12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant Lobbyist

Rogers Communications Inc / Cynthia Grauer, Consultant Lobbyist

Registration Summary

Currently inactive - Activity Ended: 2022-06-30 - Projected End Date: 2022-06-30

Who is lobbying?

Rogers Communications Inc (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Did Rogers Communications Inc request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

Rogers Communications Inc is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Rogers Communications Inc does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Rogers Communications Inc are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of Rogers Communications Inc:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will the consultant lobbyist be arranging meetings between a public office holder and the client for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Introduce Rogers Communications, review company activities and presence in BC	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Arts and Culture, Economic Development and Trade, Emergency Preparedness, Information Technology, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Telecommunications
Policy and program recommendations regarding public ownership of "passive infrastructure" for example public rights of way and structures owned by government((s) and related entities and crown corporations. Intended outcome: Fair, equitable and timely access to publicly owned infrastructure for the purpose of extending telecommunications infrastructure in BC.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Regional Development, Telecommunications, Transportation
Policy and program recommendations regarding the government's stimulus response and other measures related to COVID-19 economic recovery, specifically in the area of extending telecommunications networks and advancing research and development of advanced telecommunications networks. Exploring opportunities for pilot projects in BC of research being conducted at UBC and part of the Rogers/UBC 5G Research project.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation
Providing information about funding, programs and partnerships in communities across British Columbia	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Arts and Culture, Economic Development and Trade, Emergency Preparedness, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation
Review planned expenditures in telecommunications networks and explore opportunities for fair and timely access to provincially owned or controlled passive infrastructure to accellerate deployment	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Industry, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders

Lobbyists are required to provide information regarding gifts or benefits provided within the last 12 months to a public office holder they have lobbied. For more information, review the Guide to Lobbyist Gifts.

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
BC Transit
BCNET
British Columbia Housing Management Commission
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
Children and Family Development
Citizens' Services
Columbia Basin Trust
Community Living British Columbia
Community, Sport and Cultural Development
Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Innovate BC
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Minister of State for Infrastructure
Minister of State for Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Municipal Affairs
Parliamentary Secretary for Arts and Film
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits
Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness
Parliamentary Secretary for the New Economy
Provincial Rental Housing Corporation
Public Safety and Solicitor General
Transportation and Infrastructure
University of British Columbia

Who is the lobbyist?

Cynthia Grauer, Consultant Lobbyist (Business address and contact information)

GR Strategies Inc. (Address & contact information)

Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Relevant Codes of Conduct: The consultant lobbyist does not have in place an undertaking to comply with any relevant codes of conduct.

Individuals Hired by the Consultant Lobbyist to Lobby on Behalf of the Client:

No individuals have been hired or subcontracted to lobby on behalf of the client for this registration.

Contingency Information:

Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the outcome of this lobbying activity.
Payment to the consultant lobbyist by the client, in whole or in part, is not contingent on the success in arranging a meeting with public office holders on behalf of the client.

Who has provided contributions?

Consultant has lobbied, or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this client, on or after 2020-09-21:

Yes

Has made a political contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	Yes
	Client:	No
Has made a sponsorship contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No
Has made a recall contribution as defined in the Lobbyists Transparency Act on or after 2020-09-21:	Consultant:	No
	Client:	No

Registration number: 1463-2577
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?
Date	Arranging a Meeting	Senior Public Office Holder, Position Title \| Ministry/Provincial Entity	Subject Matters
2022-03-24	Yes	Lisa Beare, Minister \| Citizens' Services Shauna Brouwer, Deputy Minister \| Citizens' Services korleen Carreras, Ministerial Assistant \| Citizens' Services kari Gunton, Executive Assistant \| Citizens' Services Kassandra Lawal, Senior Ministerial Advisor \| Citizens' Services CJ Ritchie, ADM \| Chief Technology Officer, Citizens' Services Susan Stanford, ADM \| Connectivity, Citizens' Services	View

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Rogers Communications Inc - Address & business activities

Address:

330 Bloor Street East
Toronto, ON M4W 1G9
Canada

Telephone number: 647-642-7304

Contact information in previous versions
- 330 Bloor Street East
  
  Toronto , ON M4W 1G9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 647-642-7304
- 333 Bloor Street East
  
  Toronto, ON M4W 1G9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-399-9990
- 333 Bloor Street East
  
  Toronto , ON M4W 1G9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-935-3525
- 333 Bloor Street East
  333 Bloor Street East
  Toronto, ON M4W 1G9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-935-3525

Description of Activities:
Telecommunications and Broadcasting

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- Telecommunications, Broadcasting
- National Telecommunications and Media company
- Owners and operators of a national wireless telecommunications network, owner and operator of media properties including television, radio and publishing.

Requested Government Funding

Funding Request made to:	Funding Requested	Date Requested
Canada Revenue Agency	$90,472,166.00	2021-03-08
Eastern Ontario Regional Network	$130,000,000.00	2021-03-19
Universal Broadband Fund	$500,000,000.00	2021-03-15

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Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
CRTC Broadband Fund	$1,096,462.00	2021-08-04
Canada Revenue Agency	$90,472,166.00	2020-04-01 to 2021-03-08
Eastern Ontario Regional Network	$130,000,000.00	2021-03-19
Northern Development Initiative Trust	$660,000.00	2020-07-31 to 2021-07-31
Southwest Integegration Fibre Technology	$4,817,546.00	2021-02-01

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Date Modified:: 2023-02-06

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