Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - Consultant

Canadian Imperial Bank of Canada (CIBC) / HARRY NEAR, Consultant

Registration Information

Client name: Canadian Imperial Bank of Canada (CIBC)
Lobbyist name: HARRY NEAR, Consultant
Initial registration start date: 2007-11-02
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 776319-16137

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 0

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 1 of 12 (2007-11-02 to 2008-05-21)

Version 1 of 12 (2007-11-02 to 2008-05-21) 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. Registrant

Consultant lobbyist name: HARRY NEAR    Lobbyist business address
Consulting firm: Earnscliffe Strategy Group
Suite 200, 46 Elgin Street
Ottawa, ON  K1P 5K6
Canada
Position: Principal
Telephone number: 613-563-4455  
Fax number: 613-236-6173  
 
Former public office holder: Yes
Payment is contingent on the success of the undertaking: No

B. Information about Client

Client: Canadian Imperial Bank of Canada (CIBC)
Commerce Court West 56
Toronto, ON  M5L 1A2
Canada
Telephone number: 416-956-3311
Fax number: 416-304-5047  
 
Client Representative: Stephen Forbes
 
Parent: The client is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Coalition: The client is not a coalition.
The client has the following subsidiaries which have a direct interest in the lobbying activities: 3877337 Canada Inc.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC Asset Management Holdings Inc.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC Asset Management Inc.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC BA Limited
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC Global Asset Management (USA) Ltd.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC Global Asset Management Inc.
c/o Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC Investor Services Inc.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC Life Insurance Company Limited
3 Robert Speck Parkway
Suite 900
Mississauga, ON
Canada L4Z 2G5

CIBC Mortgages Inc.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC Private Investment Counsel Inc.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC Securities Inc.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC Trust Corporation
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC WM Real Estate (Quebec) Ltd.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC WM Real Estate Ltd.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor,
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC World Markets Inc.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division
199 Bay Street, Commerce Court West, 44th Fl.
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

INTRIA Items Inc.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

Individual, organization or corporation: The client's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the client funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Bank of Canada, Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Senate of Canada, Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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: Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Government Procurement, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Agricultural Support Program: Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization Program (CAIS)
Policy or Program Agricultural Support Program: Farm Improvement and Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act Program (FIMCLA)
Bill or Resolution, Policy or Program Bank of Canada Act
Bill or Resolution Bill C-26 (Payday Lending)
Bill or Resolution Bill C-299 (Personal Information Obtained by Fraud)
Bill or Resolution Bill C-40 (Sales Tax)
Bill or Resolution Bill C-415 An Act to Amend the Canada Labour Code (Replacement Workers)
Bill or Resolution Bill C-429 An Act to amend the Bank Act (Automated bank machine changes)
Bill or Resolution Bill C-54 (Political Financing)
Bill or Resolution Bill C-62 An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Company's Creditors Arrangement Act, the Wage Earner Protection Program Act and chapter 47 of the Statutes of Canada, 2005
Bill or Resolution Bill S-227 (Student Loans)
Bill or Resolution Bill S-266 (Single Securities Regulator)
Legislative Proposal Bills of Exchange Act
Legislative Proposal Canada Labour Code Part II (Health and Safety) and Part III (Labour Standards)
Bill or Resolution Canada Pension Act Review
Legislative Proposal Canadian Business Corporations Act (CBCA)
Legislative Proposal Canadian Investment Companies Act
Regulation, Policy or Program Consumer issues under the Bank Act
Legislative Proposal, Policy or Program, Regulation Employment Equity Act, regulations and guidelines
Policy or Program, Legislative Proposal Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act
Legislative Proposal, Policy or Program Financial Services Legislative Policy, Legislation and Reform
Bill or Resolution Formerly Bill S-19, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal interest rate)
Legislative Proposal Income Tax Act
Legislative Proposal Insurance Companies Act
Legislative Proposal Loan Companies Act
Legislative Proposal Payment Clearing and Settlement Act
Legislative Proposal, Policy or Program Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) issues and the five-year review of PIPEDA
Regulation Regulatory activity associates with the implementation of new capital requirements for chartered banks (Basel) Bill C-2 Federal Accountability Act Regulations under the Bank Act
Legislative Proposal Residential Mortgages Financing Act
Policy or Program Small and Medium Enterpise (SME) issues
Legislative Proposal Small Business Loans Act
Bill or Resolution, Policy or Program Suspicious Transactions Reports (Anti-money Laundering Legislation)
Bill or Resolution The Wage Earner Protection Program, Industry Canada, formerly Bill C-55, to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.




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