Registration - In-house Organization

Motion Picture Association - Canada / Association cinematographique - Canada / Michele Austin, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Motion Picture Association - Canada / Association cinematographique - Canada
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Michele Austin, President
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2008-02-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 935898-16558

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 238

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 10

Version 5 of 46 (2009-11-03 to 2010-08-20)

Registration versions:

Version 5 of 46 (2009-11-03 to 2010-08-20)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Arts and Culture
Broadcasting
Industry
Intellectual Property
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Taxation and Finance
Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Copyright Act-amendments to improve protection for owners of copyright in cinematographic works (including implementation of the World Intelectual Property Organization Treaties)
¿ Radiocommunication Act - amendments to effectively protect against signal theft

Policies or Program

Monitoring Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit Program with respect to incentives for production in Canada
Piracy and Counterfeiting: A framework enabling an effective border enforcement regime and protection of intellectual property rights holders from piracy and counterfeiting (Copyright, Trade-marks, and Customs Act)

Regulation

¿ Criminal Code-amendments to Regulations Excluding Certain Indictable Offences from the Definition of "Designated Offence" to remove Copyright Act from s.1 of the Regulations.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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)
Members of the House of Commons
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC)
Revenue Canada (RC)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Senate of Canada

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The organization is a trade association representing the major international distributors of audio-visual entertainment.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Wendy Noss, Executive Director

Organization's membership or classes of membership

The organization has two classes of membership: Voting Members and Associate Members (Non-Voting). The Voting members are the six major international distributors of filmed entertainment in all media. There are no members in the Associate Members class.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
210 - 55 St. Clair Avenue West
TORONTO, ON M4V 2Y7
Canada

Telephone number: 416-961-1888 Ext. 230

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Stephen Covey, Director, North American Anti-Piracy Operations - Canada | Designated public offices held
Virginia Jones, Director, Policy and Legal Affairs | No public offices held
WENDY NOSS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | No public offices held
GARY OSMOND, DIRECTOR INVESTIGATIONS | Public offices held
Katherine Ward, Director, Communications | No public offices held

Motion Picture Association - Canada/Association cinematographique - Canada

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
Motion Picture Association - Canada/Association cinematographique - Canada	2011-05-31	current
Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association (The) (CMPDA)/L'association Canadienne des distributeurs de films	2008-08-13	2011-05-31

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association (The) (CMPDA)/L'association Canadienne des distributeurs de films

Motion Picture Association - Canada / Association cinematographique - Canada

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Michele Austin	2026-01-19	Current
Wendy Noss	2008-02-01	2026-01-19

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Officer Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Montreal	April 1976 to October 2000	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Superintendent, Officer In Charge, Criminal Operations (Organized Crime) "C" Division Royal Canadian Mounted Police, "C" Division	2004 to September 2008	September 5, 2008

Date Modified:: 2026-01-27

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Registration - In-house Organization

Motion Picture Association - Canada / Association cinematographique - Canada / Michele Austin, President

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 5 of 46 (2009-11-03 to 2010-08-20)

Version 5 of 46 (2009-11-03 to 2010-08-20)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization