Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE ( CIBC) / Victor Dodig, President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE ( CIBC)
Responsible Officer Name: Victor Dodig, President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-17
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 905360-5064

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 337

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 31

Version 2 of 49 (2006-03-06 to 2006-09-22)

Version 2 of 49 (2006-03-06 to 2006-09-22) 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: CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE ( CIBC)
COMMERCE COURT WEST 56
TORONTO, ON  M5L 1A2
Canada
Telephone number: 416-956-3312
Fax number: 416-363-5347  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Gerry McCaughey, President & CEO  
Description of activities: CIBC is a leading North American financial institution comprised of two distinct business lines: CIBC Retail Markets and CIBC World Markets. CIBC has approximately 37,000 employees worldwide. As of October 31, 2005 CIBC has 1,061 branches, over 3,800 ABMs across the country providing financial services to more than eleven million clients. CIBC contributed more than $42 million worldwide to charitable causes in 2005, including more than $28 million in communities across Canada.
 
Parent: The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations.
Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: 3877337 Canada Inc.
33 Yonge Street
Suite 700
Toronto, ON
Canada M5E 1G4

CIBC Asset Management Holdings Inc.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street, Commerce Court West,
44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC Asset Management Inc.
1000, de la Gauchetiere Street West,
Suite 3100
Montreal, QC
Canada H3B 4W5

CIBC BA Limited
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC Global Asset Management (USA) Ltd.
1000, de la Gauchetiere Street West,
Suite 3100
Montreal, QC
Canada H3B 4W5

CIBC Global Asset Management Inc.
1000, de la Gauchetiere Street West,
Suite 3100
Montreal, QC
Canada H3B 4W5

CIBC Investor Services Inc.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC Life Insurance Company Limited
3 Robert Speck Parkway
Suite 900
Mississauga, ON
Canada L4Z 2G5

CIBC Mortgages Inc.
33 Yonge Street
Suite 700
Toronto, ON
Canada M5E 1G4

CIBC Private Investment Counsel Inc.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC Securities Inc.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC Trust Corporation
33 Yonge Street,
Suite 900
Toronto, ON
Canada M5E 1G4

CIBC WM Real Estate (Quebec) Ltd.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

CIBC World Markets Inc.
161 Bay Street,
BCE Place, P.O. Box 500
Toronto, ON
Canada M5J 2S8

INTRIA Items Inc.
c/o CIBC Corporate Secretary's Division, 199 Bay Street,
Commerce Court West, 44th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5L 1A2

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: Sonia Baxendale
Position title: Senior Executive Vice-President, CIBC Retails Markets
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Michael Capatides
Position title: Executive Vice-President and General Counsel, Legal and Regulatory Compliance, CIBC
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Victor Dodig
Position title: Executive Vice-President, CIBC Wealth Management
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Paul Duffy
Position title: Senior Vice-President
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Stephen Forbes
Position title: Senior Vice-President, Communications and Public Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: David Grant
Position title: Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Commuications and Public Affairs
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Norman Howey
Position title: Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Communications and Public Affairs
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Ron Lalonde
Position title: Senior Executive Vice-President, Administration, Technology and Operations, CIBC
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Steven McGirr
Position title: Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer, Treasury and Risk Management, CIBC
Public offices held: No
 
Name: John Pattison
Position title: Senior Vice-President, Treasury, Balance Sheet and Risk Management - Basel II
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Brian Shaw
Position title: Senior Executive Vice-President CIBC and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CIBC World Markets
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Gregory Tsang
Position title: Vice-President, Government Relations and Strategy, Communications & Public Affairs
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Richard Venn
Position title: Senior Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Tom Woods
Position title: Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
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: Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Bank of Canada, Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Competition Tribunal (CT), Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Senate of Canada, Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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: Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Financial Institutions, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: All legislative proposals, bills or resolutions, regulations, policies or programs relating to financial institutions and financial services and to areas relating to CIBC's status as a federally regulated employer, human rights and labour issues; Amendments to related legislation including the Bank Act, Canadian Business Corporations Act (CBCA), Insurance Companies Act, Canadian Investment Companies Act, Loan Companies Act, Residential Mortgages Financing Act, Small Business Loans Act, Money Laundering legislation, regulations and guidelines, Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), Office of Superintendant of Financial Institutions (OSFI) , Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), bankruptcy and insolvency law issues, Bank of Canada, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, federal budget issues, anti-terrorism issues, agricultural issues, small business and aboriginal issues, domestic and international trade issues, and any other acts pertaining to financial services.
Subject Matter: Prospective: All legislative proposals, bills or resolutions, regulations, policies or programs relating to financial institutions and financial services and to areas relating to CIBC's status as a federally regulated employer, human rights and labour issues; Amendments to related legislation including the Bank Act, Canadian Business Corporations Act (CBCA), Insurance Companies Act, Canadian Investment Companies Act, Bills of Exchange Act, Payment Clearing and Settlement Act, Income Tax Act, Loan Companies Act, Residential Mortgages Financing Act, Small Business Loans Act, Money Laundering legislation, Employment Equity Act, regulations and guidelines, Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), Office of Superintendant of Financial Institutions (OSFI) , Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), bankruptcy and insolvency law issues, Bank of Canada, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, federal budget issues, anti-terrorism issues and any other acts pertaining to financial services.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Minister of Finance's Guideline on The Public Interest Implications of a Bank Merger Proposal;The Wage Earner Protection Program, Industry Canada; Agriculture and Agri-food Department, Loan Loss Reserve Program, Enhancing Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime, Regulating Framework for Federally Regulated Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Regulation Regulatory activity associated with the implementation of new capital requirements for chartered banks (Basel II)
Bill or Resolution S- 19 - An Act To Amend The Criminal Code ( Criminal Interest Rate)Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act
Legislative Proposal The 2006 Financial Services Legislative Review: Improving the Legislative Framework for Canadian Consumers (Bank Act)




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