Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Arts and Culture
- Broadcasting
- Industry
- Intellectual Property
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Labour
- Privacy and Access to Information
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
Subject Matter Details
Policies or Program
- Broadcasting policy that takes account the consumer-driven competitive environment, including competition from licensed and unlicensed sources with regards to the impact of ongoing regulatory changes on consumers, on broadcast distribution undertakings, and on programming services in Canada
- Ongoing discussions with regards to rights and interests of broadcasters, re-transmitters and internet service providers in the context of copyright policy and regulations
- Spectrum policies that consider WiFi and unlicensed use of spectrum, in addition to more traditional mobile platforms
- Telecommunications and broadband policies that take into account the dynamism and diversity of networks in the market, as well as the diversity of consumer needs
- Trade policy, in the context of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and World Intellectual Property Organization with regards to the rights and interests of broadcasters, retransmitters and internet service providers.
Regulation
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission review of Basic Telecommunications Services, with regards to the impact on consumers, the National Contribution Fund, market forces, government initiatives and public-private partnerships.
- Copyright regulations concerning the notice-and-notice provisions of the Copyright Modernization Act
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
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Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Industry Canada
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Senate of Canada
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Corporation Details
Description of activities
• Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified communications and media company, serving 3.2 million customers through a reliable and extensive fibre network. Shaw serves consumers with broadband Internet, WiFi, Digital Phone and Video products and services. Shaw Business Network Services provides business customers Internet, data, WiFi, telephony, Video and fleet tracking services. Shaw Business Infrastructure Services offers North American enterprises colocation, cloud and managed services through ViaWest. Shaw Media provides Canadians with engaging programming content through one of Canada’s largest conventional television networks, Global Television, and 19 specialty networks including HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, HISTORY® and Showcase.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Brad Shaw,
CEO
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Corporation Contact Information
Address:
40 Elgin Street, #1400
Ottawa, ON K1P 5K6
Canada
Telephone number:
613-688-6751
Fax number:
613-688-6799
Parent Company Information
Shaw Communications is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
- Shaw Cablesystems
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40 Elgin Street, #1400
Ottawa, ON K1P 5K6
Canada
- Shaw Media
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630 - 3rd Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 4L4
Canada
- Shaw Satellite
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40 Elgin Street, #1400
Ottawa, ON K1P 5K6
Canada
- Shaw Telecom
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40 Elgin Street, #1400
Ottawa, ON K1P 5K6
Canada
Lobbyists Details
List of Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties
- Paul Cowling,
Vice President, Regulatory |
Public offices held
- Vito Culmone,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
No public offices held
- Jay Mehr,
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
No public offices held
- Cynthia Rathwell,
Vice President, Regulatory |
No public offices held
- Troy Reeb,
Senior Vice President, News and Station Operations, Shaw Media |
No public offices held
- Dean Shaikh,
Vice President, Regulatory |
Public offices held
- Brad Shaw,
Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held
- Barbara Williams,
President, Shaw Media |
No public offices held
List of Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties
- Morgan Elliott,
Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Government Relations |
Public offices held
- Jim Patrick,
Vice President, Government Relations |
Public offices held
- Ian Phillips,
Manager, Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Manitoba |
No public offices held