Registration - Consultant

Fintechs Canada / Robin MacLachlan, Consultant

Registration Information

Client name: Fintechs Canada
Previous client names
Lobbyist name: Robin MacLachlan, Consultant
Initial registration start date: 2021-05-01
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 745134-369388

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 15

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 4

Version 1 of 2 (2021-05-01 to 2023-01-01)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Consumer Issues
Economic Development
Financial Institutions
Science and Technology
Small Business
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Advocate for amendments to the Canadian Payments Act to provide greater access to Canada’s payments systems for PayTechs.
Engaging with government to support the timely implementation of the Retail Payments Oversight Framework.

Policies or Program

Engaging with government to advocate for improvements to Canada's payments system.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

The lobbyist has arranged or expects to arrange one or more meetings on behalf of the client between a public office holder and any other person in the course of this undertaking.

Government Institutions

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Finance Canada (FIN)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Client Details

Government funding

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

Client Contact Information

Address:
1 Richmond Street West, Suite 200
Toronto, Ontario, ON M5H 3W4
Canada

Telephone number: 613-406-1110
Web address: https://www.paytechs.ca/

Client representative

Alex Vronces, Executive Director

Parent Company Information

PayTechs of Canada is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Coalition Members Information

PayTechs of Canada is not a coalition.

Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information

The activities of PayTechs of Canada are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

PayTechs of Canada does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Lobbyist Details

Robin MacLachlan | Public offices held

Business address:
66 Slater Street
Suite 2000
Ottawa, ON K1P 5K8
Canada

Telephone number: 613-235-1400 Ext. 247
Fax number: 613-235-1444

Consultant Firm and Address

Firm: Summa Strategies Canada

Address:
66 Slater Street
Suite 2000
Ottawa, ON K1P 5K8
Canada

Telephone number: 613-235-1400 Ext. 247
Fax number: 613-235-1444

Fintechs Canada/

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
Fintechs Canada/	2023-01-01	current
PayTechs of Canada/	2021-05-01	2023-01-01

Fintechs Canada

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

Robin MacLachlan, Summa Strategies Canada (Consultant)

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Registrants are required to submit a monthly communication report for each oral and arranged communication with a designated public office holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the registrant) will appear on all in-house monthly communication reports, whether or not he/she participated in the communication.

Note: Monthly Communication Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for communications that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-15 of 15

Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Kendra Wilcox, Director of Policy | Office of the Minister of Small Business | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Small Business, Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2024-02-06
Posted date: 2024-02-14
Communication number: 369388-593082 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Brian Masse, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2024-02-01
Posted date: 2024-02-14
Communication number: 369388-593079 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Douglas Wong, Senior Policy Advisor | Minister's Office | Finance Canada (FIN)
Subject Matter of the communication: Small Business, Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2024-01-26
Posted date: 2024-02-14
Communication number: 369388-593077 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Brian Masse, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2024-01-18
Posted date: 2024-02-14
Communication number: 369388-593075 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Harry Orbach-Miller, Policy Advisor and Senior Coordinator | Prime Minister's Office | Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Subject Matter of the communication: Financial Institutions, Science and Technology
Communication date: 2023-09-26
Posted date: 2023-10-16
Communication number: 369388-578790 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Leslie Church, Chief of Staff | Minister's Office | Finance Canada (FIN)
- Bud Sambasivam, Director of Policy | Office of the Minister of Finance | Finance Canada (FIN)
- Christophe Cinqmars-Viau, Senior Policy Advisor | Minister's Office | Finance Canada (FIN)
- Shannon Zimmerman, Director of Operations | Minister's Office | Finance Canada (FIN)
- Nicholas Mahoney, Policy Advisor | Minister's Office | Finance Canada (FIN)
Subject Matter of the communication: Small Business, Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2023-06-09
Posted date: 2023-07-17
Communication number: 369388-573181 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Shannon Zimmerman, Director of Operations | Office of the Minister of Finance | Finance Canada (FIN)
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2023-05-16
Posted date: 2023-06-16
Communication number: 369388-570492 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Shannon Zimmerman, Director of Operations | Office of the Minister of Finance | Finance Canada (FIN)
Subject Matter of the communication: Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2023-03-17
Posted date: 2023-04-15
Communication number: 369388-562402 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Jasraj Singh Hallan, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Small Business, Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2023-02-27
Posted date: 2023-03-15
Communication number: 369388-559753 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Dylan Marando, Deputy Director of Policy | Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Subject Matter of the communication: Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2022-09-22
Posted date: 2022-10-24
Communication number: 369388-544657 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Tyler Meredith, Director of Economic Strategy and Planning | Minister's Office | Finance Canada (FIN)
Subject Matter of the communication: Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2022-05-11
Posted date: 2022-06-15
Communication number: 369388-535638 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Tyler Meredith, Director of Economic Strategy and Planning | Minister's Office | Finance Canada (FIN)
Subject Matter of the communication: Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2022-04-12
Posted date: 2022-05-26
Communication number: 369388-532798 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Daniel Blaikie, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2022-01-25
Posted date: 2022-02-15
Communication number: 369388-523004 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Tyler Meredith, Director of Economic Strategy and Planning | Minister's Office | Finance Canada (FIN)
Subject Matter of the communication: Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2021-10-22
Posted date: 2021-11-08
Communication number: 369388-515152 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Sean Fraser, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | Finance Minister's Office | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2021-06-10
Posted date: 2021-07-16
Communication number: 369388-511546 View associated registration

Robin MacLachlan, Summa Strategies Canada (Consultant)

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Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-15 of 15

Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Kendra Wilcox, Director of Policy | Office of the Minister of Small Business | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Subject Matter of the communication: Small Business, Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2024-02-06
Posted date: 2024-02-14
Communication number: 369388-593082 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Brian Masse, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2024-02-01
Posted date: 2024-02-14
Communication number: 369388-593079 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Douglas Wong, Senior Policy Advisor | Minister's Office | Finance Canada (FIN)
Subject Matter of the communication: Small Business, Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2024-01-26
Posted date: 2024-02-14
Communication number: 369388-593077 View associated registration
Fintechs Canada
Consultant: Robin MacLachlan

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:
- Brian Masse, Member of Parliament | House of Commons
Subject Matter of the communication: Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions
Communication date: 2024-01-18
Posted date: 2024-02-14
Communication number: 369388-593075 View associated registration

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Paul Dewar, M.P.	April 2007 to November 2007	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Assistant House of Commons, Paul Dewar, M.P.	August 2006 to April 2007	Not a designated office
Constituency Assistant House of Commmons, Paul Dewar, M.P.	January 2006 to July 2006	Not a designated office
Constituency Assistant House of Commons, Hon. Ed Broadbent, P.C., M.P.	October 2004 to December 2005	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Legislative Assistant House of Commons, Paul Dewar, M.P.	April 2007 to November 2007	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Assistant House of Commons, Paul Dewar, M.P.	August 2006 to April 2007	Not a designated office
Constituency Assistant House of Commmons, Paul Dewar, M.P.	January 2006 to July 2006	Not a designated office
Constituency Assistant House of Commons, Hon. Ed Broadbent, P.C., M.P.	October 2004 to December 2005	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2024-04-04

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Fintechs Canada / Robin MacLachlan, Consultant

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 1 of 2 (2021-05-01 to 2023-01-01)

Version 1 of 2 (2021-05-01 to 2023-01-01)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government funding

Client Contact Information

Client representative

Parent Company Information

Coalition Members Information

Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Consultant Firm and Address