Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Chamber of Commerce / La Chambre de commerce du Canada / Candace Laing, President & Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Chamber of Commerce / La Chambre de commerce du Canada
Responsible Officer Name: Candace Laing, President & Chief Executive Officer
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2007-09-06
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 958977-15787

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 1862

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 97

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Version 133 of 135 (2024-09-01 to 2024-10-11)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Agriculture	AGRICULTURE - Promoting policies to enhance the domestic and international competitiveness of Canada's agriculture sector.	Policies or Program
Industry	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Advocate for future-proofed, globally competitive, and interoperable policies that position artificial intelligence as a positive economic driver, and support the responsible development, deployment, and use of AI in business.	Regulation, Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Health	CANNABIS – support for policies that will improve the competitiveness of the regulated cannabis industry and working with governments to achieve their health and safety objectives.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Environment	CLIMATE - Regulations and programs related to zero emission vehicles, their sale, and deployment of necessary infrastructure.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Industry	CYBER SECURITY - Encourage the government to invest in cybersecurity innovation, talent, and infrastructure; modernize research and development; accelerate commercialization in the space; support the secure digitalization of small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); and improve the global competitiveness of Canada’s cybersecurity industry.	Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Defence	DEFENCE - Creating industrial opportunities for Canadian businesses through increased defence procurement and related defence policies.	Policies or Program
Economic Development	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Encouraging private sector generated economic development in Canada’s provinces and territories	Policies or Program
Education	EDUCATION - Aligning employer and workforce needs with education and training; expanding work integrated learning and learning integrated work opportunities.	Policies or Program
Employment and Training	EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING – Programs that support small and medium sized enterprises; improving collection and dissemination of Labour Market Information; creating flexible, accessible and navigable learning and upskilling/reskilling options.	Policies or Program
Employment and Training	EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (EI) - Conducting a comprehensive review of the EI program; reducing the regulatory and financial burden for employers; equalizing premium rates between employer and employee contributions; phasing out EI funding to programs that are not core to the mandate.	Policies or Program
Energy	ENERGY – Support policies to ensure the diversification of Canada’s trade in energy products to world markets, especially pipelines, transmission lines, renewable energy assets and Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) related major infrastructure projects.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Environment	ENVIRONMENT - Policies regarding energy inputs for the mining of cryptocurrencies within Canadian jurisdictions and coordination with established Canadian utilities.	Regulation, Policies or Program
Environment	ENVIRONMENT – Promoting the harmonization of regulations with provinces; impacts of the federal carbon pricing legislation on businesses; implementation of the Pan-Canadian Framework for Clean Growth and Climate Change; review of Canada's environmental assessment process, and the Canadian Energy Regulator; carbon pricing regimes; carbon border adjustments; offset markets; and other policy measures towards Net Zero 2050 goals.	Policies or Program, Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Government Procurement	GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT - Creating more opportunities for Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises, Indigenous, female and other under-represented entrepreneurs to learn about and compete for federal procurement opportunities.	Policies or Program
Health	HEALTH – Improve the capacity of Canada’s biomanufacturing and life sciences sector.	Policies or Program
Housing	HOUSING - Support policies that enable the creation of more housing supply, incentivize investment in residential construction, and restore housing affordability for Canadian families.	Policies or Program
Immigration	IMMIGRATION - Reducing regulatory burdens for employers; Promoting immigration to smaller, rural and northern communities; Supporting regional and community immigration strategies; Modernizing the Temporary Foreign Workers Program; Facilitating pathways to permanent residency for temporary residents (international students and temporary foreign workers); Expediting Foreign Credential Recognition; Improving language training and supports; Improving the Start-up Visa process; Improving client services to potential immigrants and new Canadians.	Policies or Program
Aboriginal Affairs	INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS - With respect to federal government policies to improve the economic potential, contribution and capacity of Canada's Indigenous peoples as well as providing more clarity regarding the role of business in the duty to consult and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation, Policies or Program
Industry	INDUSTRY - Encouraging the government to invest in cybersecurity research & development (R&D) and innovation; expanding and diversifying the cyber workforce and talent pipeline; supporting the secure digitalization of small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); and improving the global competitiveness of Canada’s cybersecurity industry.	Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Industry	INDUSTRY – Ensuring that the Competition Act and related competition policy measures support a productive business environment.	Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Industry	INDUSTRY – Expand investments in broadband and 5G internet to provide more access to rural and remote communities	Policies or Program
Industry	INDUSTRY - Improving the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit program to drive innovation by restoring it to 20% and reinstate the Depreciable Property Tax Credit; increase the role that the federal government plays in creating opportunities for small and medium sized businesses to digitalize and conduct more business activities online; developing a digital economy strategy for Canada.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Infrastructure	INFRASTRUCTURE – Improvement of Canada’s infrastructure through the National Infrastructure Assessment.	Policies or Program
Infrastructure	INFRASTRUCTURE - In regard to the development of a national infrastructure plan, priority infrastructure projects, border infrastructure, public private partnerships, funding models and government consultations.	Policies or Program
Intellectual Property	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - Strengthening legislation to better protect businesses and IP through the Trademark, Copyright, and Patent Act; investigating the possibility of a Canadian form of a patent or innovation box to enhance the development and commercialization of intellectual property, including patents.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Internal Trade	INTERNAL TRADE - removing interprovincial barriers to trade, investment, and labour mobility within Canada	Policies or Program
International Trade	INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Border infrastructure and CBSA programs/policies affecting importers and exporters.	Policies or Program
International Trade	INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Improving federal laws and regulations pertaining to responsible business conduct rules for Canadian companies.	Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
International Trade	INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Negotiating bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements and promoting them to Canadian businesses.	Policies or Program
International Trade	INTERNATIONAL TRADE – With respect to issues relating to import and export controls	Regulation, Policies or Program
Labour	LABOUR: Ensuring that any changes to the Canada Labour Code are implemented in response to defined and demonstrated issues and not to increase regulatory burdens for employers.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
National Security/Security	NATIONAL SECURITY/ECONOMIC SECURITY - Advancing policies related to enhancing Canada’s economic and national security. Key priorities include strengthening economic resilience, prudently navigating geopolitical challenges to trade and international relations, safeguarding business operations against new and emerging threats, and fostering conditions for economic growth.	Policies or Program
Natural Resources	NATURAL RESOURCES - Support for the adoption of policy recommendations to strengthen Canada’s world-leading position in the mining industry, oil and gas, and forestry products.	Policies or Program
Taxation and Finance	OPEN DATA - Maintaining and expanding real-time data made freely available to Canadian businesses, municipalities, academic researchers, and community groups.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Pensions	PENSIONS - Treatment of corporate pensions in the event of bankruptcy.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Privacy and Access to Information	PRIVACY AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION - Ensure that the modernization of Canada’s privacy legislation strikes the right balance between protecting consumers and promoting the ability of firms to innovate and compete by responsibly and securely using data.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Privacy and Access to Information	PRIVACY AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION - Improving digital privacy legislation to meet the needs of industry.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Small Business	SMALL BUSINESS – Legislation, regulations and support programs that give Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the tools to grow in Canada and internationally, including reducing their red tape and compliance burden.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
Climate, Taxation and Finance	SUSTAINABLE FINANCE - Improving clarity and specificity for businesses around sustainable finance measures and advocating for made in Canada tools which reduce regulatory burden for Canadian businesses.	Regulation, Policies or Program
Taxation and Finance	TAXATION AND FINANCE - Maintaining and expanding real-time data made freely available to Canadian businesses, municipalities, academic researchers, and community groups.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Taxation and Finance	TAXATION AND FINANCE - Responding to proposals addressing taxation of digital services.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Taxation and Finance	TAXATION AND FINANCE - With regard to modernizing our financial systems through open banking and digital currencies	Policies or Program, Regulation
Taxation and Finance	TAXATION AND FINANCE – With regard to the measurement and improvement of Canada’s tax competitiveness, including: reforming the taxation, remittance, filing and audit processes of Canadian businesses; removing tax barriers for childcare expenses; addressing the taxation of family business transfers; and mobilizing private capital for recovery and growth.	Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Taxation and Finance	TAXATION AND FINANCE – With regard to undertaking a comprehensive and independent tax system review.	Policies or Program
Telecommunications	TELECOMMUNICATIONS - Creating the right investment incentives to foster vibrant competition in the sector as a whole; responding to decisions regarding third-party access that will impact the deployment of internet services in rural and remote communities; and responding to regulatory proposals re: cell phone pricing.	Policies or Program
Transportation	TRANSPORTATION - Regarding the consistent funding of trade-enabling infrastructure projects; the development of a competitive and efficient transportation network including all modes of transportation.	Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)
Bank of Canada
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Post Corporation (CPC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)
Canadian Energy Regulator (CER)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)
Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Competition Tribunal (CT)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Halifax Port Authority
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Justice Canada (JC)
Leaders’ Debates Commission
Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
Marine Atlantic Inc.
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Port Alberni Port Authority
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Senate of Canada
Service Canada (ServCan)
Shared Services Canada (SSC)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
VIA Rail Canada
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Founded in 1925, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce is the nation's largest business association, representing small and large firms from every sector and region in Canada. The Canadian Chamber is a network of 420 community chambers and boards of trade across Canada, in addition to individual corporate members and over 80 trade and professional organizations. The total membership exceeds 192,000. It is dedicated to the promotion and development of a strong economy. The chamber monitors federal and international issues, solicits the views of the Canadian business community and communicates them to policymakers in Ottawa and internationally. Headquartered in Ottawa, it also has staff in Toronto, Montreal and Calgary. www.chamber.ca

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Candace Laing, President & Chief Executive Officer

Organization's membership or classes of membership

THE CHAMBER'S MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF: ORGANIZATION MEMBERS INCLUDING CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND BOARDS OF TRADE LOCATED IN CANADA; CORPORATION MEMBERS CONSISTING OF CORPORATIONS, FIRMS AND PARTNERSHIPS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE OF CANADA; ASSOCIATE MEMBERS INCLUDING BUSINESS, TRADE AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE OF CANADA; INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS CONSISTING OF PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE OF CANADA; AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERS WHOSE PURPOSE IT IS TO PROMOTE TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN CANADA AND OTHER COUNTRIES.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Alberta Investment Management Corporation	$15,000.00	No
ATB Financial	$40,000.00	No
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)	$22,995.00	Yes
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)	$11,497.50	No
Canada Infrastructure Bank	$28,250.00	Yes
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)	$21,000.00	No
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$9,708.00	No
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	$3,675.00	No
Export Development Canada (EDC)	$93,625.00	Yes
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	$1,032,071.92	Yes
Montreal Port Authority	$57,487.50	Yes
Trans Mountain Canada Inc.	$10,500.00	No
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver)	$85,150.00	No
Yukon Government	$6,440.00	No

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
275 Slater Street
Floor 17
Ottawa, ON K1P 5H9
Canada

Telephone number: 613-238-4000 Ext. 2374
Fax number: 613-238-7643

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia, Senior Director, Digital Economy, Technology & Innovation | No public offices held
Jessica Brandon-Jepp, Senior Director, Fiscal and Financial Services Policy | No public offices held
Gayla Brock-Woodland, Chief Operating Officer | No public offices held
Pascal Chan, Senior Director, Transportation, Infrastructure & Construction | Public offices held
Madison Coulas, Government Relations Coordinator | No public offices held
Bryan Detchou, Senior Director, Natural Resources, Environment and Sustainability | Public offices held
Ian Faris, Senior Vice-President, Chamber Network and Advocacy | Public offices held
Catherine Fortin LeFaivre, Vice President, Strategic Policy & Global Partnerships | Public offices held
Patrick Gill, Senior Director, Operations & Partnerships, the Business Data Lab | Public offices held
Alex Greco, Senior Director, Manufacturing and Value Chains | No public offices held
Robin Guy, Vice President & Deputy Leader, Government Relations | Designated public offices held
Matthew Holmes, Senior Vice President, Policy & Government Relations | Public offices held
Gaphel Kongtsa, Director, International Policy | Public offices held
Candace Laing, President & Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held
Liam MacDonald, Director, Government Relations | Public offices held
Ibrahim Majali, Senior Director, International Commerce | No public offices held
Kathy Megyery, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Quebec | No public offices held
Diana Palmerin-Velasco, Senior Director, Future of Work | No public offices held
Olha Sotska, Policy Advisor | Public offices held
Stephen Tapp, Chief Economist | Public offices held
Randall Zalazar, Director, Government Relations | Designated public offices held

Canadian Chamber of Commerce/La Chambre de commerce du Canada

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 Chamber of Commerce/La Chambre de commerce du Canada	2008-07-14	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian Chamber of Commerce/La Chambre de commerce du Canada

Canadian Chamber of Commerce / La Chambre de commerce du Canada

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Candace Laing	2024-09-01	Current
Perrin Beatty	2007-09-06	2024-09-01

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Communications Advisor House of Commons Administration, Office of the Clerk	March 2010 to November 2013	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Acting Chief of Staff House of Commons, Office of MP Garnett Genuis	September 2021 to October 2021	Not a designated office
Executive Assistant House of Commons, Office of MP Garnett Genuis	August 2020 to September 2021	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Assistant House of Commons, Office of MP Garnett Genuis	November 2019 to August 2020	Not a designated office
Intern Senate of Canada, Office of Senator Marilou McPhedran	May 2018 to June 2018	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Research Analyst Department of National Defence, Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)	May 2021 to April 2022	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Advisor Senate of Canada, Office of the Usher of the Black Rod	November 2019 to May 2021	Not a designated office
Special Assistant Senate of Canada, Office of Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard	August 2018 to October 2018	Not a designated office
Special Assistant Senate of Canada, Office of the Usher of the Black Rod	November 2015 to September 2017	Not a designated office
Administrative Assistant House of Commons, House of Commons	September 2014 to October 2015	Not a designated office
Page House of Commons, House of Commons	August 2013 to August 2014	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Chief of Staff Office of the Minister of State (Sport), Canadian Heritage	June 2014 to November 2015	November 15, 2015
Director of Policy Office of the Minister of State (Sport), Canadian Heritage	June 2011 to June 2014	June 14, 2014
Policy Advisor Office of the Minister of International Cooperation, Canadian International Development Agency	October 2009 to June 2011	June 19, 2011
Policy Advisor Office of the Minister of State (Foreign Affairs)(Americas), Department of Foreign Affairs	November 2008 to October 2009	October 12, 2009
Policy Advisor Office of the Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities, Department of Transportation	June 2008 to November 2008	November 4, 2008
Special Assistant (Policy) Minister’s Office – Office of Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs and International Trade)(Sport), Dept. of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Dept. of Canadian Heritage	January 2008 to June 2008	Not a designated office
Operations Assistant Conservative Resource Group, House of Commons	May 2007 to October 2007	Not a designated office
Student Office of the Hon. David Emerson, Member of Parliament for Vancouver--Kingsway, House of Commons	February 2006 to May 2007	Not a designated office
Student Intern Office of David Tilson, Member of Parliament for Dufferin--Caledon, House of Commons	June 2004 to August 2004	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Parliamentary Affairs Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Office of the Minister	June 2004 to August 2005	Not a designated office
Deputy Chief of Staff and Directory of Parliamentary Affairs Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Office of the Minister	December 2003 to June 2004	Not a designated office
Executive Assistant Office of the Secretary of State (Rural Development) (FedNor), Office of the Secretary of State	July 2001 to December 2003	Not a designated office
Special Assistant Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Office of the Minister for International Trade	December 1995 to January 1997	Not a designated office
Special Assistant Treasury Board Secretariat, Office of the President	December 1993 to December 1995	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Deputy Chief Economist Export Development Canada, Economics	September 2017 to June 2021	Not a designated office
Senior Economist Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Economic and Fiscal Analysis	August 2008 to January 2013	Not a designated office
Researcher Finance Canada, Economic Studies and Policy Analysis Division	June 2004 to August 2004	Not a designated office
Economist Bank of Canada, Research Department	October 2001 to August 2003	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Student Intern Public Services and Procurement Canada, Ministers' Regional Office	April 2018 to July 2019	July 19, 2019

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Policy Analyst Human Resources Development Canada, Social Policy, Strategic Policy	January 2001 to August 2003	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Parliamentary Intern House of Commons, Office of the Assistant Deputy Speaker & Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole	May 2022 to June 2022	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Administrative Assistant Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, Corporate Services	November 2010 to March 2016	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Special Assistant Parliament of Canada, House of Commons	April 2004 to September 2004	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-12-05

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Canadian Chamber of Commerce / La Chambre de commerce du Canada / Candace Laing, President & Chief Executive Officer

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Version 133 of 135 (2024-09-01 to 2024-10-11)

Version 133 of 135 (2024-09-01 to 2024-10-11)

Subject Matter Details

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

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