Lobbying registration dated 2026-02-16
Registrant: Darren Entwistle
Client: TELUS Corporation
Targeted institutions:
Service Canada (ServCan)
Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Shared Services Canada (SSC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Justice Canada (JC)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Health Canada (HC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Legislative bills: C-26
Acts: Copyright Act
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
Telecommunications Act
Government funding received:
Institution: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Amount: 3797014.48
Institution: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Amount: 36525035.30
Institution: Government of Alberta
Amount: 24101980.24
Institution: Government of British Columbia
Amount: 1112735.52
Institution: Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT)
Amount: 16014907.17
Lobbying activity details:
Broadcasting Policies Relating to Conventional Television
Broadband Canada – Connect to Innovate program which is of interest to TELUS, with respect to advancing rural and remote network connectivity in Canada.
Advocacy concerning the development and implementation of national artificial intelligence policies, including but not limited to the Sovereign AI Compute Strategy and the AI Compute Access Fund.
As a supplier to the Government of Canada, TELUS regularly engages in discussions related approaches to reduce costs in the procurement of end-user devices, networks and associated support services and solutions.
Policy framework with respect to the relationship between digital/wireless connectivity and climate policy.
Bills related to lawful access obligations that will have a direct impact on the Company from a financial and operational perspective, as well as impact on TELUS customers from a privacy perspective, and with respect to obligations imposed on carriers with respect to intercept and subscriber information.
Critical infrastructure and cyber security - protection of facilities, networks, technology, assets and systems.
Informing officials about TELUS' plans to monetize passive infrastructure.
Developing protocols for Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System
Regulatory environment affecting the Canadian wireless market, including regulatory framework with regard to the requirements around rural network infrastructure builds, the policy framework around spectrum auction rules and regulations on the purchase of existing Canadian wireless companies.
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission review of Basic Telecommunications Services
Informing Federal officials about the risks posed by copper theft to public safety and telecommunications infrastructure, and advocating for enhanced collaboration between governments (provincial and federal) and industry to address this growing issue effectively. Advocating for stricter regulations around theft and damage of telecommunications infrastructure through Bill C-26: An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts.
Policy Framework with regard to the terms and conditions of auction for Spectrum Licences
Communicating with the government about how to support adopting digital tools in the agriculture sector.
Advocacy regarding improving resilience and redundancy in TELUS’ network, including the potential to expand remote network connectivity and build out critical infrastructure in the North.
Broadcasting Policies Relating to Specialty Television
Advocacy regarding fibre-to-the-premises wholesale access; including discussions about TELUS' expansion and extended offerings.
Advocacy for potential amendments to the Copyright Act, with respect to updating unclear regulation of Internet Service Providers.
Review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) as relates to communications and data service providers’ obligations
Potential Amendments to the Broadcasting and Telecommunication Acts, with respect to streamlining regulation of the broadcasting and telecommunication industry.
Informing Federal officials around TELUS initiatives in the Health Care field and communicating the need for increased cooperation in developing next generation health care services between all levels of Government.