Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Investment Industry Association of Canada / Laura Paglia, President and CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Investment Industry Association of Canada
Responsible Officer Name: Laura Paglia, President and CEO 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2006-04-28
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 949725-12909

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 76

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 5 of 65 (2008-04-14 to 2008-08-11)

Version 5 of 65 (2008-04-14 to 2008-08-11) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Organization Information

Organization: Investment Industry Association of Canada
11 King St. W
Suite 1600
Toronto, ON  M5H 4C7
Canada
Telephone number: 416-865-3036
Fax number: 416-364-4861  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Ian Russell, President and CEO  
 
Description of the organization's activities: The Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC) is the national professional association of the Canadian investment industry. The IIAC represents the position of the Canadian investment industry in regulatory and public policy issues to promote efficient, fair and competitive capital markets for Canada.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: The IIAC membership is comprised to securities dealers and investment dealers carrying on business in Canada.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Michelle Alexander
Position title: Director, Policy
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Barbara Amsden
Position title: Director, Capital Markets
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Susan Copland
Position title: Director
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Carole Foster
Position title: VIce-President
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Morag MacGougan
Position title: Vice-President
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Jack Rando
Position title: Assistant Director, Capital Markets
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Ian Russell
Position title: President and CEO
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Andrea Taylor
Position title: Legal and Policy Counsel
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Deborah Wise
Position title: Assistant Director, Policy
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Bank of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Finance Canada (FIN), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons, Revenue Canada (RC)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Constitutional Issues, Employment and Training, Financial Institutions, Industry, Justice and Law Enforcement, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Taxation and federal budget issues, changes to financial services legislation and regulation; Bank of Canada issues, issues dealing with the department of finance, telecommunication issues, tax reporting issues, securities regulations dealing with single regulator, passport system (competitiveness issues), anti-money laundering legislation.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Taxation and federal budget issues, changes to financial services legislation and regulation; Bank of Canada issues, issues dealing with the department of finance, telecommunication issues, tax reporting issues, securities regulations dealing with single regulator, passport system (competitiveness issues), anti-money laundering legislation.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Bill or Resolution Accelerate the review and passage of Bill C-28 (An Act to implement certain provisions of the Budget) to achieve earlier mandating of tax reporting and central filing in CDS.
Policy or Program Acquaint MPs and Bureaucrats with IIAC and key issues: simplifying legislation and regulation; encouraging federal government to support a capital markets strategy; dealing with federal government tax efficiencies and improvements and Canadian market competitiveness.
Bill or Resolution Addressing the practical application of the proposed rule on Legislative Proposals and Explanatory Notes Related to the Taxation of Financial Institutions (tabled November 6, 2007) to shares of the Toronto Stock Exchange and Montreal Exchange.
Bill or Resolution Clarification on disposition of MX and TSX Shares
Bill or Resolution Common Regulator
Policy or Program Expressing IIAC's views that the Canadian government should generally avoid limits on investment.
Legislative Proposal Federal pre-budget submission to recommend tax and fiscal policies needed to support the Canadian economy and its capital markets and express IIAC's opinion on the content contained within the 2008 federal budget.
Bill or Resolution Pointing out unfair burden and small value of proposed changes to GST legislation.
Policy or Program Promote Canada's need to rationalize tax reporting for financial intermediaries.
Policy or Program RRIF Transfers
Legislative Proposal Securities Transfer Legislation
Policy or Program T3 - Tax Reporting. To raise awareness of issues pertaining to the delayed reporting of T3 information by issues and urge Department for corrective action.
Legislative Proposal Tax Reporting Requirements of Investment Dealers
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution Urging changes to be made to "eligible financial contract" definition of bankruptcy and insolvency legislation (Bill C-55).




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