Society of Composers, Authors & Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)

Lobbying by Society of Composers, Authors & Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN): 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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Meetings this Parliament: 9
With MPs: 2
Since Nov 2021: 58
Active registrations: 0

Most recent reported meeting: May 27, 2026.

Registrations in effect

Society of Composers, Authors & Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) has no active registration. Organizations must register once paid lobbying passes the legal threshold, and their registration ends when it stops.

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

Feb 15, 2022

Reported by Maurice Rioux · Consultant
- Lisa Hepfner · Member of Parliament
Broadcasting

Official report
Feb 14, 2022

Reported by Maurice Rioux · Consultant
- Rachael Harder-Thomas · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Broadcasting

Official report
Jan 31, 2022

Reported by Maurice Rioux · Consultant
- Jeremy Soucy · Adjoint parlementaire, Senate of Canada
- Dennis Dawson · Sénateur, Senate of Canada
Broadcasting

Official report
Jan 24, 2022

Reported by Maurice Rioux · Consultant
- John Matheson · Chef de cabinet, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Broadcasting

Official report
Jan 15, 2022

Reported by Maurice Rioux · Consultant
- John Matheson · Chef de Cabinet, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Broadcasting

Official report
Jan 14, 2022

Reported by Maurice Rioux · Consultant
- John Matheson · Chef de Cabinet, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Broadcasting

Official report
Dec 17, 2021

Reported by Maurice Rioux · Consultant
- Pablo Rodriguez · Ministre, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
- Fred LaGrandeur · Conseiller politique sénior, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
- Mehalan Garoonanedhi · Directrice des politiques, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Broadcasting

Official report
Dec 8, 2021

Reported by Maurice Rioux · Consultant
- Mehalan Garoonanedhi · Directrice des politiques, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Broadcasting

Official report

Bills they've lobbied on

Named in their own descriptions of meetings or of their registration. Their words are quoted below each bill.

Bill C-27 44-1 (previous Parliament) 12 mentions · latest Jul 22, 2025 In registration

“Amendments to the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (in Bill C-27) to ensure that creators and their works are protected in the digital environment. Regulations pursuant to the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (Bill C-27) to…”
Bill C-11 44-1 (previous Parliament) 2 mentions · latest Sep 26, 2022 In registration

“…to the Copyright Act with respect to their potential impact on songwriters and artists. C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, with respect to the impact of proposed amendments on Canadian…”

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

MPs

David Myles Liberal 2

Institutions

Canadian Heritage (PCH)4
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)2
House of Commons2
Senate of Canada1
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)1

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.