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Lobbying by Directors 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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Directors Guild of Canada

Meetings this Parliament
4
With MPs
0
Since Nov 2021
4
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Aug 7, 2026.

Bills they've lobbied on

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

Who they meet

Since the current Parliament opened.

Institutions

  • Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)2
  • Canadian Heritage (PCH)2

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Feb 2, 2026

Consultant Jessica Fisher of PAA Advisory | Conseils

Consultant lobbyists

  • Jessica Fisher
  • Jessica Fisher

Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (5)
  • Position Canadian directors and storytellers as global ambassadors of cultural sovereignty and creative excellence through international partnerships and export programs. - Promote the visibility of Canadian directors and works at international markets and festivals. - Support mobility, co-production, and export opportunities for Canadian creative talent. - Advocate for the inclusion of directors’ authorship and cultural diplomacy objectives in international trade and cultural agreements.
  • Ensure Canada’s screen industries remain globally competitive through tax incentives, fair labour practices, and investment in talent. Promote tax and financing mechanisms that encourage private investment in Canadian-owned intellectual property. Advocate for modernized funding models through Telefilm Canada, the CMF, and provincial agencies. Engage with Finance, ISED, and the PMO to strengthen the creative economy’s contribution to GDP and exports.
  • Ensure that the evolution of AI and digital tools strengthens, not replaces, human creativity and artistic authorship. Advocate for a human-centred approach to AI governance that protects creators’ rights and preserves artistic integrity. Support clear rules for AI training, use, remuneration and attribution in audiovisual productions.
  • Advance the recognition and protection of directors and screenwriters as primary authors of audiovisual works in Canadian law and international treaties. Support collective management and equitable remuneration for the use of Canadian audiovisual works worldwide. Defend creative and moral rights in digital environments and oppose any weakening of authorship or copyright protections.
  • Strengthen Canada’s audiovisual and cultural ecosystem by ensuring that directors and creative authors are recognized, supported, and central to cultural policy. Advocate for sustained and equitable funding for Canadian feature films, scripted series, and documentaries. Support the implementation of the Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) in a way that ensures meaningful opportunities for Canadian creators and independent producers.

Registration 959905-380815-2. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet

  • Reported by Jessica Fisher · Consultant

    • Manuela Tomic · Senior Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Advance the recognition and protection of directors and screenwriters as primary authors of audiovisual works in Canadian law and international treaties. Support collective management and equitable remuneration for the use of Canadian audiovisual works worldwide. Defend creative and moral rights in digital environments and oppose any weakening of authorship or copyright protections. Read more

    Ensure that the evolution of AI and digital tools strengthens, not replaces, human creativity and artistic authorship. Advocate for a human-centred approach to AI governance that protects creators’ rights and preserves artistic integrity. Support clear rules for AI training, use, remuneration and attribution in audiovisual productions.

    Official report

  • Reported by Jessica Fisher · Consultant

    • Amy Awad · Director General, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Katie Lynn O Meara · Policy Analyst, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Zorn Pink · Manager, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Miska Tetu · Manager of Issues Management, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    and 2 more
    • Terence Stechysin · Director, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Tara Martin · Senior Analyst, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    Ensure that all legislation related to artificial intelligence prioritizes creators and rights-holders

    Official report

  • Reported by Jessica Fisher · Consultant

    • Samir Chhabra · Director General, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Patrick Blanar · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    Ensure that all legislation related to artificial intelligence prioritizes creators and rights-holders

    Official report

  • Reported by Jessica Fisher · Consultant

    • Brian MacKay · Director of Policy, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    Ensure continued and increased funding to programs which support the production of audiovisual content in Canada Read more

    Ensure that all legislation related to artificial intelligence prioritizes creators and rights-holders

    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.