Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 31 (2006-12-08 to 2007-06-28) 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: |
Association of Canadian Publishers
Suite 306 174 Spadina Avenue Toronto, ON M5T 2C2 Canada |
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| Telephone number: | 416-487-6116 Ext.: 222 | ||||||||
| Fax number: | 416-487-8815 | ||||||||
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Carolyn Wood, Executive Director | ||||||||
| Description of the organization's activities: | The Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) represents Canadian-owned book publishers, with members from all provinces, and from all publishing sectors: literary, general, trade, children's, scholarly and educational. In all its activities, the ACP aims to promote the writing, publishing, distribution and promotion of Canadian books. | ||||||||
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | Active Member:Book publisher which must have its head office in Canada and be at least 75% Canadian-owned and -controlled. Must have been in business for at least two years from date of publication of first Canadian-authored title. Must have published at least four Canadian-authored titles in the previous year, and must continue to publish at least four Canadian-authored titles each year thereafter. Must have at least 10 titles in print, of which no more than 10% are published by owners or directors of the company.Active members have full voting privileges.Associate Member:Book publisher which must have its head office in Canada and be at least 75% Canadian-owned and -controlled. Publication of Canadian-authored books must be an important part of the company's business. Must have at least two original Canadian books published with the past three years, of which no more that 25% are published by owners or directors of the company.Associate members may attend meetings, but have no voting privileges.Supporting Member:Individual, institution, or corporation who supports the objectives of the association.Supporting members have no voting privileges, and may attend meetings by invitation only. This class of membership encompasses entities which are not book publishers. | ||||||||
| 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: | 2006-03-31 | ||||||||
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| Name: | Carolyn Wood |
| Position title: | Executive Director |
| 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), Members of the House of Commons | ||||||
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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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Informal communications, Meetings, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Arts and Culture | ||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | On Monday November 27, 2006 and Tuesday November 28, 2006, Council members of the Association of Canadian Publishers came to Ottawa to meet with officials in order to improve awareness for our lobbying objectives.On the evening of November 28, 2006, we hosted a reception with Members of Parliament and Senators from all political parties. All sitting MPs and Senators were invited to this reception. | ||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | In January or February of 2007, the ACP will seek a meeting with the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Beverly Oda, Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage, Judith LaRocque, and Director-General, Jean François Bernier of the Department of Canadian Heritage. | ||||||
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 |
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| Association of Canadian Publishers | 2008-06-24 | current |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
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| John Illingworth | 2023-04-01 | Current |
| Kate EDWARDS | 2015-07-10 | 2023-04-01 |
| Carolyn Wood | 2006-12-08 | 2015-07-10 |
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.