Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Budget
- Consumer Issues
- Economic Development
- Employment and Training
- Financial Institutions
- Health
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Trade
- International Trade
- Pensions
- Privacy and Access to Information
- Regional Development
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Federal Financial Services legislation review, with respect to Financial Institutions policies, infrastructure, open banking, and financial technology
- Healthcare policy and potential legislation relating to employee benefit programs and the cost of pharmaceuticals
- Pension and Retirement products and income security
- Review of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act as it relates to insurance contracts.
- The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act with respect to privacy, customer data, and data security
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Taxation - discussion of taxation policy for financial institutions.
Policies or Program
- Guidelines of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions as they relate to insurance companies.
- Seeking to raise awareness about prescription drug coverage policy considerations and concerns in context of national universal pharmacare proposals directly and as a participant in the Together for Better Health Coalition. Other related initiatives include high cost drugs for rare disease and PMPRB regulations
Policies or Program, Regulation
- To ensure that the needs of the financial sector in matters related to human resources as well as its capacity to service customers are properly reflected in legislation, policies and regulations in the context of the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis.
Regulation
- Clarification of Goods and Services Tax (GST) / Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) with respect to the treatment of financial services.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
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Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
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Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Senate of Canada
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Transport Canada (TC)
In-house Corporation Details
Description of activities
The Canada Life Assurance Company is a financial services company with interests in the life insurance, health insurance, pensions, investment, retirement savings and reinsurance businesses, primarily in Canada and Europe (specifically the U.K., Ireland and Germany). The Canada Life Assurance Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco Inc. and is a member of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Paul Mahon,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Corporation Contact Information
Address:
100 OSBORNE STREET NORTH
WINNIPEG, MB R3C 1V3
Canada
Telephone number:
204-946-8691
Parent Company Information
- Great-West Lifeco Inc. / Great-West Lifeco Inc.
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100 OSBORNE STREET NORTH
WINNIPEG, MB R3C 1V3
Canada
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
- Canada Life Investment Management Ltd. / Gestion de placements Canada Vie Ltée
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255 Dufferin Avenue
London, ON N6A 4K1
Canada
- Canada Life Securities Ltd. / Valeurs mobilières Canada Vie ltée
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255 Dufferin Avenue
London, ON N6A 4K1
Canada
- ClaimSecure Inc.
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330 University Avenue
Toronto, ON M5G 1R8
Canada
- Financial Horizons Group Inc.
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4210 King Street East
Suite 101
Kitchener, ON N2P 2G5
Canada
- GWL Realty Advisors Inc. / Conseillers immobiliers GWL inc.
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33 Yonge Street
Suite 1000
Toronto, ON M5E 1G4
Canada
- Quadrus Investment Service Ltd / Services d'investissement Quadrus ltee
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255 Dufferin Avenue
London, ON N6A 4K1
Canada
Lobbyists Details
Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties
- Brian Allison,
Executive Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer |
No public offices held
- Graham Bird,
Executive Vice-President and Global Chief Risk Officer |
No public offices held
- Sharon Geraghty,
Executive Vice-President and General Counsel |
No public offices held
- David Harney,
President and Chief Operating Officer, Europe |
No public offices held
- Arshil Jamal,
President and Group Head, Strategy, Investments, Reinsurance and Corporate Development |
No public offices held
- Garry MacNicholas,
Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer |
No public offices held
- Jeff Macoun,
President and Chief Operating Officer |
No public offices held
- Paul Mahon,
President and Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held
- Amy Metzger,
Senior Vice-President and Chief Compliance Officer |
No public offices held
- Grace Palombo,
Executive Vice-President and Chief Human Resources Officer |
No public offices held
- Steve Rullo,
Executive Vice-President and Global Chief Information Officer |
No public offices held
- Nancy Russell,
Senior Vice-President and Chief Internal Auditor |
No public offices held
- David Simmonds,
Senior Vice-President and Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer |
No public offices held
- Dervla Tomlin,
Executive Vice-President, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Actuary |
No public offices held
- Jeremy Trickett,
Senior Vice-President and Chief Governance Officer |
No public offices held
Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties
- Nadege Adam,
Manager, Government Relations |
Designated public offices held
- Andrew Fitzpatrick,
Assistant Vice-President, Industry Affairs & Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Ali Ghiassi,
Vice-President, Industry Affairs & Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Jeffrey Kitchen,
Vice-President, Counsel to Public Policy & Industry Affairs |
No public offices held
