Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Agriculture
- Consumer Issues
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Financial Institutions
- Government Procurement
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Labour
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: discussions about the provision of guaranteed valuation services by our company and the opportunity to enhance these services with debt collection software
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- One of our software products provides for efficient management of debt servicing.We have periodically raised this opportunity for the Canada Student Loans to apply this product within their current debt servicing regime. Our product is not paid by the government but the service providers. As such it requires a change in standards
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Enhancements of sections of the Criminal Code to stengthen sections on title and mortgage fraud.
- Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, review on data breach notification
- amendments to the anti-terrorism and anti-money laundering legislation and the compliance requirements of financial institutionsas they affect title insurers
Policies or Program
- Federal Conumer Agency of Canada Compliance framework for internal complaints handling procedures by financial institutions
- First Nations Housing Fund- program implementation related to lease hold interests on native lands.
- First Nations land registry-issues related to the registration of leasehold interests on native lands.
- Office of Small and Medium Enterprises-policies aimed at assisting small and medium businesses to access government procurement.
- Statistics Canada currently tracks all forms of fraud under one classification. Only identity theft is tracked independently. We are seeking a separate classification for mortgage fraud under the Fraud classification.
Regulation
- Financial Institutions Act, Insurance regulations applicable to title insurance
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
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Meetings, Presentations
Government Institutions
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Competition Tribunal (CT)
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Export Development Canada (EDC)
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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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Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Industry Canada
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Members of the House of Commons
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC)
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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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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB)
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
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Service Canada (ServCan)
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Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
In-house Corporation Details
Description of activities
FCT is Canada's leading provider of title insurance for residential and commercial real estate transactions and other related products and services. Established in 1991, we pioneered the concept of title insurance in Canada. Based in Oakville, Ontario, First Canadian Title employs approximately 1,000 people from coast to coast. Our customers include more than 11 000 lawyers and notaries nationwide, every major Canadian chartered bank, other lending institutions, real estate agents, mortgage brokers and builders. Insurance by FCT Insurance Company Ltd. Services by First Canadian Title Company Limited. DRN Commerce is a leading provider of supply chain management solutions for the credit and collection industry.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
THOMAS GRIFFERTY,
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Corporation Contact Information
Address:
2235 SHERIDAN GARDEN DRIVE
OAKVILLE, ON L6J 7Y5
Canada
Telephone number:
905-287-1000
Parent Company Information
- FCT HOLDINGS COMPANY LTD.
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2235 SHERIDAN GARDEN DRIVE
OAKVILLE, ON L6J 7Y5
Canada
- THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION
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ONE FIRST AMERICAN WAY
SANTA ANA, CA 92707
United States of America
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
- DRN COMMERCE INC. (majority interest)
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148 Fullarton Street
10th Floor
London, ON N6A 5P3
Canada
- FIRST CANADIAN TITLE COMPANY LIMITED (sister co.) / COMPAGNIE DE TITRES FIRST CANADIAN LIMITÉE
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2235 SHERIDAN GARDEN DRIVE
OAKVILLE, ON L6J 7Y5
Canada
Lobbyists Details
Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties
No lobbyists added
Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties
- WENDY RINELLA,
VP CORPORATE AFFAIRS |
No public offices held