Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 1 (2008-03-12 to 2009-04-22) 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.
| Corporation: |
Visa Canada Corporation
37th Floor 40 King Street West Toronto, ON M5H 3Y2 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-860-8620 |
| Fax number: | 416-860-8873 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Derek Fry, Head of Visa Canada |
| Description of activities: | Visa operates the world's largest retail electronic payments network providing processing services and payment product platforms. This includes consumer credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payments, which are offered under the Visa, Visa Electron, Interlink and PLUS brands. Visa enjoys acceptance around the world and Visa/PLUS is one of the world's largest global ATM networks, offering cash access in local currency in more than 170 countries. |
| The client is a subsidiary of the following parent companies: |
Visa Inc.
P.O. Box 8999 San Francisco, CA United States of America 94128-8999 |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: | The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking. |
| Other direct interests | The corporation'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 corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Derek Fry |
| Position title: | President |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Mitchell Wolfe |
| Position title: | Senior Vice-President, General Counsel & Secretary |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Bank of Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Senate of Canada | ||||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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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 | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Monitor financial sector policy, particularly, as it pertains to privacy legislation review, payments system developments, electronic commerce issues and data security. | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Monitor financial sector policy, particularly, as it pertains to payments systems developments, electronic commerce issues, data security, PIPEDA Review, and Bill C-27, an Act to amend the Criminal Code (identity theft and related misconduct). | ||||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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