Lobbying registration dated 2026-02-11
Registrant: Michele Austin
Client: Motion Picture Association - Canada
Targeted institutions:
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Justice Canada (JC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Acts: Customs Act
Telecommunications Act
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
Broadcasting Act
Copyright Act
Government funding received:
Lobbying activity details:
Policies and programs related to immigration that support workers and businesses in the film/audio-visual sector in Canada.
Policies and programs to encourage trade between Canada and the United States, including with regard to the Canada-United States-Mexico- Agreement (CUSMA).
Film distribution policy related to the film/audio-visual sector in Canada.
Global distribution of content in relation to cultural export policies.
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).
Production incentives related to the film/audio-visual sector in Canada.
The Temporary Foreign Workers Program (Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations) and its impact on the film/audio-visual sector in Canada.
Regulations, legislation, and/or policies affecting foreign online undertakings and producers including any amendments to the Broadcasting Act, Telecommunications Act, or Copyright Act.
Broadcasting polices, including policies related to expenditures, online undertakings, new media, the internet.
Copyright Act - Supporting strong and effective copyright law that supports the production and distribution of cinematographic works in Canada.
Applicable regulations and policies related to the
Broadcasting Act (Online Streaming Act), including regulations governing the Canadian-Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) under the Broadcasting Act, the Telecommunications Act.