Registration - In-house Organization

IATSE - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees / AIEST - Alliance Internationale des Employes de Scene et de Theatre / John Lewis, Vice President, Director of Canadian Affairs

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: IATSE - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees / AIEST - Alliance Internationale des Employes de Scene et de Theatre
Responsible Officer Name: John Lewis, Vice President, Director of Canadian Affairs
Initial registration start date: 2010-10-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 786779-273726

Associated Communications

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 13

View all monthly communication reports: 79

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Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Arts and Culture, Taxation and Finance	Development of a Labour Based Live Performance Tax Credit	Policies or Program
Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Foreign Affairs, Intellectual Property	Ongoing concerns with CUSMA; Canada/US trade relationship. Providing information regarding the impact of CUSMA on IATSE membership; ensuring that Canada/US trade issues do not negatively impact jobs	Policies or Program
Arts and Culture	Seeking funds for training;	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Arts and Culture, Budget, Taxation and Finance	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).	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Subject matter details added through monthly communication reports
Subject matters	Details	Categories	Added date
Employment and Training	Workforce Development and Training supports - requesting partnership for a workforce needs assessment of the film and TV sector and the stage and stage craft sector.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit	2026-07-03

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Council for the Arts
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
National Film Board (NFB)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Telefilm Canada
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The organization is a trade union representing employees in the entertainment industry.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

John Lewis, Vice President, Director of Canadian Affairs

Organization's membership or classes of membership

The organization represents over 160,000 technicians, artisans and craftspeople employed in stagecraft, motion picture and television production, the trade show industry, and affiliated crafts throughout the United States, Its Territories and Canada.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
22 St. Joseph Street
Toronto, ON M4Y 1J9
Canada

Telephone number: 416-362-3569
Fax number: 416-362-3483

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Isabelle Lecompte, International Representative | No public offices held
John Lewis, Vice President, Director of Canadian Affairs | No public offices held
Damian Petti, International Vice President | No public offices held

IATSE - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees/AIEST - Alliance Internationale des Employes de Scene et de Theatre

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

Name	From	To
IATSE - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees/AIEST - Alliance Internationale des Employes de Scene et de Theatre	2010-10-01	current

IATSE - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees / AIEST - Alliance Internationale des Employes de Scene et de Theatre

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

Date Modified:: 2026-06-11

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Registration - In-house Organization

IATSE - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees / AIEST - Alliance Internationale des Employes de Scene et de Theatre / John Lewis, Vice President, Director of Canadian Affairs

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 26 of 27 (2026-06-02 to 2026-07-02)

Version 26 of 27 (2026-06-02 to 2026-07-02)

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