright has two categories of member organizations; creator groups and publisher groups. Below is a list of these organizations:Creator groups Canadian Artists' Representation (CARFAC) Canadian Association of Photographers and illustrators in Communications (CAPIC) Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Canadian Authors Association (CAA) Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) Federation of British Columbia Writers (FBCW) League of Canadian Poets (LCP) Manitoba Writers' Guild (MWG) Outdoor Writers Association of Canada (OWC) Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC) Playwrights Union of Canada (PUC) Saskatchewan Writers Guild (SWG) The Writers' Union of Canada (TWUC) Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador (WANL) Writers' Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB) Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) Writers Guild of Alberta (WGA) Publisher groups Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA)Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (ABPBC) Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) Association of Canadian University Presses (ACUP) Association of Manitoba Book Publishers (AMBP) Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association (APMA) Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) British Columbia Association of Magazine Publishers (BCAMP) Canadian Association of Learned Journals (CALJ) Canadian Business Press (CBP) Canadian Community Newspapers Association (CCNA) Canadian Educational Resources Council (CERC) Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA) Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA) Canadian Publishers' Council (CPC) Literary Press Group (LPG) Magazines Canada (CMPA)Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario (OBPO) Saskatchewan Publishers Group (SPG)
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Roanie Levy
Position title: Director of Legal and External affairs
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Cavan Maureen
Position title: Executive Director
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Industry Canada, Senate of Canada
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Arts and Culture, Education, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Access Copyright's lobbying activities in the past were limited to copyright reform and initiatives in the publishing area.
Subject Matter: Prospective: The next 6 months will be mostly focused on copyright reform. There may be occasional activity related to book publishing initiatives.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Book publishing industry
Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution Copyright Reform




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