Registration - In-house Organization

Motion Picture Association - Canada / Association cinematographique - Canada / Wendy Noss, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Motion Picture Association - Canada / Association cinematographique - Canada
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Wendy Noss, President
Initial registration start date: 2008-02-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 782662-16558

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 218

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 14

Version 14 of 43 (2014-07-25 to 2014-12-08)

Registration versions:

Version 14 of 43 (2014-07-25 to 2014-12-08)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Arts and Culture
Broadcasting
Employment and Training
Immigration
Industry
Intellectual Property
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Labour
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
The Temporary Foreign Workers Program (Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations) and its impact on the Film and Entertainment Industry.

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
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
House of Commons
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 member is the Motion Picture Association of America. 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

Sundeep Chauhan, Director, Content Protection Operations (Internet) - Canada | No public offices held
Wendy Noss, Executive Director | No public offices held
Hafeez Rupani, Counsel | Public offices held

Motion Picture Association - Canada/Association cinematographique - Canada

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

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Motion Picture Association - Canada/Association cinematographique - Canada	2024-06-14	current
Motion Picture Association - Canada/Association cinematographique - Canada	2011-05-31	2024-06-14
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)

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Law Clerk for the Honourable Mr. Justice Robert Décary (Retired) Federal Court of Appeal, Courts Administration Service	September 2003 to August 2004	Not a designated office
Summer Student Industry Canada, Patent Policy Directorate	May 2003 to August 2003	Not a designated office
Summer Student Industry Canada, Patent Policy Directorate	May 2002 to August 2002	Not a designated office
Summer Student Industry Canada, Patent Policy Directorate	May 2001 to August 2001	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Law Clerk for the Honourable Mr. Justice Robert Décary (Retired) Federal Court of Appeal, Courts Administration Service	September 2003 to August 2004	Not a designated office
Summer Student Industry Canada, Patent Policy Directorate	May 2003 to August 2003	Not a designated office
Summer Student Industry Canada, Patent Policy Directorate	May 2002 to August 2002	Not a designated office
Summer Student Industry Canada, Patent Policy Directorate	May 2001 to August 2001	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-10-09

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Registration - In-house Organization

Motion Picture Association - Canada / Association cinematographique - Canada / Wendy Noss, President

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 14 of 43 (2014-07-25 to 2014-12-08)

Version 14 of 43 (2014-07-25 to 2014-12-08)

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