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Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Payday Loan Association / Association canadienne des prêteurs sur salaire / Michael Thompson, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Payday Loan Association / Association canadienne des prêteurs sur salaire
Responsible Officer Name: Michael Thompson, President 
Initial registration start date: 2006-06-19
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 781283-13120

Version 1 of 1 (2006-06-19 to 2006-10-26)

Version 1 of 1 (2006-06-19 to 2006-10-26) 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: Canadian Payday Loan Association / Association canadienne des prêteurs sur salaire
200-440 Laurier Ave. W.
Ottawa, ON  K1R 7X6
Canada
Telephone number: 613-788-2765
Fax number: 613-788-2768  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Michael Thompson, President  
 
Description of the organization's activities: Unify the payday loan industry and establish and maintain standards through a self-regulating Code of Best Business Practices. Lobby federal and provincial governments on behalf of members with the goal of acheiving regulation of the payday loan industry.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: Members comprised of large, medium, small, and independant payday lending companies.
 
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: Norman Bishop
Position title: Secretary, Board of Directors
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Stan Keyes
Position title: President
Public offices held: Yes
 

Public offices held: Stan Keyes

 Canadian Consul General to New England (Boston) August 2005 Present

Parliament of Canada: November 1988 July 2004, Ottawa, ON
 Minister of National Revenue (December 2003 July 2004)
 Minister of State (Sport) (December 2003 July 2004)
 Minister Responsible for the Canada Post Corporation (December 2003 July 2004)
 Minister Responsible for the Royal Canadian Mint (December 2003 July 2004)
 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport (February 1996 July 1998)
 Chair of the National Liberal Caucus (2002 2004)
 Chair of the National Liberal Caucus Executive Committee (2002 2004)
 Chair of the Standing Committee on Transport (1993 2000)
 Chair of the House of Commons Liaison Committee (1993 1998)

Committee Memberships (1988 2003)
o Standing Committee on Industry
o Standing Committee on Transport
o Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
o Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
o Special Committee on the Modernization and Improvement of the Procedures of the House of Commons
o Sub-Committee on Marine Transportation of the Standing Committee on Transport

Task Forces (1990 2004)
o High Speed Rail
o Airports
o Ports and Harbours
o The Canadian Sports System

Member of Parliament (November 1988 July 2004)
o Member of various Caucus committees including the Rail Caucus, Auto Caucus, National Highways Caucus, Brewers Caucus, and Confectionary Caucus

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Finance Canada (FIN), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions, Industry, Justice and Law Enforcement, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: - June 2004: Presentation to the Federal, Provincial, Territorial (FPT) deputy Consumer Ministers and senior government staff at a joint meeting in Montreal.- On-going consultation and discussion meetings with ministers, parliamentarians, and civil servants at Industry Canada (Consumer Affairs), Justice, and Finance.
Subject Matter: Prospective: - On-going consultation and discussion meetings with ministers, parliamentarians, and civil servants at Industry Canada (Consumer Affairs), Justice, and Finance to acheive swift passage of Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal interest rate).
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Bill or Resolution Achieve swift passage of Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal interest rate).
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit N/A



Responsible Officer Name

This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.

Name Change History:

Canadian Payday Loan Association/Association canadienne des prêteurs sur salaire

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

  • Canadian Payday Loan Association/Association canadienne des prêteurs sur salaire
  • CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS (CACFS)

Responsible Officer Change History

Canadian Payday Loan Association / Association canadienne des prêteurs sur salaire

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

Public offices held:


Public offices held: Stan Keyes

 Canadian Consul General to New England (Boston) August 2005 Present

Parliament of Canada: November 1988 July 2004, Ottawa, ON
 Minister of National Revenue (December 2003 July 2004)
 Minister of State (Sport) (December 2003 July 2004)
 Minister Responsible for the Canada Post Corporation (December 2003 July 2004)
 Minister Responsible for the Royal Canadian Mint (December 2003 July 2004)
 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport (February 1996 July 1998)
 Chair of the National Liberal Caucus (2002 2004)
 Chair of the National Liberal Caucus Executive Committee (2002 2004)
 Chair of the Standing Committee on Transport (1993 2000)
 Chair of the House of Commons Liaison Committee (1993 1998)

Committee Memberships (1988 2003)
o Standing Committee on Industry
o Standing Committee on Transport
o Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
o Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
o Special Committee on the Modernization and Improvement of the Procedures of the House of Commons
o Sub-Committee on Marine Transportation of the Standing Committee on Transport

Task Forces (1990 2004)
o High Speed Rail
o Airports
o Ports and Harbours
o The Canadian Sports System

Member of Parliament (November 1988 July 2004)
o Member of various Caucus committees including the Rail Caucus, Auto Caucus, National Highways Caucus, Brewers Caucus, and Confectionary Caucus

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