Registry of Lobbyists
Version 3 of 6 (2006-04-21 to 2006-10-10) 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.
| Organization: |
Entertainment Software Association of Canada / Association Canadienne du Logiciel de Divertissement
95 Wellington Street West, Suite 1200 Toronto, ON M5J 2Z9 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-620-7171 |
| Fax number: | 416-620-7085 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Danielle LaBossiere Parr, Executive Director |
| Description of the organization's activities: | ESAC is the trade association for video game publishers and distributors in Canada |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | Members include companies in Canada that publish or distribute entertainment software for consoles, handheld devices, personal computers and the internet. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Heidi McSweeney |
| Position title: | Associate, Public Affairs |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian Heritage (PCH), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Public Safety, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Solicitor General Canada (SGC) | ||||||
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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: | Consumer Issues, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Science and Technology | ||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Contacted and met with officials, members or Parliament and Minister's office staff regarding copyright reform, the trade classification of on-line video game services and intellectual property enforcement | ||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Contact Minister, Members of Parliament and officials concerning matters affecting the entertainment software industry in Canada, including trade classification, intellectual property protection and enforcement, copyright, and international trade. | ||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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