Lobbying organisation

Society of Composers, Authors & Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)

9 meetings with public office holders, Jun 24, 2025 to May 27, 2026.

125 meetings on record since 2019, their first on record.

Meetings over time

  • Jun 2025: 1 meeting, with Patrick Blanar
  • Jul 2025: 2 meetings, with René Cormier, Brian MacKay
  • Aug 2025: 0 meetings
  • Sep 2025: 0 meetings
  • Oct 2025: 1 meeting, with David Myles
  • Nov 2025: 2 meetings, with Steven Guilbeault, Hilary Leftick, Madison Taipalus, Darren Choi, Taous Fei
  • Dec 2025: 0 meetings
  • Jan 2026: 0 meetings
  • Feb 2026: 1 meeting, with David Myles, Ethan Nylen, Darren Choi, tao Fei, Anika Riopel
  • Mar 2026: 0 meetings
  • Apr 2026: 0 meetings
  • May 2026: 2 meetings, with Dan Whalen, Samir Chhabra, Simon Wood, Darren Choi
Jun 2025peak 2 in a monthMay 2026

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What they lobby about

The registry's own subject categories, chosen by the lobbyist on each filing. Each one opens its own page.

Who they met

Liberal2 met · 3 meetings
Not in Arena's member list14 met · 16 meetings
  • Darren Choi
  • Anika Riopel
  • Brian MacKay
  • Dan Whalen
  • Ethan Nylen
  • Hilary Leftick
  • Madison Taipalus
  • Miled Hill
  • Patrick Blanar
  • René Cormier
  • Samir Chhabra
  • Simon Wood
  • tao Fei
  • Taous Fei

Canadian Heritage (PCH) (10) · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) (4) · House of Commons (3) · Prime Minister's Office (PMO) (1) · Senate of Canada (1)

In their own words

  • Amendments to the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (in Bill C-27) to ensure that creators and their works are protected in the digital environment. Regulations pursuant to the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (Bill C-27) to ensure that creators and their works are protected in the digital environment.
  • Amendments to the Copyright Act - To bring the Copyright Act in line with advances in technology and current international standards and provide fair and predictable rules for copyright in the digital environment.
  • Inform the government's approach to Artificial Intelligence with the goal of ensuring that creators and their works are protected in the digital environment.

Meetings from the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada. Canada does not require lobbyists to disclose what they spend, so there is no lobbying budget to report here — only the meetings they filed.