Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-02
Registrant: John Lewis
Client: IATSE - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
Targeted institutions:
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
National Film Board (NFB)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Telefilm Canada
Finance Canada (FIN)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
House of Commons
Canada Council for the Arts
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: Income Tax Act
Government funding received:
Lobbying activity details:
Development of a Labour Based Live Performance Tax Credit
Seeking retirement security through the film and television tax credits.  This could be achieved by amending the definition of "labour expenditure" in 125.4(1) and "Canadian labour expenditure" in 125.5(1) of the Income Tax Act to explicitly include employer contributions to a Registered Pension Plan (RPP).
Seeking funds for training;