Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Budget
- Constitutional Issues
- Consumer Issues
- Employment and Training
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Housing
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Internal Trade
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Labour
- Science and Technology
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Excise Tax Act with respect to the goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax New Housing Rebate - working to enhance the value of the rebate for Canadian home buyers.
- Federal Budget with respect to tax measures to permit the rollover of Recaptured Capital Costs, and working to enhance the value through indexation of the Registered Retirement Savings Plan Home Buyers' Plan for Canadian homebuyers.
- Income Tax Act with respect to limits to the Deductibility of Interest and other Expenses, and the tax deductibility of Brownfield remediation expenses
- Income tax act with regard to indexing the Home Buyers' Plan to the Consumer Price Index.
- Income tax act with regard to the deferral of capital cost allowance recapture for real property investments.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- Lobbying Act and related regulations with respect members of boards of directors of non-profit organizations
Policies or Program
- Affordable First Nations Home Ownership with regard to more flexible arrangements to facilitate down payments and mortgages with respect to the Canada-Manitoba Affordable Housing Program, Aboriginal Capacity Development Program, and the Homeowner Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program.
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation mortgage loan insurance with respect to allowing Buyer Agency Fees to be included in the mortgage amount.
- Enshrining Property Rights in Constitution
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Canadian Real Estate Association and PWGSC, re: the disposal of federal surplus property
- Red Tape Reduction Commission and Advisory Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, identified in Budget 2010, as they relate to streamlining and simplifying regulation, reducing paperwork, and improving access to federal programs and information.
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan Home Buyers' Plan - Working to enhance the value of the program through indexation for Canadian home buyers.
- Retirement income adequacy with respect to the retirement income considerations of REALTORS(R).
- Standardization of mortgage prepayment penalties as referenced in Budget 2010
Regulation
- BILL C-56, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts - regulations with respect to employment insurance (EI) benefits for self-employed REALTORS(R).
- Bill C-25: Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act - regulations regarding reporting requirements
- National Do Not Call List - implementation. Working to ensure compliance with all regulations.
- Regulations developed under Bill C-28 (An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act
(Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act)) with respect to electronic messages sent by REALTORS(R).
- The mortgage insurance guarantee framework with respect to changes to mortgage financing rules for homebuyers
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
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Telephone calls, Informal communications, Grass-roots communications
Government Institutions
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Environment Canada
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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House of Commons
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
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Industry Canada
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Public Works and Government Services Canada
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Revenue Canada (RC)
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Senate of Canada
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Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) is one of Canada's largest single-industry trade associations, representing more than 100,000 REALTORS(R), 100 real estate boards, 10 provincial associations and one territorial association. CREA owns the MLS® trademark and has a proprietary interest in the REALTOR® trademark. The REALTOR® trademark is an assurance of integrity used by members of CREA who accept and respect a strict Code of Ethics. The real estate database systems operated by our member boards and associations under the MLS® trademark provide an ongoing inventory of available properties and ensure maximum exposure of properties listed for sale. The association also operates the mls.ca and icx.ca property listing website.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Gary Simonsen,
Chief Executive Officer
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has a membership of more than 100,000 REALTORS®. These include real estate brokers/agents and salespeople who also hold membership in 100 local boards, 10 provincial associations and one territorial association. The majority of members are residential practitioners involved in the purchase and sale of homes. However, a significant number are specialists in the fields of industrial, commercial and investment real estate.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
200 Catherine Street
6th Floor
Ottawa, ON K2P 2K9
Canada
Telephone number:
613-237-7111
Fax number:
613-234-2567
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Leyla Di Cori,
Government Relations Officer |
No public offices held
- GREGORY KLUMP,
SENIOR ECONOMIST |
Public offices held
- Linda Kristal,
Director of Communications |
Public offices held
- Randall McCauley,
Vice President, Government and Public Relations |
Public offices held
- Allison McLure,
Associate Counsel |
No public offices held
- David Salvatore,
Director, External Relations |
Public offices held
- Gary Simonsen,
Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held
