Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Consumer Issues
- Financial Institutions
- Industry
- Privacy and Access to Information
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Code of Conduct for the Debit and Credit Industry: With respect to workable and feasible amendments to the requirements, including application of the code
- Consumer Protection: With respect to workable and feasible amendments to laws/regulations including the Financial Consumer Protection Framework and Bank Act
- Privacy: Bill 27 Digital Charter Implementation Act and Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) with respect to workable and feasible amendments to the law, including breach notification requirements.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- Payment Card Networks Act in terms of price regulations and other matters impacting merchants.
Regulation
- 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
Brett Mooney,
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:
905-340-1000
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
- Claudia M. Carvalho,
VP Canada Lead Controller |
No public offices held
- Lauren Dineen-Duarte,
Vice President Communications |
No public offices held
- Scott Eng,
VP, Credit & Risk |
No public offices held
- Johanne T. Ghali,
VP - Treasury |
No public offices held
- America L. Ibarra,
VP/LFO |
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
- Zain Baig,
Snr Manager, Compliance |
No public offices held
- 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
- Jackie Lee,
Director, Merchant Services - Canada |
No public offices held
- Scott Parry,
Manager of Govt Affairs - Global Govt Affairs |
No public offices held
- Nishant Punia,
Director, TLS |
No public offices held
- Scott Selig,
Director, Compliance |
No public offices held