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Registration - In-house Corporation

TSX Group Inc. / Richard Nesbitt, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: TSX Group Inc.
Responsible Officer Name: Richard Nesbitt, Chief Executive Officer 
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-19
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 778094-4893

Version 3 of 5 (2006-09-29 to 2007-02-28)

Version 3 of 5 (2006-09-29 to 2007-02-28) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: TSX Group Inc.
130 King Street West
Toronto, ON  M5X 1J2
Canada
Telephone number: 416-947-4320
Fax number: 416-947-4431  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Richard Nesbitt, Chief Executive Officer  
Description of activities: TSX Group operates Canada's two largest national equities exchanges - Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange. TSX Group conducts trading operations through TSX Markets, distributes market data through TSX Datalinx and provides technology support for its markets through TSXTechnologies. TSX Group also operates Natural Gas Exchange, a Canadian electronic energy exchange which trades and clears natural gas and electricity contracts. TSX Group is headquartered in Toronto and has offices in Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver.
 
Parent: The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations.
Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: Natural Gas Exchange Inc.
140 - 4th Avenue S.W.
Suite 2330
Calgary, AB
Canada T2P 3N3

TSX Inc.
130 King Street West
Toronto, ON
Canada M5X 1J2

TSX Venture Exchange Inc.
300 - 5th Avenue S.W.
10th Floor
Calgary, AB
Canada T2P 3C4

Other direct interests The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: David Ablett
Position title: Vice President, Public and Corrporate Affairs
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Steven Bright
Position title: Director, Public Affairs and Planning
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Robert Fotheringham
Position title: Vice President, Trading, TSX Markets
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Linda Hohol
Position title: Senior Vice President, TSX Group and President, TSX Venture Exchange
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Peter Krenkel
Position title: Senior Vice President, TSX Group and President, Natural Gas Exchange Inc.
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Richard Nesbitt
Position title: Chief Executive Officer, TSX Group Inc.
Public offices held: No
 
Name: D. Parkhill
Position title: Executive Vice President TSX Group, President, TSX Markets
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Sharon Pel
Position title: Senior Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Michael Ptasznik
Position title: Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, TSX Group
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Eric Sinclair
Position title: Senior Vice President, TSX Group and Senior Vice President, TSX Datalinx
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Industry Canada, National Energy Board (NEB), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Please see below "Prospective"
Subject Matter: Prospective: 1. Discussions with the Department of Finance, Department of Natural Resources, the National Energy Board, Environment Canada, and the Prime Minister's Office on energy and emissions trading. 2. Discussions with the Department of Finance regarding fixed income trading. 3. Discussions with the Department of Finance regarding the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Credit. 4. Discussions with the Department of Finance, the Department of International Trade and the Department of Foreign Affairs, regarding increasing visibility of Canadian capital markets abroad, including trade enhancement agreements between Canada and the European Union, and Canada, Mexico and the United States. 5. Discussions with the Department of Finance regarding the evolution of Canadian capital markets, including but not limited to discussions on securities regulation. 6. Discussions with Industry Canada regarding corporate governance changes for financial institutions and proposed changes to bankruptcy and insolvency legislation. 7. Discussions with the Bank of Canada regarding the evolution of Canadian capital markets. Discussions with the Department of Finance regarding commodity tax matters.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit Canada - European Union (EU) Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement
Policy or Program Security and Prosperity Partnership Program with the United States




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