Registration - In-house Organization

Subject Matters

• Broadcasting
• Budget
• Constitutional Issues
• Employment and Training
• Financial Institutions
• Immigration
• Industry
• Justice and Law Enforcement
• Pensions
• Small Business
• Taxation and Finance
• Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Federal budget -issues relating to tax and incentives for small businesses.
• Written Submission and meetings with Canada Revenue Agency and Department of Finance on application of Goods and Services Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax to financial services ( Bill C-9).

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

• Common Regulator - Advocate on proposed Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System
• U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS) - Oral and written submissions to Department of Finance and CRA on the implementation of Canada-U.S. Intergovernmental Agreement and associated guidance to implement FATCA requirements in Canada; oral and written submissions to Finance and CRA on proposed implementation of OECD CRS.

Policies 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.
• Discussion regarding restoring the tax treatment of broker warrents as to not discourage small issuers or eliminate a financing tool for regional dealers.
• Presentation makde on capital raising process in Canada and what could make Canada a more competitive place for investments (general information).
• Providing investment industry perspective and recommendations regarding Immigrant Investor Programs in Canada.

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication

Government Institutions

• Bank of Canada
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
• Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
• House of Commons
• Industry Canada
• Members of the House of Commons
• Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)
• Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Senate of Canada

Address:
11 King St. W
Suite 1600
Toronto, ON  M5H 4C7
Canada

Telephone number: 416-865-3036
Fax number: 416-364-4861