Lobbying by Writers Guild of Canada: 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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Writers Guild of Canada
Meetings this Parliament
4
With MPs
1
Since Nov 2021
18
Active registrations
0
Dec 2024 Reports per month Nov 2026
Most recent reported meeting: Oct 22, 2025.
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)
1 mention · latest Aug 16, 2024
In registration
“Bill C-27: amendments to the Artificial Intelligence and Data act relating to the protections for screenwriters”
Bill C-11
44-1 (previous Parliament)
3 mentions · latest Aug 16, 2024
In registration
“Bill C-11 - Copyright Amendments in respect of compensation for creators and authorship of audio-visual work”
Who they meet
Since the current Parliament opened.
Institutions
Privy Council Office (PCO) 1
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) 1
House of Commons 1
Canadian Heritage (PCH) 1
Registrations in effect
Writers Guild of Canada has no active registration. Organizations must register once paid lobbying passes the legal threshold, and their registration ends when it stops.
Oct 22, 2025
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Manuela Tomic · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Copyright Amendments in respect of compensation for creators and authorship of audio-visual work
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Regulation and/or legislation related to the effect of artificial intelligence on workers in the audiovisual industry
Official report
Oct 22, 2025
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba · Member of Parliament
Regulation and/or legislation related to the effect of artificial intelligence on workers in the audiovisual industry
Read more
Copyright Amendments in respect of compensation for creators and authorship of audio-visual work
Implementation of the Online Streaming Act
Official report
Oct 22, 2025
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Brian MacKay · Deputy Chief of Staff, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Regulation and/or legislation related to the effect of artificial intelligence on workers in the audiovisual industry
Read more
Copyright Amendments in respect of compensation for creators and authorship of audio-visual work
Implementation of the Online Streaming Act
Official report
Sep 3, 2025
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Galen Richardson · Senior Advisor, Stakeholder Relations, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Miro Froehlich · Director of Policy, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Nasser Haidar · Senior Policy Advisor, Privy Council Office (PCO)
Regulation and/or legislation related to the effect of artificial intelligence on workers in the audiovisual industry
Read more
Implementation of the Online Streaming Act
Official report
Sep 22, 2023
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Darren Hall · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
Anton Lori · Policy Advisor, House of Commons
Arts and Culture Broadcasting
Official report
Sep 20, 2023
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Vicky Eatrides · Chairperson, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Adam Scott · Vice-Chairperson, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Scott Hutton · Chief, Consumer Research and Communications, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Broadcasting
Official report
Jun 28, 2023
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Matthew Gray · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Arts and Culture Broadcasting
Official report
Jun 23, 2023
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Ron Ahluwalia · Director of Policy, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Arts and Culture Broadcasting Intellectual Property
Official report
May 24, 2023
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Brian MacKay · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Arts and Culture Intellectual Property
Official report
Apr 4, 2023
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Sara Korajian Rankin · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Brian MacKay · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Arts and Culture Intellectual Property
Official report
Feb 2, 2023
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Scott Shortliffe · Executive Director, Broadcasting, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Broadcasting Telecommunications
Official report
Feb 2, 2023
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Isabelle Mondou · Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Joelle Montminy · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Arts and Culture Broadcasting Intellectual Property Taxation and Finance Telecommunications
Official report
Feb 1, 2023
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Peter Julian · Member of Parliament, House of Commons
Broadcasting Telecommunications
Official report
Jan 26, 2023
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Ron Ahluwalia · Director of Policy, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Matthew Gray · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Broadcasting
Official report
Jan 19, 2023
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Ron Ahluwalia · Director of Policy, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Broadcasting
Official report
Dec 20, 2022
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Matthew Gray · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Ron Ahluwalia · Director of Policy, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Arts and Culture Broadcasting
Official report
Aug 31, 2022
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Sara Korajian Rankin · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Arts and Culture Intellectual Property
Official report
Mar 31, 2022
Reported by Andrew Walker · Consultant
Martin Champoux · Member of Parliament
Broadcasting
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.
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