Registry of Lobbyists
Version 4 of 95 (2007-08-01 to 2008-01-23) 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.
| Corporation: |
Rogers Communications Inc.
333 Bloor Street East, 10th Floor Toronto, ON M4W 1G9 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-935-3535 |
| Fax number: | 416-935-3538 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Edward S. Rogers, President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Description of activities: | Rogers Communications Inc. is a diversified Canadian communications and media company engaged in three primary lines of business. Those businesses are operated through subsidiary companies; Rogers Cable Inc., Canada's largest cable television service provider, offering cable television, high speed internet access and video retailing; Rogers Wireless Inc.,Canada's largest wireless voice and data communications services provider and the country's only carrier operating on the world standard GSM/GPRS technology platform; and Rogers Media Inc.which owns and operates a collection of well known media assets, including radio and television broadcasting stations, a televised home shopping service, magazine publishing and sports entertainment. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: |
Rogers Cable Inc.
333 Bloor Street East Toronto, ON Canada M4W 1G9 Rogers Media Inc. 777 Jarvis Street Toronto, ON Canada M4Y 3B7 Rogers Wireless Inc. 1 Mount Pleasant Road Toronto, ON Canada M4Y 2Y5 |
| 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 |
| Name: | Alexander Adeyinka |
| Position title: | Vice-President, Strategic Partnerships & Regulatory Counsel |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Jean-Yves Bernard |
| Position title: | Senior Technical Advisor, Rogers Communications Inc |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Robert Berner |
| Position title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Christine Bogie |
| Position title: | Federal Affairs Assistant |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Heidi Bonnell |
| Position title: | Director, Government Relations, Rogers Communications Inc. |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Alexander Brock |
| Position title: | Vice President Business Development, RCI-Technology |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Pamela Dinsmore |
| Position title: | Vice President, Cable Regulatory |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Kenneth Engelhart |
| Position title: | Vice President, Regulatory, Rogers Communications Inc. |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Dawn Hunt |
| Position title: | Vice President, Regulatory - Wireless |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Jan Innes |
| Position title: | Vice President, Communications, Rogers Communications Inc. |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Peter Kovacs |
| Position title: | Director, Regulatory - Cable |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Michael Lee |
| Position title: | Chief Strategy Officer, Rogers Communications Inc |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Philip Lind |
| Position title: | Vice-Chairman, Rogers Communications Inc. |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | William Linton |
| Position title: | Chief Financial Officer & VP Finance |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Ronan McGrath |
| Position title: | President, Rogers Shared Operations and Chief Information Officer |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Robin Mirsky-Daniels |
| Position title: | Executive Director, Telefund |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Nadir Mohamed |
| Position title: | President and Chief Operating Officer, Communications Group |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Put Ng |
| Position title: | Manager, Technology Evolution |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Ed O'Leary |
| Position title: | Director, Network Strategy |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Peter Oldfield |
| Position title: | Manager, Strategic Industry Planning |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Simon-Pierre Olivier |
| Position title: | Director, Policy & Tariffs |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Michael Piaskoski |
| Position title: | Director, Municipal & Industry Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | David Robinson |
| Position title: | Vice President, Product Management |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Edward Rogers |
| Position title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Howard Slawner |
| Position title: | Director, Regulatory |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Alain Strati |
| Position title: | Vice President, Specialty TV and Development |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Geoffrey Ken Thompson |
| Position title: | Director & Counsel, Copyright and Broadband Law |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Gerry Thompson |
| Position title: | Manager, Intercarrier Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Joel Thorp |
| Position title: | Director, Intercarrier Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | David Watt |
| Position title: | Vice President, Business Economics, Rogers Communications Inc. |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Susan Wheeler |
| Position title: | Vice President, Regulatory Affairs - Media |
| 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), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), House of Commons, Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Senate of Canada, Solicitor General Canada (SGC) | ||||||||||||
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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, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Energy, Environment, Government Procurement, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications | ||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Rogers Communications Inc. and / or its subsidiary operating companies are involved in many issues affecting the cable, wireless, and broadcasting industries in Canada. In particular, digital telephony; spectrum policy; lawful access and privacy issues; distribution and broadcasting licensing issues, broadband deployment; satellite signal theft, and copyright. | ||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Rogers Communications Inc. either directly or through one of its operating subsidiary companies will be monitoring and / or making representations with regard to the Order Varying Telecom Decision CRTC 2006-15, Forbearance from the Regulation of Retail Local Exchange Services, the Competition Bureau "Draft Bulletin on the Abuse of Dominance Provisions as Applied to the Telecom Industry", the Telecom Policy Directive, and Spectrum Framework Consultation, and will be monitoring on a continuous basis CRTC decisions and policies as they relate to broadcasting, distribution, and licensing, Industry Canada radio frequency spectrum management, issues relating to copyright law reform, pending lawful access legislation and possible amendments to the Radiocommunications Act pertaining to satellite signal theft. | ||||||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rogers Communications Inc. | 2008-08-15 | current |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Staffieri | 2021-11-16 | Current |
| Joe Natale | 2017-04-19 | 2021-11-16 |
| Alan D. Horn | 2016-10-16 | 2017-04-19 |
| Guy Laurence | 2013-12-02 | 2016-10-16 |
| Nadir Mohamed | 2009-09-16 | 2013-12-02 |
| Alan D. Horn | 2008-12-02 | 2009-09-16 |
| Edward S. Rogers | 2005-08-19 | 2008-12-02 |
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.