Registration - In-house Organization

CANADIAN PAYMENTS ASSOCIATION / Susan E. Hawkins, President & CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: CANADIAN PAYMENTS ASSOCIATION
Responsible Officer Name: Susan E. Hawkins, President & CEO
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2004-09-17
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 959169-307

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 29

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 23 of 23 (2024-09-12 to present)

Registration versions:

Version 23 of 23 (2024-09-12 to present)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Financial Institutions	General discussions regarding regulations under the proposed Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act.	Regulation
Financial Institutions	General discussions regarding the status of Bill C-26, next steps regarding committee discussions, and timing for royal assent.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Financial Institutions	Seeking amendments to regulations under the Canadian Payments Act relating to Payments Canada’s membership.	Regulation

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Bank of Canada
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Finance Canada (FIN)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

The Canadian Payments Association, doing business as Payments Canada, is a statutory corporation (non-share capital) created by an Act of Parliament. Payments Canada underpins the Canadian financial system and economy by owning and operating Canada’s payment clearing and settlement infrastructure, including associated systems, by-laws, rules and standards.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Susan E. Hawkins, President & CEO

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Eligibility for Payments Canada membership is defined in the Canadian Payments Act and the related federal regulations. Payments Canada membership includes the Bank of Canada, domestic banks and authorized foreign banks and other deposit-taking institutions. The amendments to the Canadian Payments Act in 2001 opened membership to life insurance companies, securities dealers, and money market mutual funds, among others. Payments Canada is funded by its membership, which stood at 109 at the end of March 2024.

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
Constitution Square, Tower II 350 Albert Street, Suite 800
Ottawa, ON K1R 1A4
Canada

Telephone number: 613-238-4173

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Daniel Calof, Principal, Regulatory Affairs | Public offices held
Paula Dunlop, Vice President, Policy, Government Affairs and Research | Public offices held
Susan E. Hawkins, President & CEO | No public offices held
Donna Kinoshita, Chief Payments Officer | No public offices held
Stephanie Mould, Head, Compliance and Privacy | No public offices held
Lisa Sattler, Senior Advisor, Public Policy | No public offices held

CANADIAN PAYMENTS ASSOCIATION

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
CANADIAN PAYMENTS ASSOCIATION	2022-09-26	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

CANADIAN PAYMENTS ASSOCIATION
CANADIAN PAYMENTS ASSOCIATION

CANADIAN PAYMENTS ASSOCIATION

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Susan E. Hawkins	2024-09-12	Current
Kristina Logue	2024-04-01	2024-09-12
Tracey Black	2022-09-26	2024-04-01
GUY LEGAULT	2004-09-17	2009-12-08

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Principal Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation, Risk and Resolution	November 2020 to April 2021	Not a designated office
Consul and Chief Representative, Department of Finance (NY) Consulate General of Canada, New York, Department of Finance	August 2017 to May 2020	Not a designated office
Senior Director, Capital Markets Policy Department of Finance Canada, Securities Policy Division	September 2014 to August 2017	Not a designated office
Acting Director Department of Finance Canada, Financial Markets Division	November 2013 to September 2014	Not a designated office
Senior Chief, Capital Markets Policy Department of Finance Canada, Financial Markets Division	January 2009 to November 2013	Not a designated office
Senior Chief, Payments and Pensions Department of Finance Canada, Financial Sector Division	December 2004 to January 2009	Not a designated office
G7 Finance Counselor Department of Finance Canada, Canadian High Commission, United Kingdom	August 1997 to July 2020	Not a designated office
Senior Policy Analyst Department of Finance Canada, Federal Provincial Relations Division	June 1996 to August 1997	Not a designated office
Economist to Senior Project Leader Department of Finance Canada, Financial Markets Division	December 1993 to July 1996	Not a designated office
Statistician Statistics Canada, Business and Trade	December 1988 to November 1993	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Policy, Research & Communications Officer House of Commons, Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition	January 1995 to December 1998	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-12-05

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Registration - In-house Organization

CANADIAN PAYMENTS ASSOCIATION / Susan E. Hawkins, President & CEO

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 23 of 23 (2024-09-12 to present)

Version 23 of 23 (2024-09-12 to present)

Subject Matter Details

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization