Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Consumer Issues
- Financial Institutions
- Industry
- Privacy and Access to Information
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA): With respect to seeking workable and practical approaches in the amendments to the legislation and breach notification requirements
Regulation
- Cost of Borrowing (Banks) Regulations : With respect to defining effecient rules and methods for administration and disclosure of consumer borrowing costs.
- Credit Business Practices (Banks, Authorized Foreign Banks, Trust and Loan Companies, Retail Associations, Canadian Insurance Companies and Foreign Insurance Companies) Regulations: With respect to defining effecient and effective requirements for interest calculation methodology, payments allocation, disclosures and collection practices for consumer card products.
- Electronic Documents (Bank and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations: In respect of improving and increasing electronic communications between financial institutions and customers
- Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act: With respect to requirements and methods of identification, screening, monitoring and reporting for card products
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
Government Institutions
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Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
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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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House of Commons
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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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Senate of Canada
In-house Corporation Details
Description of activities
American Express in Canada operates as Amex Bank of Canada and Amex Canada Inc. Both are wholly owned subsidiaries of the New York based American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., the largest operating unit of the American Express Company. Amex Bank of Canada issues American Express Cards and provides merchant services in Canada. Amex Canada Inc. operates the Corporate Travel, Travel Services Network and Travellers Cheques divisions in Canada. American Express opened its first offices in Toronto and Hamilton in 1853 and now employs approximately 3,500 Canadians coast-to-coast.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Lisa Kalhans,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Corporation Contact Information
Address:
2225 Sheppard Avenue East
Suite 100
Toronto, ON M2J 5C2
Canada
Telephone number:
437-231-5514
Parent Company Information
- American Express Company
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200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10285
United States of America
- American Express Travel Related Services Company I
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200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10285
United States of America
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
Amex Bank of Canada / Banque Amex du Canada does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking
Lobbyists Details
Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties
- Arti Aggarwal,
VP-Risk & Information Mgmt |
No public offices held
- David Barnes,
Vice President Communications |
No public offices held
- Claudia M. Carvalho,
VP Canada Lead Controller |
No public offices held
- Johanne T. Ghali,
VP - Treasury |
No public offices held
- America L. Ibarra,
VP/LFO |
No public offices held
- Lisa Kalhans,
President and Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held
- Paul N. Roman,
VP/GM-Sales & Marketing |
No public offices held
- Keri-Ann Santaguida,
Vice President Sales & Marketing |
No public offices held
Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties
- Peter Bean,
Counsel |
No public offices held
- Nyree Embiricos,
Counsel |
No public offices held
- Wilf Gutzin,
Vice President and Senior Counsel |
No public offices held
- Yasna Kharadi,
Manager, Governance and Reporting |
No public offices held
- Helen Leach-Edwards,
Director, Compliance and Ethics |
No public offices held
- Gareth Pocock,
Director, Merchant Services - Canada |
No public offices held
