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Registration - In-house Corporation

Wi-LAN Inc. / Bill Dunbar, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Wi-LAN Inc.
Responsible Officer Name: Bill Dunbar, President & CEO 
Initial registration start date: 2006-03-16
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 779112-6581

Version 1 of 1 (2006-03-16 to 2006-12-22)

Version 1 of 1 (2006-03-16 to 2006-12-22) 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. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: Wi-LAN Inc.
#200, 2710 - 17 Avenue SE
Calgary, AB  T2A 0P6
Canada
Telephone number: 403-207-6489
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Bill Dunbar, President & CEO  
Description of activities: Broadband wireless, patent, engineering services and IP products.
 
Parent: The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations.
Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking.
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? Yes
End date of the corporation's last completed financial year: 2005-10-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Other: Industry (under TPC) $1,750,000.00

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: William (Bill) Dunbar
Position title: President & CEO
Public offices held: Yes
 

Public offices held: William (Bill) Dunbar

Royal Canadian Signal Corps (1956-1963):

1) 1956-1958 Kingston, ON
School of Signals
Five Squadron

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Industry Canada
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Industry, Intellectual Property
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Working with TPC on grants received by Wi-LAN.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Working with TPC on grants received by Wi-LAN.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Working with TPC on grants received by Wi-LAN with respect to a contribution agreement for research and development.



Responsible Officer Name

This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.

Name Change History:

Wi-LAN Inc.

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

  • Wi-LAN Inc.

Responsible Officer Change History

Wi-LAN Inc.

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name From (YYYY-MM-DD) To (YYYY-MM-DD)

All Monthly Communication Reports for Wi-LAN Inc.

Bill Dunbar, President & CEO (Corporation)

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Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.

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Public offices held:


Public offices held: William (Bill) Dunbar

Royal Canadian Signal Corps (1956-1963):

1) 1956-1958 Kingston, ON
School of Signals
Five Squadron
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