Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

Canadian Cable Systems Alliance Inc. / JAY THOMSON, President & C.E.O.

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Canadian Cable Systems Alliance Inc.
Responsible Officer Name: JAY THOMSON, President & C.E.O. 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-06-27
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 780621-13250

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 354

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 2 of 30 (2006-12-07 to 2007-07-03)

Version 2 of 30 (2006-12-07 to 2007-07-03) 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: Canadian Cable Systems Alliance Inc.
447 Gondola Point Road
Quispamsis, NB  E2E 1E1
Canada
Telephone number: 506-849-1334  Ext.: 203
Fax number: 506-849-1338  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Alyson Townsend, President & C.E.O.  
Description of activities: CBCA corporation which acts as volume purchasing group for independent cable television companies across Canada. Company also acts as regulatory representative for those cable television companies.
 
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? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Christopher Edwards
Position title: Vice-President, Corporate & Regulatory
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Competition Tribunal (CT), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Broadcasting, Telecommunications
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: CRTC Commissioners and staff attendance at CCSA AGM, Sept. 17-19. Commissioners Arpin and Cugini and CRTC staff Katz and Hutson on regulatory panel at meeting.Meeting with CRTC Commissioner Duncan at CCSA offices, August 22 on various broadcasting issues.Meeting with Minister Oda at Compton Cable, Port Perry, October 7 on various broadcasting issues.Presentation to Parliamentary Standing Committee on ICT in Ottawa, October 19 on telecom deregulation.Meeting with CRTC Commissioner Noel in Montreal, November 14 on various broadcasting issues.Meeting with Heritage Director General Amanda Cliff and staff in Ottawa, November 15 on various broadcasting issues.Meetings in Ottawa with CRTC Commissioners, Arpin, French and Pennefather and CRTC staff Hutton and Ketchum, November 15 on various broadcasting issues.Meeting with CRTC staff Stockley and Hutson, November 16 on CRTC-initiated review of Broadcasting Distribution Regulations.Appearance at CRTC Television Policy Review public hearing (NPH 2006-5), November 29, on fee for carriage issue.
Subject Matter: Prospective: CRTC Briefings on CRTC "Commission Days"Other meetings with Industry Canada and Department of Heritage officials depending on responses to requests for meeting.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Various matters under the Broadcasting Act and the Telecommunications Act as they affect the interests of independent cable oprators.




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