Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Music Canada / Patrick Rogers, CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Music Canada
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Patrick Rogers, CEO 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-02-23
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 947968-349

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 249

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 18

Version 6 of 47 (2007-09-14 to 2008-05-02)

Version 6 of 47 (2007-09-14 to 2008-05-02) 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. Organization Information

Organization: Canadian Recording Industry Association / L'Association de l'industrie canadienne de l'enregistrement
85 Mowat Avenue
Toronto, ON  M6K 3E3
Canada
Telephone number: 416-967-7272
Fax number: 416-967-9415  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: GRAHAM HENDERSON, PRESIDENT  
 
Description of the organization's activities: A TRADE ASSOCIATION OF RECORD COMPANIES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED BUSINESSES IN THE RECORDING INDUSTRY IN CANADA. THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE TO PROMTOE AND FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS; THAT IS, BY PROGRAMS, COLLECT AND DISSEMINATE STATISTICS OF GENERAL INTEREST TO THE INDUSTRY, STUDY AND ORGANIZE RESPONSES TO PROBLEMS COMMON TO THE INDUSTRY AND TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHER PUBLIC AUTHORITIES.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: RECORD COMPANIES OPERATING IN CANADA, INCLUDING THE MAJOR MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES, .LEADING INDEPENDENT RECORD PRODUCERS, RECORDING STUDIOS, DIGITAL DISTRIBUTORS AND MANUFACTURING MEMBERS OF THE INDUSTRY.
 
Was the organization 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 Organization

Name: GRAHAM HENDERSON
Position title: PRESIDENT
Public offices held: No
 
Name: RICHARD PFOHL
Position title: GENERAL COUNSEL
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), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Industry, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Telecommunications
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: - REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO AMENDMENTS TO THE COPYRIGHT ACT;- REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO THE BROADCASTING ACT (RADIO REGULATIONS;- ENFORCEMENT OF COPYRIGHT ACT;- AMENDMENTS TO THE COPYRIGHT ACT;
Subject Matter: Prospective: - AMENDMENTS TO THE COPYRIGHT ACT;- WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO) TREATY IMPLEMENTATION;- REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO THE BROADCASTING ACT;- ENFORCEMENT OF COPYRIGHT ACT AND CUSTOMS ACT;
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Legislative Proposal AMENDMENTS TO THE COPYRIGHT ACT
Legislative Proposal ENFORCEMENT OF COPYRIGHT ACT
Legislative Proposal ENFORCEMENT OF CUSTOMS ACT
Regulation REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO THE BROADCASTING ACT
Legislative Proposal WIPO TREATY IMPLEMENTATION




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