Registration - Consultant

Subject Matters

• Aboriginal Affairs
• Budget
• Climate
• Consumer Issues
• Environment
• Federal-Provincial Relations
• Financial Institutions
• Housing
• Immigration
• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Intellectual Property
• Municipalities
• Natural Resources
• Privacy and Access to Information
• Regional Development
• Small Business
• Taxation and Finance
• Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• -Income tax act with regard to the deferral of capital cost allowance recapture for real property investments.
• Bill C-8 Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021, part 2 underused housing tax (UHT).

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

• An Act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19 and other COVID-19 related policy with respect to support for the self-employed, independent contractors, small businesses, those living on a commission-based income

Policies or Program

• Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Policy with respect to the National Risk Assessment with respect to its impact on REALTORS(R).
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation policy with respect to serving underserved markets with mortgage default insurance, mortgage default insurance deductibles and role as a public sector provider of mortgage default insurance.
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation with respect to the composition of its Board of Directors
• Canadian government's role with respect to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as it impacts the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and regulations.
• Comprehensive Financial Consumer Code with respect to mortgage policy
• Consumers and Real Estate Transactions
• First-Time Home Buyers' Tax Credit with respect to impact on first-time homebuyers.
• Implementation of Code of Conduct for Federally Regulated Financial Institutions—Mortgage Prepayment Information with respect to enhancing borrower awareness
• Mortgage financing rules under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan with regard to the Home Buyers' Plan.
• Risk Based Approach guidance provided by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Sector with respect to its impact on REALTORS(R).

Policies or Program, Regulation

• Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act with respect to the implementation of the Regulations Amending the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations published in the Canada Gazette Part II on February 13, 2013 and the guidance provided by FINTRAC as a result of those regulations and their impact on real estate agents and brokers.

Regulation

• Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act - regulations regarding reporting requirements
• The Canadian Aviation Regulations with respect to the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for use for real estate listings.
• The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing (PCMLTF) with respect to compliance regarding mere postings on Multiple Listing Service (R) Systems, and application to For Sale By Owner Companies and auctioneers.
• The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing (PCMLTFA) with respect to a threshold for and reduced compliance for small business.
• The mortgage insurance guarantee framework with respect to changes to mortgage financing rules for homebuyer

Communication Techniques

• Oral communication
• Grass-roots 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 Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
• Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
• Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
• House of Commons
• Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
• Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
• Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
• Office of the Federal Housing Advocate
• Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

Address:
200 Catherine Street
Ottawa, ON  K2P 2K9
Canada

Telephone number: 613-237-7111

Client representative

Elvanee Veeramalay, Manager, Government Relations

Parent Company Information

The Canadian Real Estate Association / L'Association canadienne de l'immobilier is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Business address:
473 Bernard Ave
Kelowna, BC  V1Y 6N8
Canada

Telephone number: 250-718-8669