Registration - In-house Corporation

First West Credit Union / Launi Skinner, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: First West Credit Union
Responsible Officer Name: Launi Skinner, Chief Executive Officer
Initial registration start date: 2014-12-05
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 904158-341147

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 61

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 13 of 13 (2020-04-07 to 2020-10-16)

Registration versions:

Version 13 of 13 (2020-04-07 to 2020-10-16)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Agriculture
Budget
Consumer Issues
Economic Development
Financial Institutions
Small Business
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Seeking a review of the mandate, financial powers and operations of Farm Credit Canada (FCC) and FCC's competitive position relative to credit union agricultural lenders.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Federal Consumer Agency of Canada - Consumer protection provisions relating to federal credit unions.
The Bank Act relating to federal credit union provisions
The Income Tax Act as it relates to the taxation of credit unions and small businesses

Policies or Program

Ensuring the implementation of the federal government's "small business lens" policy framework in policy areas that impact credit unions.
Issues that impact the competitiveness of credit unions including: federal credit union legislation; Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC's) mortgage insurance policies; and anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing legislation.
Open Banking government consultation - responding to government consultation on open banking in Canada, should Canada adopt open banking and if so what should the framework look like. Focus on consumer protection and cyber security.
Regional Economic Development: Discussions on federal policies, programs and strategies with the federal government pertaining to regional economic development.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Bank of Canada
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
House of Commons
Senate of Canada

In-house Corporation Details

Description of activities

First West Credit Union is a B.C.-based financial cooperative that offers personal and business banking-type services. First West also provides wealth management, insurance, leasing (automobile and equipment), subordinated debt and mezzanine financing services. First West is one of Canada's largest credit unions with $11 billion in assets and nearly 250,000 members.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Launi Skinner, Chief Executive Officer

Government funding

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

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Address:
6470 201 Street
Langley, BC V2Y 2X4
Canada

Telephone number: 604-501-4260

Parent Company Information

First West Credit Union is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

First West Insurance Services Ltd
- 6470 201 Street
  Langley, BC V2Y 2X4
  Canada
First West Leasing Ltd
- 6470 201 Street
  Langley, BC V2Y 2X4
  Canada
FWCU Capital Corp.
- 6470 201 Street
  Langley, BC V2Y 2X4
  Canada
FW Wealth Management
- 6470 201 Street
  Langley, BC V2Y 2X4
  Canada

Lobbyists Details

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Leslie Castellani, Senior Vice President, Corporate Initiatives | No public offices held
Launi Skinner, Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Alicia Peters, Director, Corporate Initiatives | Designated public offices held

First West Credit Union

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
First West Credit Union	2014-12-05	2020-10-16

First West Credit Union

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Special Assistant Canadian International Development Agency, Minister's Office	October 2012 to July 2013	July 18, 2013
Parliamentary Secretary Assistant International Trade, Minister's Office	November 2010 to October 2012	October 16, 2012

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Special Assistant Canadian International Development Agency, Minister's Office	October 2012 to July 2013	July 18, 2013
Parliamentary Secretary Assistant International Trade, Minister's Office	November 2010 to October 2012	October 16, 2012

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Corporation

First West Credit Union / Launi Skinner, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 13 of 13 (2020-04-07 to 2020-10-16)

Version 13 of 13 (2020-04-07 to 2020-10-16)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Government funding

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Parent Company Information

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties