Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Budget
- Consumer Issues
- Financial Institutions
- Industry
- National Security/Security
- Privacy and Access to Information
- Research and Development
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- Issues pertaining legislation and subordinate legislation affecting how private companies that handle personal information. Specifically, Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, with emphasis on Part One, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and Part Three, The Artificial Intelligence and Data Act
- Potential changes with regards to Canada's Privacy Act and its regulations.
- Reviews and discussions pertaining to Canada's anti-money laundering and terrorist financing laws under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTA).
Policies or Program
- Contributing to development of industry standards for data governance being created by the Standards Council of Canada
- Issues pertaining to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's (ISED) plans to modernize Canada's Digital Charter, including the trans-border flow of digital information
- Issues pertaining to the Federal Government's--specifically Finance Canada's exploration of implementing Open Banking within Canada
- Measures pertaining to the administration of the Canada Emergency Bank Account loan for small business specifically to encourage the government to provide guidance to financial institutions to report loans to credit reporting agencies in order to optimize performance, gain analytical insights, and help small business establish credit footprints.
- Reinstatement of sharing Social Insurance Number data, with Financial Institutions and credit reporting agencies to enhance capability to apply credit fraud alerts
Regulation
- Measures pertaining to the development of risk guidelines by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions affecting federally regulated financial institutions' use of third parties (also referred to as B-10 guidelines).
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
Government Institutions
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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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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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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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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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Senate of Canada
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Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
In-house Corporation Details
Description of activities
TransUnion combines data, analytics, technology and an in-depth understanding of business issues to deliver advantages to customers around the world. This powerful resource of information and insight helps businesses manage risk and expand opportunities at every stage of the customer lifecycle, including acquisition, account management and collections. TransUnion has been empowering Canadian businesses and consumers to make better decisions since 1989. Additionally, in Canada, TransUnion is a provincially licensed credit reporting agency.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Juan Sebastian D'Achiardi,
Regional President, Canada
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Corporation Contact Information
Address:
3115 Harvestor Rd, Suite 201
Burlington, ON L7N 3N8
Canada
Telephone number:
905-340-1000
Parent Company Information
- TransUnion LLC
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555 W Adams St
Chicago, IL 60661
United States of America
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
TransUnion of Canada, Inc. 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
- Chantal Banfield,
Vice President & General Counsel |
No public offices held
Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties
- Clarke Cross,
Director, Government Relations |
Public offices held
- Pam Dodaro,
Head, Core Credit |
No public offices held
- Johanna Fitzpatrick,
Advisor, Legal Counsel |
No public offices held
