Registry of Lobbyists
Version 19 of 92 (2006-11-15 to 2007-07-19) 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.
| Organization: |
The Canadian Real Estate Association / L'association Canadienne de L'immeuble
200 Catherine Street Suite 600 Ottawa, ON K2P 2K9 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 613-237-7111 |
| Fax number: | 613-234-2567 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Pierre Beauchamp, Chief Executive Officer |
| 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 80,000 real estate brokers/agents and salespeople working through 100 real estate boards, 10 provincial association 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 The Canadian Real Estate Association 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 websites. |
| Organization's membership or classes of membership: | The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has a membership of approximately 80,500 REALTORS®. Approximately 98% of these are real estate brokers/agents and salespeople who also hold membership in 102 local boards, 10 provincial associations and one territorial association. Other members of the association include appraisers, property managers, financial institutions, government agencies, and others who have a direct interest in Canada's real estate industry. The majority of members are residential practicioners involved in the purchase and sale of homes. However, a significant number are specialists in the fields of industrial, commercial, and investment real estate. |
| Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | 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, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Transport Canada (TC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS) | ||||||||
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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, Competition Policy, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Defence, Energy, Environment, Financial Institutions, Government Procurement, Immigration, Industry, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | 1. Sale of Government Surplus Property: use private sector wherever possible to lease and to dispose of surplus crown property. 2. Policy: Debt reduction and spending limits. 3. Policies: Role of Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) & Tax Prepaid Savings Plans (TPSPs) in retirement savings policy. 4. Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and Regulations. 5. Species at Risk Act. 6. Federal housing policy. 7. Tax and policy measures to support affordable housing. 8. Tax and policy measures to facilitate the purchase and sale of both residential and commercial real estate. 9. Municipal finance and infrastructure. 10. Kyoto Protocol - cost of implementing target reductions to existing homeowners. 11. Federal support for aboriginal housing. | ||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | 1. Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) disposal of federal surplus property. 2. The role of RRSPs and TPSPs in retirement savings policy. 3. Real estate industry business practices. 4. Changes to the Income Tax Act - deductibility of interest and other expenses 5. Amendments to Canada's anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regime. 6. The National do-not call list. 7. Canada Shipping Act Regulations. 8. Protection of private property rights in federal legislation and regulations. 9. The tax deductibility of Brownfield remediation expenses. 10. Tax measures to support housing that is affordable. 11. The withdrawal thresholds for the federal Home Buyers Plan. 12. Transformative change to aboriginal housing policy. 13. Tax measures to permit the rollover of Capital Gains taxes. 14. The application of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the purchase and renovation of real property. | ||||||||
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 |
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| The Canadian Real Estate Association/L'association Canadienne de L'immeuble | 2024-06-11 | current |
| The Canadian Real Estate Association/L'association Canadienne de L'immeuble | 2008-08-13 | 2024-06-11 |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
|---|---|---|
| Janice Myers | 2024-01-01 | Current |
| MICHAEL BOURQUE | 2018-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| Gary Simonsen | 2011-07-03 | 2018-01-01 |
| Pierre Beauchamp | 1996-03-28 | 2011-07-03 |
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.