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Lobbying by Canadian Live Music Association: 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

Canadian Live Music Association

Meetings this Parliament
21
With MPs
10
Since Nov 2021
28
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Sep 28, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Sep 29, 2026 Receives government funding

Filed by Madison Oliver, Interim Executive Director

Lobbyists

  • Madison Oliver · Interim Executive Director

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Council for the Arts, Canadian Heritage (PCH), Copyright Board of Canada (CB), Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC)

What they're lobbying on (7)
  • Canada Council for the Arts and Canadian Culture and Identity funding with respect to opportunities through FES 2026
  • Department of Canadian Culture and Identity and Small Business and Tourism, with respect to current policies work to prioritize live music (concerts) as a key asset.
  • Discussing investment recommendations as it relates to the Canadian tourism sector, including live music.
  • Working with government to ensure that funding programs recognize the economic, social and cultural benefits of live music through funding mechanisms that recognize its value as an economic and tourism driver.
  • Discussions with government officials to increase funding to the Canada Music Fund and to ensure that the Canada Music Fund reflects the contribution of live music to the music ecosystem.
  • Discussions with government officials to increase funding to ensure that the Canada Arts Presentation Fund and the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program reflects the contribution of live music to the music ecosystem.
  • Discussions with government officials to implement new programs and/or policies with respect to Canada's live music industry (concert sector).

Registration 965421-358618-26. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Filed by Erin Benjamin (22), Madison Oliver (6).

  • Reported by Erin Benjamin · In-house (organization)

    • Yasir Naqvi · Member of Parliament
    • Annie Koutrakis · Member of Parliament
    • Louise Baird · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    • Harpreet Kochhar · Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
    and 3 more
    • Simran Arulraj · Regional Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Daniel Kumpf · Regional Director, Transport Canada (TC)
    • Lisa Xie · Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Discussing investment recommendations as it relates to the Canadian tourism sector, including live music. Read more

    Department of Canadian Heritage and Department of Small Business and Tourism, with respect to current policies work to prioritize live music (concerts) as a key asset.

    Working with government to ensure that funding programs recognize the economic, social and cultural benefits of live music through funding mechanisms that recognize its value as an economic and tourism driver.

    Official report

  • Reported by Erin Benjamin · In-house (organization)

    • Pierre-Marc Lauzon · Director, Music Policy and Programs, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Arts and Culture

    Official report

  • Reported by Erin Benjamin · In-house (organization)

    • Ramzi Saad · Director General, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Arts and Culture

    Official report

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.