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Lobbying by Society of Composers, Authors & Music Publishers of Canada / Société canadienne des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (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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Organization

Society of Composers, Authors & Music Publishers of Canada / Société canadienne des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SOCAN)

Meetings this Parliament
13
With MPs
7
Since Nov 2021
58
Active registrations
1

Most recent reported meeting: Jul 27, 2026.

Registrations in effect

In-house (organization) In effect since Nov 12, 2025

Filed by Jennifer Brown, Chief Executive Officer

Lobbyists

  • Andrea Kokonis · Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel
  • Fraser Turnbull · Legal Counsel & Privacy Officer
  • Jennifer Brown · Chief Executive Officer
  • Julia Werneburg · Legal Counsel
  • Martin Lavallée · Head of Reproduction Rights

Institutions they may lobby: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Finance Canada (FIN), House of Commons, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Justice Canada (JC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Senate of Canada

What they're lobbying on (7)
  • Inform the government's approach to Artificial Intelligence with the goal of ensuring that creators and their works are protected in the digital environment.
  • Regulations pursuant to the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (Bill C-27) to ensure that creators and their works are protected in the digital environment.
  • Copyright policy with respect to private copying levies and their applicability to digital media.
  • Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regulations in the context of evolving television, radio and online/digital broadcasting frameworks.
  • Amendments to the Copyright Act - To bring the Copyright Act in line with advances in technology and current international standards and provide fair and predictable rules for copyright in the digital environment.
  • Amendments to the Broadcasting Act - to ensure that the Broadcasting Act protects and supports Canadian music creators and their works in the digital environment.
  • 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.

Registration 946863-5662-34. Look it up in the official Registry

Reported meetings

Spreadsheet
  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Brian MacKay · Director of Policy & Stakeholder Engagement, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Dominic Morin · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Matthew Gray · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Arts and CultureIntellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Patrick Blanar · Director Copyright and Trademark Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Tanya Peatt · Senior Project Leader, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Surdas Mohit · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Intellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Patrick Blanar · Director Copyright and Trademark Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Surdas Mohit · Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Intellectual PropertyScience and Technology

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Patrick Blanar · Director Copyright and Trademark Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Intellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Vicky Eatrides · Chairperson and CEO, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
    • Scott Shortliffe · Vice-Chair Broadcasting, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
    • Rachelle Frenette · General Counsel and Deputy Executive Director, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)

    BroadcastingIntellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    Arts and CultureBroadcasting

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Gray · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Pascale St-Onge · Minister of Canadian Heritage of Canada, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Broadcasting

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Brian MacKay · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Intellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Shristi Radhakrishnan · Executive Assistant (Chief of Staff), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Intellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Brian MacKay · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Intellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Brian MacKay · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Ron Ahluwalia · Policy Director, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Intellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Shristi Radhakrishnan · Senior Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    BroadcastingIntellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Gray · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Broadcasting

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Tanya Peatt · Senior Project Leader, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Patrick Blanar · Director Copyright and Trademark Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Arts and CultureIntellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Gray · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Broadcasting

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Isabelle Mondou · Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Thomas Owen Ripley · Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Joelle Montminy · Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Arts and CultureBroadcastingIntellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Pablo Rodriguez · Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Isabelle Mondou · Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Sara Korajian · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Arts and Culture

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • François-Philippe Champagne · Minister of Innovation, Sciences and Economic Development, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
    • Peter Opdam · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Intellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Simon Ross · Senior Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Matthew Gray · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Sara Korajian · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    BroadcastingIntellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Pablo Rodriguez · Minister, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Sara Korajian · Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Ron Ahluwalia · Policy Director, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Simon Ross · Senior Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    and 1 more
    • Patrick Pereira · Regional Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    BroadcastingTelecommunications

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Peter Opdam · Policy Advisor, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

    Arts and CultureIntellectual Property

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Fabian Manning · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Broadcasting

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Matthew Gray · Policy Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)
    • Simon Ross · Senior Advisor, Canadian Heritage (PCH)

    Broadcasting

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    • Donna Dasko · Senator, Senate of Canada
    • Paula Simons · Senator, Senate of Canada

    Broadcasting

    Official report

  • Reported by Jennifer Brown · In-house (organization)

    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. 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.