Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Media Producers Association / Association canadienne des producteurs médiatiques. / Reynolds Mastin, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Media Producers Association / Association canadienne des producteurs médiatiques.
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Reynolds Mastin, President and Chief Executive Officer
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2004-01-15
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 916743-259

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 698

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 46

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Registration versions:

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Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Broadcasting	Broadcasting polices, including policies related to Canadian programming expenditures, digital media, and independently-produced programming.	Policies or Program
Broadcasting	Broadcasting regulations, including regulations related to Canadian programming.	Regulation
Broadcasting, Taxation and Finance	Canada Income Tax Act relating to Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit program and to Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit Program	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Broadcasting	Canadian Audio-Visual Certification - relating to criteria for obtaining CAVCO certification of a production	Policies or Program
Broadcasting	CRTC Canadian program certification relating to criteria used to determine Canadian content of productions	Policies or Program
Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, International Development	Department of Canadian Heritage co-production policy with regard to international production treaties	Policies or Program
Arts and Culture, Broadcasting	Funding from Canadian Heritage for the production of annual research report "Profile: An Economic Report on the Canadian Film and Television Industry"	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Arts and Culture, Broadcasting	Participating in guideline consultations for all programs administered by Telefilm Canada	Policies or Program
Small Business	Participation in Creative Export Canada via the Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion	Policies or Program
Employment and Training	Request funding for the creation of a mentorship program aimed at developing skill sets and acquiring work experience in the film, television and interactive media industry.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Telecommunications	Seeking CRTC-mandated contributions by internet service providers, wireless service providers, and online broadcasters to the creation and presentation of Canadian programming from the independent production sector	Policies or Program
Taxation and Finance	Seeking the creation of new private investment incentives through modifications to the Income Tax Act or other appropriate legislation	Policies or Program
Labour	Seeking to ensure that appropriate Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) in the film and television industry are exempt from the 4-year cap on working in Canada as provided in the Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.	Regulation
Labour	Seeking to ensure that producers are able to receive labour market opinions in a timely manner	Policies or Program
Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Telecommunications	Seeking to ensure the interests of Canada’s independent producers are considered in any amendments to the Broadcasting Act, Telecommunications Act, or Copyright Act.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Subject matter details added through monthly communication reports
Subject matters	Details	Categories	Added date
Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Telecommunications	Seeking to ensure the interests of Canada’s independent producers are considered in any artificial intelligence (AI) policies or regulations, including the National AI Strategy.	Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation	2026-05-15

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Competition Tribunal (CT)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
National Film Board (NFB)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Telefilm Canada
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

As a non-profit trade association, the CMPA represents over 550 film, television and digital media companies across the country. We negotiate and manage labour agreements, and actively lobby the federal and provincial governments on various policy areas including taxation, trade, copyright, broadcasting and film. Our National Mentorship Program trains young people to meet the demands of this evolving industry. The association also holds an annual networking conference, Prime Time in Ottawa, where we release Profile, our state of the industry report featuring the industry's most comprehensive statistics. We also publish an online GUIDE, Canada's production industry directory. With offices in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver, the CMPA is always there for the independent Canadian producer.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Reynolds Mastin, President and Chief Executive Officer

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Membership: (A)General: Voting membership and First Works Membership in the Corporation shall be limited to individuals who are Canadian Citizens or permanent residents, and majority-Canadian owned and controlled corporations or partnerships, (collectively, “Persons” and individually a “Person”). (B)Voting Members: Classes of Voting Members - Voting Membership in the Corporation shall be granted in one of the following classes: (a)General: General membership shall be limited to those Persons who are engaged in film, television and/or interactive media production. (b)Services Provider: Services Provider membership shall be limited to those Persons who provide necessary and valuable services (including, without limitation, financial, legal, facilities or other like services). (c)Interactive Media: Interactive Media membership shall be limited to those Persons whose primary business is producing content for interactive media or Persons who produce a significant amount of content for interactive media in addition to film, and/or television production. (d)Broadcaster Affiliate: Broadcaster Affiliate membership shall be limited to those Persons who are engaged in film and/or television production or the production of content for interactive media, and are affiliated with a private broadcaster or broadcast distribution undertaking. For the purposes of these By-Laws, two companies shall be affiliated if one company beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, voting securities carrying 30 per cent or more of the voting rights attached to all voting securities of the other company. In addition, if a company (A) is affiliated to another company (B) pursuant to the foregoing, and the other company (B) is affiliated to a third company (C) pursuant to the foregoing, then the company (A) is affiliated with the third company (C). (C)Non Voting Members - Non-Voting Membership in the Corporation shall be granted in one of the following classes: (a)First Works: First Works membership shall be limited to Persons who have never been or, none of whose principals (i.e. partners, shareholders, officers and directors) have ever had an ownership interest of any kind in a Person which was, a film, television and/or interactive media producer, and have received a producer-related credit. This class of membership shall not be available to Persons after they have been First Works members for two years. (b)Honorary: Honorary membership may be granted to those in the film, television and interactive media industry who have made extraordinary contributions to the Corporation or to the film, television or interactive media industry. (c)Permittee: Permittee membership shall be limited to those film, television and interactive media production companies not otherwise eligible for membership who wish to work under the Corporation’s collective or guild agreements on a per project basis only. A Permittee membership shall be valid only for the project in respect of which it was granted. (d)Special: Special membership may be granted in extra-ordinary circumstances to those who are not otherwise eligible for membership in the Corporation.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2025-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canadian Heritage (PCH)	$40,000.00	Yes
Employment and Social Development Canada	$94,200.00	Yes
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)	$63,450.00	Yes
Telefilm Canada	$50,000.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
251 Laurier Ave. West
11th floor
Ottawa, ON K1P 5J6
Canada

Telephone number: 613-688-0946

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Andrew Addison, Vice President, Communications, Marketing & Membership | No public offices held
Lisa Broadfoot, Vice President, Industry and Business Affairs | No public offices held
Tracey Friesen , Managing Vice-President, CMPA-BC | No public offices held
Reynolds Mastin, President and Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held
Nicholas Schiavo, Director, Government and Stakeholder Relations | No public offices held
Liz Shorten, Chief Operating Officer | No public offices held
Alain Strati, Senior Vice President | No public offices held

Canadian Media Producers Association/Association canadienne des producteurs médiatiques.

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
Canadian Media Producers Association/Association canadienne des producteurs médiatiques.	2016-02-22	current
Canadian Media Production Association/Association canadienne de production de média	2010-08-12	2016-02-22
Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA)/Association canadienne de production de films et de télévision (ACPFT)	2008-07-02	2010-08-12

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

CANADIAN FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION (CFTPA)

Canadian Media Producers Association / Association canadienne des producteurs médiatiques.

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Reynolds Mastin	2015-07-30	Current
MICHAEL HENNESSY	2012-06-18	2015-07-30
Norm Bolen	2009-04-15	2012-06-18
John Barrack	2009-02-26	2009-04-15
GUY MAYSON	2004-01-15	2009-02-26

Date Modified:: 2026-05-11

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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Media Producers Association / Association canadienne des producteurs médiatiques. / Reynolds Mastin, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 74 of 75 (2025-09-08 to 2026-04-29)

Version 74 of 75 (2025-09-08 to 2026-04-29)

Subject Matter Details

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization