Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Budget
- Consumer Issues
- Employment and Training
- Financial Institutions
- Health
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual Property
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Pensions
- Privacy and Access to Information
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act: seeking workable approaches to privacy rules affecting life and health insurers when the Act is updated.
- Statutory review of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act as it relates to insurance products and consumer and creditor protection.
- Winding Up and Restructing Act (WURA) with respect to subsection 73(1) re set-off.
Policies or Program
- COVID-19 related tax changes to the Income Tax Act.
- Canada’s Financial Consumer Protection Framework as it relates to insurance policies.
- Clarification of Goods and Services Tax (GST)/Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) treatment of financial services.
- Employment Insurance (EI) reform as it relates to disability benefits.
- Financial Literacy as it relates to insurance and seniors.
- Financing infrastructure projects, as it relates to investments by insurers
- Health Care reform as it relates to affordable prescription drugs, implementation of cannabis legalization, wellness and disease prevention and long term care needs of Canadians.
- Income Tax Act, Part VI as it relates to capital tax on financial institutions.
- International Trade with respect to opening trade relations, regulations, foreign ownership and national treatment in foreign markets, with regards to India, Europe, China, Japan, Trans-Pacific partnership (TPP), NAFTA, Plurilateral Trade In Services Agreement (TISA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- Seeking to raise awareness about prescription drug coverage policy considerations and concerns in context of national universal pharmacare proposals as an association and as a participant in the Together for Better Health organization. Other related initiatives include high cost drugs for rare disease and PMPRB regulations.
- Working to provide key services and health supports to Canadians during COVID 19
Regulation
- Amendments to Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing rules as they affect insurance companies
- Clarification of Goods and Services Tax (GST)/Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) treatment of financial services.
- FINTRAC risk-based guidance as it relates to life insurance
- Income Tax Act, Section 146: Retirement income recommendations regarding the treatment of life insurance companies; Section 146.2 (TFSAs); Section 146.3 (RRIFs).
- Income Tax Regulations (section 6(1)(f) as it relates to income tax withholding on wage loss replacement plans (disability income benefits).
- Income Tax Regulations, Part III: Updating income tax rules for life insurance policies.
- Income Tax Regulations, Part XIV.
- International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) - with respect to changes that life and health insurers will have to make to their accounting policies / financial statements and potential tax implications.
- OSFI Draft disclosure guideline for defined contribution pension plans with respect to all aspects of the guideline and in particular, communication and disclosure processes.
- OSFI E-21 Operational Risk Management Guideline
- OSFI Guideline B-8, detecting and deterring money laundering
- OSFI Minimum Continuing Capital and Surplus Requirements (MCCSR) as it relates to life and health insurance companies.
- OSFI draft Guideline B-7 as it relates to the management of derivatives sound practices.
- Promotion of risk-based and principles-based regulation for financial institutions regulations.
- Regulation of prescription drug pricing: reform of Canada's approach to the regulation of patented medicines
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
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Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
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Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
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Senate of Canada
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Transport Canada (TC)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc. (CLHIA) exists to serve its members in areas of common interest, need or concern. In carrying out this mission, the Association ensures that the views and interests of its diverse membership and of the public are equitably addressed. The CLHIA is guided by seven strategic objectives that drive all of its work, the three leading ones being: to build consensus among members on issues and concerns of importance to the industry; to promote a legislative and regulatory environment in Canada favourable to the business of its members; and to foster sound and equitable principles in the conduct of the business of its members.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Stephen Frank,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The CLHIA currently represents 66 life and health insurers which account for 99 per cent of total Canadian premiums and 99 per cent of total Canadian assets. There is only one class of full membership and the representative is the company President.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
79 Wellington Street West
Suite 2300, P.O. Box 99, TD South Tower
Toronto, ON M5K 1G8
Canada
Telephone number:
416-777-2221
Ext.
3092
Fax number:
416-777-1895
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Dominique Biron-Bordeleau,
Analyst, Public and Government Affairs (Quebec) |
No public offices held
- Kim Doran,
Director, Government Relations |
Public offices held
- Kevin Dorse,
Assistant Vice President, Strategic Communications and Public Affairs |
No public offices held
- Jeremy Drivet,
Analyst, Public and Government Affairs (Quebec) |
No public offices held
- Lyne Duhaime,
President, Quebec Affairs and Senior Vice President, Market Conduct Policy and Regulation |
No public offices held
- Anny Duval,
Counsel |
No public offices held
- Steve Easson,
Vice President and Chief Actuary |
No public offices held
- Stephen Frank,
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Public offices held
- Justin Glinski,
Director, Marketplace Regulation |
No public offices held
- Philip Gordon,
Government and International Relations Analyst |
Public offices held
- Sarah Hobbs,
Manager, Policy |
No public offices held
- Ethan Kohn,
Counsel |
Public offices held
- Brent Mizzen,
Assistant Vice President, Market Conduct Policy and Regulation |
Public offices held
- Susan Murray,
Vice President, Government Relations and Policy |
Public offices held
- Harpreet Roopra,
Director, Reporting and Corporate Tax Policy |
No public offices held
- Noeline Simon,
Vice President, Taxation, Pensions and Reporting |
No public offices held
- Karen Voin,
Vice President, Group Benefits and Anti-Fraud |
No public offices held
- Joan Weir,
Director, Health and Disability Policy |
No public offices held