Lobbying organisation

Society of Composers, Authors & Music Publishers of Canada / Société canadienne des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SOCAN)

13 meetings with public office holders, Jun 24, 2025 to Jul 27, 2026.

124 meetings on record since the registry opened in 2008.

Meetings over time

Jun 20252 meetingsMark Schaan, Patrick Blanar
Jun 2025: 2 meetings, with Mark Schaan, Patrick Blanar
Jul 20252 meetingsRené Cormier, Brian MacKay
Jul 2025: 2 meetings, with René Cormier, Brian MacKay
Aug 20250 meetings
Aug 2025: 0 meetings
Sep 20251 meetingAnushka Kurian, Evan Solomon
Sep 2025: 1 meeting, with Anushka Kurian, Evan Solomon
Oct 20252 meetingsDavid Myles, Evan Solomon, Michael Paramathasan, Klara Hupel, Patrick Blanar
Oct 2025: 2 meetings, with David Myles, Evan Solomon, Michael Paramathasan, Klara Hupel, Patrick Blanar
Nov 20253 meetingsMiled Hill, Mark Carney, Hilary Leftick, Steven Guilbeault, Madison Taipalus
Nov 2025: 3 meetings, with Miled Hill, Mark Carney, Hilary Leftick, Steven Guilbeault, Madison Taipalus
Dec 20250 meetings
Dec 2025: 0 meetings
Jan 20260 meetings
Jan 2026: 0 meetings
Feb 20261 meetingDavid Myles, Ethan Nylen, Darren Choi, Tao Fei, Anika Riopel
Feb 2026: 1 meeting, with David Myles, Ethan Nylen, Darren Choi, Tao Fei, Anika Riopel
Mar 20261 meetingManuela Tomic, Dominic Morin, Francis Bilodeau, Joelle Montminy, David Myles
Mar 2026: 1 meeting, with Manuela Tomic, Dominic Morin, Francis Bilodeau, Joelle Montminy, David Myles
Apr 20260 meetings
Apr 2026: 0 meetings
May 20260 meetings
May 2026: 0 meetings
Jun 20260 meetings
Jun 2026: 0 meetings
Jul 20261 meetingMichael Ma
Jul 2026: 1 meeting, with Michael Ma

Jun 2025peak 3 in a monthJul 2026

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What they lobby about

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Who they met

Liberal5 met · 9 meetings

Not in Arena's member list19 met · 23 meetings

Darren Choi
Dominic Morin
Miled Hill
Patrick Blanar
Anika Riopel
Anushka Kurian
Brian MacKay
Ethan Nylen
Francis Bilodeau
Hilary Leftick
Joelle Montminy
Klara Hupel
Madison Taipalus
Manuela Tomic
Mark Schaan
Michael Paramathasan
René Cormier
Tao Fei
Taous Fei

Canadian Heritage (PCH) (15) · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) (9) · House of Commons (4) · Prime Minister's Office (PMO) (3) · Senate of Canada (1)

In their own words

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.
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.
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.