Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Lenders Association / Gary Schwartz, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Lenders Association
Responsible Officer Name: Gary Schwartz, President
Initial registration start date: 2024-01-02
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 956819-376779

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 6

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 6

Version 1 of 3 (2024-01-02 to 2024-03-18)

Registration versions:

Version 1 of 3 (2024-01-02 to 2024-03-18)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Consumer Issues

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

The Federal government has made a commitment to lower the allowable rate of interest, in section 347 of the Criminal Code. This change in policy will reduce access to credit for millions of Canadians. These Canadians make up 29% of all Canadians with credit reports and are non-prime borrowers, meaning that they would struggle to access loans from traditional financial institutions. The Canadian Lenders Association would like the government to understand how this amendment will negatively impact CLA members and the public at large.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Finance Canada (FIN)

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

House of Commons
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The Canadian Lenders Association (CLA) supports the growth of bank and non-bank companies that are in the business of lending. We also support lending adjacent sectors including BaaS, Core Banking, Open Banking, DE&I and Sustainable Finance Networks

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Gary Schwartz, President

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Our membership consists of Lender and Non-Lender members. All Lender-class members are vetted and accredited based on their corporate standards and values. Membership tiers are based on capital under management. Non-Lender members are composed of those companies that provide the best of class services to our Lender community, such as corporate finance/investment banks, Law/Accounting firms and Fintech vendors

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
120 Albany Avenue
Toronto, ON M5R 3C4
Canada

Telephone number: 416-505-7410

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Gary Schwartz, President | No public offices held

Canadian Lenders Association/

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
Canadian Lenders Association/	2024-05-09	current
Canadian Lenders Association/	2024-01-02	2024-05-09

Canadian Lenders Association

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

Gary Schwartz, President (Organization)

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Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.

Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-6 of 6

Canadian Lenders Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Nicholas Kang, Senior Policy Advisor | Policy and Cabinet Affairs | Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2024-05-09
Posted date: 2024-05-15
Communication number: 376779-604357 View associated registration
Canadian Lenders Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Dahlia James, Policy Advisor | Justice Canada (JC)
- Lindsay Jean, Policy Advisor | Justice Canada (JC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues, Justice and Law Enforcement
Communication date: 2024-04-09
Posted date: 2024-04-15
Communication number: 376779-600847 View associated registration
Canadian Lenders Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Mark Radley, Assistant Director, Consumer Affairs | Financial Sector Policy Branch | Finance Canada (FIN)
- Gillian Sullivan, Analyst/Economist | Finance Canada (FIN)
- Anne Loosen, Senior Project Leader | Financial Sector Policy Branch | Finance Canada (FIN)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2024-03-22
Posted date: 2024-04-15
Communication number: 376779-600845 View associated registration
Canadian Lenders Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Anthony Housefather, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2024-03-13
Posted date: 2024-03-18
Communication number: 376779-598206 View associated registration
Canadian Lenders Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Keiran Gibbs, Director of Policy | Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2024-02-08
Posted date: 2024-02-17
Communication number: 376779-594139 View associated registration
Canadian Lenders Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Grahame Johnson, Associate Deputy Minister | Finance Canada (FIN)
- Chris Forbes, Deputy Minister | Finance Canada (FIN)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2024-01-29
Posted date: 2024-02-17
Communication number: 376779-594138 View associated registration

Gary Schwartz, President (Organization)

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Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-6 of 6

Canadian Lenders Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Nicholas Kang, Senior Policy Advisor | Policy and Cabinet Affairs | Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2024-05-09
Posted date: 2024-05-15
Communication number: 376779-604357 View associated registration
Canadian Lenders Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Dahlia James, Policy Advisor | Justice Canada (JC)
- Lindsay Jean, Policy Advisor | Justice Canada (JC)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues, Justice and Law Enforcement
Communication date: 2024-04-09
Posted date: 2024-04-15
Communication number: 376779-600847 View associated registration
Canadian Lenders Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Mark Radley, Assistant Director, Consumer Affairs | Financial Sector Policy Branch | Finance Canada (FIN)
- Gillian Sullivan, Analyst/Economist | Finance Canada (FIN)
- Anne Loosen, Senior Project Leader | Financial Sector Policy Branch | Finance Canada (FIN)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2024-03-22
Posted date: 2024-04-15
Communication number: 376779-600845 View associated registration
Canadian Lenders Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Anthony Housefather, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2024-03-13
Posted date: 2024-03-18
Communication number: 376779-598206 View associated registration
Canadian Lenders Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Keiran Gibbs, Director of Policy | Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2024-02-08
Posted date: 2024-02-17
Communication number: 376779-594139 View associated registration
Canadian Lenders Association
In-house Organization

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Grahame Johnson, Associate Deputy Minister | Finance Canada (FIN)
- Chris Forbes, Deputy Minister | Finance Canada (FIN)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues
Communication date: 2024-01-29
Posted date: 2024-02-17
Communication number: 376779-594138 View associated registration

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Lenders Association / Gary Schwartz, President

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 1 of 3 (2024-01-02 to 2024-03-18)

Version 1 of 3 (2024-01-02 to 2024-03-18)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization