Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 6
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
Version 4 of 17 (2001-11-19 to 2002-06-19) 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 PUBLISHING TRADE ASSOCIATION FOUNDED IN 1910. IT DOES MARKET RESEARCH ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS IN SPECIAL INTEREST AREAS; I.E. CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL SERIES OF RESEARCH AND SEMINAR ACTIVITIES; LIAISES WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SECTORAL POLICY RELATED TO PUBLISHING -- INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FUNDING, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, TAX, COPYRIGHT, EXPORT PROMOTION, COMPETITION LAW, AND TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS FOR E-COMMERCE. IT DOES THESE THINGS TO ENSURE, AS FAR AS IS 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 BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL. | ||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | THE CANADIAN PUBLISHERS' COUNCIL HAS FOUR 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.(4) ASSOCIATE - ANY ORGANIZATION WHICH IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FULL OR AFFILIATE STATUS BUT WHICH IS COMPLEMENTARY TO THE BASIC TENETS OF THE ORGANIZATION. | ||||
| 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: | 2000-12-31 | ||||
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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), Competition Tribunal (CT), DEPUTY PRIME-MINISTER'S OFFICE, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), House of Commons, Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), NATIONAL LIBRARY, Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), SENATE, Statistics Canada (StatCan) |
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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, Employment and Training, Government Procurement, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications |
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | CONTINUING SUBMISSIONS TO INDUSTRY CANADA & CANADIAN HERITAGE ON CANADA'S READINESS TO ADHERE TO THE WIPO (WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION) DIGITAL COPYRIGHT TREATY; EDUCATING THOSE OUTSIDE CANADA ABOUT C-32 REGULATIONS FOR BOOK IMPORTATION. SUBMISSION TO COMPETITION BUREAU ON DRAFT IP ENFORCEMENT GUIDELINES. LIAISON WITH COMPETITION BUREAU ON ACQUISITION OF CHAPTERS BY TRILOGY (INDIGO) AND THE SUBSEQUENT MERGER OF CHAPTERS AND INDIGO. CORE PARTICIPATION IN DCH/PUBLISHING INDUSTRY/CHAPTERS SUPPLY CHAIN INITIATIVE. SUBMISSION TO HERITAGE/INDUSTRY IN RESPONSE TO DIGITAL REFORM DISCUSSION DOCUMENTS RELEASED IN SUMMER. |
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | SUBMISSIONS TO IC & PCH ON DATABASES,ON CONTINUOUS COPYRIGHT REFORM, ON DISTANCE ED ISSUES; SUBMISSIONS TO DFAIT ON NEW WTO (WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION) ROUND & FTAA, PLUS LIAISON ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY WITH PCH AND DFAIT; CANADIAN HERITAGE ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH; CONSULTATION ON COPYRIGHT REFORM. |