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Lobbying by Association of Canadian Publishers: its registrations, its lobbyists, the bills it has named and every meeting it has reported with federal office holders since November 2021.

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Organization

Association of Canadian Publishers

Meetings this Parliament
48
With MPs
25
Since Nov 2021
147
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 23, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Oct 15, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Laura Rock Gaughan, Acting Executive Director

Lobbyists

  • Laura Rock Gaughan · Acting Executive Director

Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Senate of Canada, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

What they're lobbying on (3)
  • Lobbying to amend the Copyright Modernization Act. Amend the section (old section 21) to limit fair dealing exemption for education and monitoring policy and legislative developments with respect to AI and copyright.
  • Operating grant, contributions to projects in technology development, research, marketing, professional development
  • Increase funding to the Canada Book Fund and maintain all other programs that support writing and publishing in Canada.

Registration 965714-14506-39. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by John Illingworth (88), Kate Edwards (49), Laura Rock Gaughan (10).

From the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying's open data, published November 5, 2026. Reports cover oral, arranged meetings with designated public office holders since November 22, 2021; lobbyists file them by the 15th of the following month. Names of MPs are matched to the current House of Commons, and bills are linked when the lobbyist's own description makes clear which bill it means. Contains information licensed under the Open Data Licence Agreement — Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying. Licence. PolitiKit is independent and is not endorsed by the Commissioner of Lobbying.