Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Arts and Culture
- Broadcasting
- Economic Development
- Employment and Training
- Government Procurement
- Health
- Industry
- Intellectual Property
- International Trade
- Labour
- Privacy and Access to Information
- Research and Development
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, with respect to provisions impacting Canadian broadcasting undertakings.
- Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada, with respect to provisions impacting Canadian news businesses.
- Review of Copyright Act and related legislative proposals, particularly with respect to the potential impact on programming undertakings
Policies or Program
- Broadcasting policies relating to commercial radio
- Broadcasting policies relating to conventional and discretionary television
- Discussions of COVID-19-related financial impacts and potential government responses
- Federal government advertising spending.
- Policies relating to food/beverage and other product advertising
- Policies relating to signal piracy, and copyright infringement
- Potential initiatives related to supporting Canadian journalism, specifically refundable tax credits to support news organizations and measures to support news organizations in negotiations with large digital search and social media users.
- Spectrum policies particularly with regard to impacts on Canadian broadcasters and viewers of over-the-air television stations
- What is being lobbied.
Tax policies with respect to deductibility of advertising on foreign media platforms.
Regulation
- Broadcasting Licence Fee Regulations, 1997 under section 11 of the Broadcasting Act
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
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Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Senate of Canada
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Telefilm Canada
In-house Corporation Details
Description of activities
Corus Entertainment Inc. is an integrated media and entertainment company. Corus is publicly traded, its stock found on the TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange) and NYSE (New York Stock Exchange). Corus' companies and businesses include radio stations across Canada, numerous television specialty services, book publishing and animation television production.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Doug Murphy,
President & Chief Executive Officer
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2021-08-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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$13,500,000.00
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No
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In-house Corporation Contact Information
Address:
Corus Quay
25 Dockside Drive
Toronto, ON M5A 0B5
Canada
Telephone number:
416-479-6649
Fax number:
416-479-7015
Parent Company Information
Corus Entertainment Inc. is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
Corus Entertainment Inc. does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking
Lobbyists Details
Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties
- Colin Bohm,
EVP Business Development and Corporate Strategy |
No public offices held
- Cheryl Fullerton,
EVP, People & Communications |
No public offices held
- John Gossling,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
No public offices held
- Jennifer Lee,
Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
No public offices held
- Lisa Lyons,
President and Publisher, Kids Can Press |
No public offices held
- Doug Murphy,
President & Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held
- Troy Reeb,
Executive Vice President Broadcast Networks |
No public offices held
- Reza Saiphoo,
National Director, Broadcast Infrastructure and Support - News Technology |
No public offices held
- Heather A. Shaw,
Executive Chair |
No public offices held
Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties
- Matt Thompson,
VP and Associate General Counsel, Regulatory and Public Policy |
No public offices held
