Motion Picture Association - Canada · Lobbying

Lobbying by Motion Picture Association - 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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Motion Picture Association - Canada

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

Registrations in effect

Consultant In effect since Jan 19, 2026

Consultant Eric-Antoine Menard of NorthStar Public Affairs Inc.

Consultant lobbyists

Eric-Antoine Menard Former public office holder
Formerly Chief of Staff,, Government Representative in the Senate, Senate (2019–2025)

Formerly Deputy Chief of Staff, Government Representative in the Senate, Senate (2018–2019)

Formerly Director of policy, Government Representative in the Senate, Senate (2016–2018)

Formerly Political Analyst, Department for International Cooperation and Parliamentary Research, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2007–2007)

Institutions they may lobby: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Copyright Board of Canada (CB), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Finance Canada (FIN), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), House of Commons, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA), Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Safety Canada (PS), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Senate of Canada, Transport Canada (TC)

What they're lobbying on (9)

ISED Innovation Agenda related to the film/audio-visual sector in Canada.
Communications with public office holders regarding policies and initiatives to encourage trade between Canada and the United States, including with regard to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Film distribution policy related to the film/audio-visual sector in Canada
Broadcasting – Policy direction from the Governor in Council (GIC) to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on regulations implementing amendments to the Broadcasting Act (Bill C-11)
Production incentives related to the film/audio-visual sector in Canada.
Regulations on the use of unmanned aircraft systems and electronic logging devices in the film/audio-visual sector in Canada.
Communications - Amendments to modernize the Broadcasting Act (including Bill C-11), Telecommunications Act, Radiocommunications Act, and Status of the Artist Act, as part of the legislative review of Canada's communications framework
Department of Heritage Federal Cultural Policy Review related to the film/audio-visual sector in Canada.
Piracy and Counterfeiting - Supporting an effective border enforcement regime and protecting intellectual property rights holders from piracy and counterfeiting (Copyright Act, Trade-marks Act, and Customs Act)

Registration 962270-383016-2. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

No meetings reported since November 2021.

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.