Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-20
Registrant: Kevin Paquette
Client: Rogers Communications Inc.
Targeted institutions:
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Justice Canada (JC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Health Canada (HC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Legislative bills: C-252
C-58
C-18
Acts: Income Tax Act
Canada Labour Code
Food and Drugs Act
Telecommunications Act
Bank Act
Online News Act
Broadcasting Act
Copyright Act
Government funding received:
Institution: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Amount: 4595849.07
Institution: Government of British Columbia
Amount: 7037052.93
Institution: Government of Nova Scotia
Amount: 8252041.69
Institution: Government of Ontario
Amount: 11739479.64
Institution: Governments of Canada and Ontario - Eastern Ontario Regional Network
Amount: 16670891.00
Institution: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Amount: 7181147.90
Lobbying activity details:
Marketing of food and beverages to children as it relates to Bill C-252, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act.
Telecommunications industry experiences with emergency outages and resolutions in the context of Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012.
Policies and programs that promote equity of opportunities and address accessibility issues for Canadians.
Single event sports betting, as it relates to the impact on gaming in Canada.
Radiocommunications Act, specifically sections related to satellite signal theft.
Safety Code 6, limits for exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy
Corporate taxation under the Income Tax Act, specifically the calculation of tax on digital infrastructure, the calculation of Capital Cost Allowance (“CCA”) and the calculation of country-by-country (“CbC”) reporting.
Bringing awareness of rising rates of network theft, tampering and vandalism of telecommunications infrastructure, retail robberies and sharing industry experiences of a need for criminal justice responses.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), specifically provisions related to copyright, culture, telecommunications and broadcasting.
Matters relating to Canada’s cybersecurity, specifically issues relating to public/ private partnerships designed to prevent the disruption of critical infrastructure and cyber systems.
Broadcasting policies and regulations related to a modernized broadcasting system that fosters competition in the Canadian industry.
Issues pertaining to professional sports and sport programs in Canada, alongside policies related to a growing Canadian sports economy.
Procurement policies, specifically polices related to mobile devices and associated support services and solutions.
Implementation of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, which gained royal assent in June 2023, as well as production supports for Canadian local news.
Spectrum and telecommunications policies including wireless networks and roaming, spectrum auctions and digital economy, satellite to mobile technology, as well as public safety broadband network.
Policies, consultations and regulations related to the Broadcasting Act, Online News Act, Telecommunications Act, Copyright Act, and PIPEDA, the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act.
Policies and regulations related to the operation of Rogers Bank, with respect to financial sector regulations governing the Bank including issues under the Bank Act and consumer protection regulations.
Copyright Act, specifically sections related to fairing dealing, anti-piracy and claimed infringement.
Policies related to the adoption of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) by Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SMEs).
An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and the Personal Information and Date Protection Tribunal Act
Matters related to Rogers’ acquisition of further shares in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
Canada, US, Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA), specifically provisions related to copyright, culture, telecommunications and broadcasting.
Commitments related to the acquisition of Shaw Communications.
Broadband policies and regulations, including rural broadband, the measurement of internet performance, competitive dynamics of broadband and availability of wholesale internet access and affordable internet.