Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Budget
- Constitutional Issues
- Consumer Issues
- Employment and Training
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Health
- Housing
- Immigration
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Internal Trade
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Labour
- National Security/Security
- Pensions
- Science and Technology
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- First Nations home ownership with respect to funding for the Manitoba Tipi Mitawa program
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, working to enhance the value through indexation of the Registered Retirement Savings Plan Home Buyers' Plan for Canadian homebuyers, as well as enabling home buyers to re-use the Home Buyers' Plan after significant life events.
- Income tax act with regard to indexing the Home Buyers' Plan to the Consumer Price Index, as well as enabling home buyers to re-use the Home Buyers' Plan after significant life events.
- Income tax act with regard to the deferral of capital cost allowance recapture for real property investments.
- Lobbying Act Amendments pursuant to Parliamentary Committee review
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Immigrant Investor Program with respect to the review of the program and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act with respect to immigrant investment in Canada
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- Income Tax Act and regulations with respect to the more than five employee test to qualify as an active business for real estate
- Lobbying Act and related regulations with respect members of boards of directors of non-profit organizations
- Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act with respect to the proposals impacting real estate agents and brokers referenced in the Department of Finance consultation papers, the Regulations Amending the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Regulations published in the Canada Gazette on October 13, 2012, as well as the five year Parliamentary review of the legislation.
- Proposed Pooled Registered Pension Plans with respect to impacts on the Home Buyers' Plan.
- Species at Risk Act with respect to compensation provisions
- To treat certain renovations and updates to investment properties as current deductible expenses for income tax purposes
Policies or Program
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation with respect to the composition of its Board of Directors
- Marihuana Grow Operations (MGO) and clandestine labs with respect to registries of former MGOs and clandesine labs and remediation standards.
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Canadian Real Estate Association and PWGSC, re: the disposal of federal surplus property
- 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).
Regulation
- Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) with respect to licensing, disclosure and remediation of production sites, and disclosure and remediation of properties licensed under the Marihauna Medical Access Regulations (MMAR).
- National Do Not Call List - implementation. Working to ensure compliance with all regulations.
- Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act - regulations regarding reporting requirements
- 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 Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing (PCMLTF) with respect to compliance regarding mere postings on Multiple Listing Service (R) Systems.
- 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 Heritage (PCH)
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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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Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
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Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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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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Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
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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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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
- Shaun Cathcart,
Senior Economist |
No public offices held
- Nicole Christy,
Project Coordinator |
No public offices held
- GREGORY KLUMP,
Chief Economist |
Public offices held
- Anna Laurence,
Government Relations Officer |
Public offices held
- Randall McCauley,
Vice President, Government and Public Relations |
Public offices held
- Allison McLure,
Legal Counsel |
No public offices held
- Simon Parham,
Legal Counsel |
Public offices held
- David Salvatore,
Director, External Relations |
Public offices held
- Gary Simonsen,
Chief Executive Officer |
No public offices held