Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Entertainment Software Association of Canada / Association Canadienne du Logiciel de Divertissement / Danielle LaBossiere Parr, Executive Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Entertainment Software Association of Canada / Association Canadienne du Logiciel de Divertissement
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Danielle LaBossiere Parr, Executive Director 
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-05
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 777383-5281

Version 1 of 6 (2005-08-05 to 2006-01-25)

Version 1 of 6 (2005-08-05 to 2006-01-25) 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: Entertainment Software Association of Canada
705-185 The West Mall
Etobicoke, ON  M9C 5L5
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 exclusively dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies in Canada that publish and distribute video and computer games for video game consoles, personal computers, handheld devices and the Internet.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Members are corporations in Canada that publish and/or distribute video and computer games.
 
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: Danielle LaBossiere
Position title: Executive Director
Public offices held: Yes
 

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), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Industry Canada, Public Safety, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Arts and Culture, Consumer Issues, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Contact with the Ministries of Canadian Heritage, Industry and International Trade regarding intellectual property issues and potential copyright reform legislation.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Continued lobbying of the Ministries of Canadian Heritage and Industry, as well as individual MPs regarding Bill 60. Lobbying of Ministries of Industry, International Trade and Public Safety regarding the enforcement of intellectual property rights.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Bill or Resolution Bill 60




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