Registry of Lobbyists
Version 6 of 52 (2008-03-18 to 2008-07-17) 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.
| Corporation: |
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
200 Bay Street, 22nd Floor, South Tower Toronto, ON M5J 2J5 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-974-0905 |
| Fax number: | 416-974-5400 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Gord Nixon, President and CEO |
| Description of activities: | Royal Bank of Canada uses the initials RBC as a prefix for its businesses and operating subisidiaries, which operate under the master brand name of RBC Financial Group. Royal Bank of Canada is Canada's largest bank as measured by assets, and is one of North America's leading diversified financial services companies. It provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, corporate and investment banking, and transaction processing services on a global basis. The company employs approximately 60,000 people who serve more than 12 million personal, business and public sector clients through offices in North America and some 30 countries around the world. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: |
Conlark Inc.
200 Bay Street, 9th Floor, South Tower Toronto, ON Canada M5J 2J5 RBC Action Direct Inc. 260 East Beaver Creek Road, Suite 200 Richmond Hill, ON Canada L4B 3M3 RBC Asset Management Inc. 77 King Street West, 38th Floor, P.O. Box 121 Toronto, ON Canada M5K 1H1 RBC Capital Partners Inc. 200 Bay Street, 4th Floor, North Tower Toronto, ON Canada M5J 2J5 RBC Capital Trust 200 Bay Street, 15th Floor, South Tower Toronto, ON Canada M5J 2J5 RBC Capital Trust II 200 Bay Street, 15th Floor, South Tower Toronto, ON Canada M5J 2J5 RBC Dominion Securities Inc. 200 Bay Street, Royal Bank Plaza Toronto, ON Canada M5J 2W7 RBC Dominion Securities Limited 200 Bay Street, RBC Plaza, North Tower, P.O. Box 50 Toronto, ON Canada M5J 2W7 RBC General Insurance Company 6880 Financial Drive, Tower 1 Mississauga, ON Canada L5N 7Y5 RBC Insurance Holdings Inc. 6880 Financial Drive, Tower 1 Mississauga, ON Canada L5N 7Y5 RBC Life Insurance Company 6880 Financial Drive, Tower 1 Mississauga, ON Canada L5N 7Y5 RBC Technology Ventures Inc. 1 Richmond Street West, 8th Floor Toronto, ON Canada M5H 3W4 RBC Travel Insurance Company 6880 Financial Drive, Tower 1 Mississauga, ON Canada L5N 7Y5 Royal Bank Mortgage Corporation 1 Place Ville Marie, P.O.Box 1192, Station A Montreal, QC Canada H3C 2Y3 Royal Mutual Funds Inc. 320 Front Street West, 4th Floor Toronto, ON Canada M5V 3B6 Royal Trust Corporation of Canada 77 King St. West, Ste 3900 Toronto, ON Canada M5W 1P9 The Royal Trust Company 1 Place Ville Marie, 6th Floor, South Wing Montreal, QC Canada H3C 3A9 |
| 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 |
| Name: | David Allgood |
| Position title: | Executive Vice-President and General Counsel |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | Jim Archer-shee |
| Position title: | Executive Vice-President, Corporate Treasurer & Treasurer |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Peter Armenio |
| Position title: | Group Head, US and International |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Chris Crosby |
| Position title: | Head, Enterprise Strategy |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Michael Detje |
| Position title: | Managing Director, Mergers and Aquisitions |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Morten Friis |
| Position title: | Chief Risk Officer |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Janice Fukakusa |
| Position title: | Chief Financial Officer |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Zabeen Hirji |
| Position title: | Chief Human Resources Officer |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | George Lewis |
| Position title: | Group Head, Wealth Management |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Martin Lippert |
| Position title: | Group Head, Global Technology and Operations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | James Little |
| Position title: | Chief Brand and Communications Officer |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | David McKay |
| Position title: | Group Head, Canadian Banking |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Peggy Morgan |
| Position title: | Advisor, Government Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Gordon Nixon |
| Position title: | President and CEO |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Carlos Pinto |
| Position title: | Managing Director, Head of Corporate Development, EMEA |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Barbara Stymiest |
| Position title: | Chief Operating Officer |
| Public offices held: | Yes |
| Name: | W. Westlake |
| Position title: | Group Head, International Banking and Insurance |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Charles Winograd |
| Position title: | Group Head, Global Capital Markets |
| Public offices held: | No |
| 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, Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), CDIC, Competition Tribunal (CT), Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), FINTRAC, 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), Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Financial Institutions, Industry, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Changes to financial services legislation, regulations and policies; payments systems issues; employment, human rights and labour issues; corporations, competition and governance issues; issues dealing with Industry Canada and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada; issues dealing with the Department of Finance, the Office of Superintendant of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) and Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC); money laundering legislation, regulations and guidelines; Bank of Canada issues; bankruptcy and insolvency law issues; taxation and federal budget issues; anti-terrorism issues; agricultural issues; aboriginal issues; small business issues; domestic and international trade issues. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Changes to financial services legislation, regulations and policies; payments systems issues; employment, human rights and labour issues; corporations, competition and governance issues; issues dealing with Industry Canada and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada; issues dealing with the Department of Finance, the Office of Superintendant of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) and Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC); money laundering legislation, regulations and guidelines; Bank of Canada issues; bankruptcy and insolvency law issues; taxation and federal budget issues; anti-terrorism issues; agricultural issues; aboriginal issues; small business issues; domestic and international trade issues. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 2024-04-01 | current |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 2008-07-17 | 2024-04-01 |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|---|---|---|
| David McKay | 2014-12-01 | Current |
| Gord Nixon | 2005-08-18 | 2014-12-01 |
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 15th 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.
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 15th 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.