Registry of Lobbyists
Version 2 of 4 (2006-03-15 to 2006-10-13) 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.
| Corporation: |
CHUM Limited
299 Queen St. W. Toronto, ON M5V 2Z5 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-591-7400 Ext.: 2595 |
| Fax number: | 416-340-7005 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Jay Switzer, President & CEO |
| Description of activities: | CHUM Limited, one of Canada's leading media companies and content providers, owns and operates 33 radio stations, 12 local television stations and 21 specialty channels, as well as an environmental music distribution division. Through international format licences and program sales, CHUM's original content is seen in over 130 countries worldwide and is distributed via new media platforms, including interactive television, wireless services and exclusive CHUM-branded Internet properties. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: |
3844161 Canada Ltd.
299 Queen St. W. Toronto, ON Canada M5V 2Z5 3850099 Canada Ltd. 299 Queen St. W. Toronto, ON Canada M5V 2Z5 CHUM (Ottawa) Inc. 1331 Yonge St. Toronto, ON Canada M4T 1Y1 CHUM Television Vancouver Inc. 180 West 2nd Avenue Vancouver, BC Canada V5Y 3T9 Edmonton Vibe Partnership 10212 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB Canada T5J 5A3 Learning and Skills Television of Alberta Limited 3720-76 Avenue Edmonton, AB Canada T6B 2N9 MusiquePlus Inc. 355 St.Catherine St. W. Montreal, QC Canada H3B 1A5 Pulse 24 Partnership 299 Queen St. W. Toronto, ON Canada M5V 2Z5 TV Land Canada ULC 299 Queen St. W. Toronto, ON Canada M5V 2Z5 |
| Other direct interests | The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking. |
| Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Sarah Crawford |
| Position title: | VP, Public Affairs |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Lenore Gibson |
| Position title: | Manager, Regulatory Affairs |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | David Goldstein |
| Position title: | National Director, Government Affairs |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Kevin Goldstein |
| Position title: | Director, Planning & Regulatory Affairs |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Paul Gratton |
| Position title: | VP, Entertainment Specialty Channels, CHUM Television |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Roma Khanna |
| Position title: | Senior VP, Content |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Mary Powers |
| Position title: | Vice President, Corporate Communication and Investor Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Duff Roman |
| Position title: | VP, Industry Affairs & Digital Radio Operations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Paul Ski |
| Position title: | Executive VP, Radio |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Jay Switzer |
| Position title: | President & CEO |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | James Waters |
| Position title: | Chairman of the Board |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Ron Waters |
| Position title: | Vice-Chairman of the Board |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Communications Research Council, Competition Tribunal (CT), Copyright Board, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Intergovernmental Affairs, Justice Canada (JC), Labour Relations Board, National Defence (DND), National Film Board (NFB), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), PMO, Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Telefilm Canada, Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) | ||||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Education, Industry, Intellectual Property, Telecommunications | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Appeal of Canadian Radio Television Communication and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Subscription Radio Decision 2005-246 under s. 28 of the Broadcasting Act.Monitoring and engaging in the areas of broadcasting and copyright policy. Bill c-60 Amedments to Copyright Act.Discussing issues arising under the Broadcasting Act, the Telecommunications Act, the Radiocommunications Act, and the Copyright Act.Governor in-Council appointments.Arts and culture funding policy, including Canadian Television Fund, CBC/SRC, and NFB.Foreign ownership rules and trade issues pertaining to cultural industries. | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Monitoring and engaging in the areas of broadcasting and copyright policy.Discussing issues arising under the Broadcasting Act, the Telecommunications Act, the Radiocommunications Act, and the Copyright Act.Governor in Council appointments.Arts and culture funding policy, including Canadian Television Fund, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) / Société Radio Canada (SRC), and National Film Board (NFB).Foreign ownership rules and trade issues pertaining to cultural industries.Income tax policy, as it pertains to audio-visual tax credits. | ||||||||
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