Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 31 (2005-09-12 to 2006-03-20) 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: |
Society of Composers, Authors & Music Publishers of Canada / Société canadienne des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SOCAN)
41 Valleybrook Drive Toronto, ON M3B 2S6 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-442-3373 |
| Fax number: | 416-442-3831 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Andre LeBel, CEO |
| Description of the organization's activities: | SOCAN is the Canadian copyright collective for the public performance of musical works. It administers the performing rights of its members (composers, lyricists, songwriters and their publishers) and those of affiliated international societies by licensing the use of their music in Canada. The fees collected are distributed as royalties to our members and to affiliated performing rights societies throughout the world. SOCAN also distribute royalties received from those societies to its members for the use of their music worldwide. SOCAN has offices in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton and Dartmouth. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | SOCAN's members are songwriters, composers, lyricists and music publishers. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Anne Godbout |
| Position title: | Director Legal Dept & Legal Counsel |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | France Lafleur |
| Position title: | VP Licensing & General Mgr Quebec & Atlantic Division |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | C. Paul Spurgeon |
| Position title: | Vice President Legal Services & General Counsel |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Privy Council Office (PCO) | ||||||||||
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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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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, Broadcasting, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications | ||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Submissions re: Copyright Act, Copyright Act Amendment proposals meetings with Officials, Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Members of Parliament. Submissions re: Broadcasting Act, Canadian Content Regulations | ||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Submissions re: Copyright Act, Copyright Act Amendment proposals meetings with Officials, Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Members of Parliament. Submissions re: Broadcasting Act, Canadian Content Regulations plus Submissions regarding WTO and other trade treaties | ||||||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Society of Composers, Authors & Music Publishers of Canada / Société canadienne des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SOCAN) | 2024-05-07 | current |
| Society of Composers, Authors & Music Publishers of Canada / Société canadienne des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SOCAN) | 2008-12-05 | 2024-05-07 |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Brown | 2020-04-15 | Current |
| Eric Baptiste | 2010-05-17 | 2020-04-15 |
| Andre LeBel | 2005-09-12 | 2010-05-17 |
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.
Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.
Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.
Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.