Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Agriculture
- Broadcasting
- Constitutional Issues
- Consumer Issues
- Federal-Provincial Relations
- Financial Institutions
- Health
- Privacy and Access to Information
- Telecommunications
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair), in respect of consumers' right to repair.
- Bill C-252, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibition of food and beverage marketing directed at children), in respect of food retailing restrictions and advertising.
- Bill C-26, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts, in respect of consumer confidentiality, privacy and other matters.
- Bill C-27, Consumer Privacy Protection Act, in respect of this bill's modification to consumer privacy standards under PIPEDA.
- Bill C-288, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (transparent and accurate broadband services information), in respect of broadband speed advertising and other consumer rules under the Telecommunications Act.
- Bill C-322, An Act to develop a national framework to
establish a school food program - regarding the whole bill.
- Bill C-360, An Act to establish a national strategy to
reduce the amount of wasted food in Canada - regarding the entire bill.
- Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act, in relation to grocery market conditions and competitive conditions in other federally-regulated areas, such as telecommunications, airlines and banking.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Bank of Canada
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
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Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
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House of Commons
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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Senate of Canada
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
THE PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCACY CENTRE (PIAC) IS A REGISTERER CHARITY AND FEDERALLY-INCORPORATED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH PROVIDES LEGAL, RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR PUBLIC INTERESTS WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR SUCH RESOURCES. THE CENTRE MAINLY PROVIDES SERVICES IN THE AREA OF FEDERALLY REGULATED ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
John Lawford,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GENERAL COUNSEL
Organization's membership or classes of membership
PIAC HAS DIRECTOR MEMBERS, GROUP MEMBERS, INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AND HONOURARY MEMBERS. THE DIRECTOR MEMBERS ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PIAC. THE GROUP MEMBERS ARE NOT/FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT THE GOALS OF PIAC. THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS ARE NATURAL PERSONS SUPPORTIVE OF PIAC MISSION AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. HONOURARY MEMBERS ARE NATURAL PERSONS CHOSEN BY THE BOARD IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC ADVOCACY.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2023-03-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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$103,000.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
285 McLeod Street
Suite 200
OTTAWA, ON K2P 1A1
Canada
Telephone number:
613-562-4002
Ext.
125
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Tahira Dawood,
Staff Lawyer |
No public offices held
- MYKA KOLLMANN,
ARTICLING STUDENT |
No public offices held
- JOHN LAWFORD,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GENERAL COUNSEL |
No public offices held
