Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 6
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 1 of 17 (1999-03-29 to 1999-11-09) 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: |
CANADIAN PUBLISHERS' COUNCIL
250 MERTON STREET, SUITE 203 TORONTO, ON M4S 1B1 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 416-322-7011 | ||||
| Fax number: | 416-322-6999 | ||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | JACQUELINE C HUSHION, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | ||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | THE CANADIAN PUBLISHERS' COUNCIL IS A NATIONAL PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION FOUNDED IN 1910. IT DOES MARKET RESEARCH ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS IN SPECIAL INTEREST AREAS; I.E. CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL SERIES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES; LIAISES WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SECTORAL POLICY RELATED TO PUBLISHING -- INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE, TAX, COPYRIGHT, EXPORT PROMOTION AND TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS FOR E-COMMERCE. IT DOES THESE THINGS TO ENSURE, AS FAR AS PRACTICABLE, A MORE RECEPTIVE MARKET FOR THE BOOKS AND OTHER MEDIA PUBLISHED AND SOLD BY MEMBERS. THE COUNCIL IS ACTIVE IN SEVERAL INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS AT THE MEMBER AND/OR DIRECTOR LEVEL. THESE ARE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL. | ||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THE CANADIAN PUBLISHERS' COUNCIL HAS THREE CLASSES OF MEMBER:(1) FULL - ANY FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, INSTITUTION, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR AGENCY WHICH IS IDENTIFIABLE AS A PUBLISHING ENTITY OR WHICH DISSEMINATES THE CONTENTS OF THE PRODUCTS OF A PUBLISHING ENTITY BY ANY MEANS, WHICH MAINTAINS AN OFFICE OR BUSINESS IN CANADA AND WHOSE STANDARDS OF BUSINESS PRACTICE ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OBJECTS OF THE COUNCIL AS SET OUT IN LETTERS PATENT.(2) AFFILIATE - ANY OF THOSE ENTITIES CITED IN THE DEFINITION FOR FULL WHICH MEET SOME BUT NOT ALL CONDITIONS SET OUT IN 4.2 MAY BE CONSIDERED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE OFFICERS.(3) HONORARY - ANY PERSON WHO HAS RENDERED OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO PUBLISHING OR TO THE COUNCIL. | ||||
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | Yes | ||||
| End date of the organization's last completed financial year: | 1998-12-31 | ||||
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| Name: | JACQUELINE HUSHION |
| Position title: | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
| Public offices held: | N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005. |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian Heritage (PCH), Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, Industry Canada, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), SENATE |
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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, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format |
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Arts and Culture, Consumer Issues, Education, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Relations, Science and Technology |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | SUBMISSIONS TO INDUSTRY CANADA & CANADIAN HERITAGE ON CANADA'S READINESS TO ADHERE TO THE WIPO (WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION) DIGITAL TREATY; C-32 (COPYRIGHT) REGULATIONS TO GOVERN EXEMPTIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES & MUSEUMS; C-32 REGULATIONS FOR BOOK IMPORTATION. SUBMISSIONS TO SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS RE: BILL S-10 (EXCISE TAX ACT); SUBMISSION TO HOUSE STANDING COMMMITTEE ON FINANCE RE: PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | SUBMISSIONS TO IC & PCO ON DATABASES AND DISCUSSION PAPER ON PHASE 3 COPYRIGHT REFORM; SUBMISSIONS TO SENATE, FINANCE AND MPS ON S-10; SUBMISSIONS TO DFAIT ON NEW WTO (WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION) ROUND & FTAA; CANADIAN HERITAGE ON USE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & COMPUTER UPGRADES. |