Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Bankers Association / Association des Banquiers Canadiens / RAYMOND PROTTI, PRESIDENT AND CEO

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Bankers Association / Association des Banquiers Canadiens
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: RAYMOND PROTTI, PRESIDENT AND CEO 
Initial registration start date: 1996-07-16
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 779063-558

Version 3 of 20 (1997-11-13 to 1998-06-25)

Version 3 of 20 (1997-11-13 to 1998-06-25) 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. Organization Information

Organization: CANADIAN BANKERS' ASSOCIATION (THE)
30TH FLOOR COMMERCE COURT WEST, P.O. BOX 348
TORONTO, ON  M5L 1G2
Canada
Telephone number: 416-362-6092
Fax number: 416-362-7705  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: RAYMOND PROTTI, PRESIDENT AND CEO  
 
Description of the organization's activities: THE CANADIAN BANKERS' ASSOCIATION IS A TRADE ASSOCIATION THAT REPRESENTS THE BANKING INDUSTRY TO THE FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS AND TO THE CANADIAN PUBLIC. THE CANADIAN BANKERS' ASSOCIATION ALSO, THROUGH ITS INSTITUTE OF CANADIAN BANKERS, PROVIDES BANKING-RELATED TRAINING PROGRAMS PRIMARILY TO BANK EMPLOYEES. THE CANADIAN BANKERS' ASSOCIATION ALSO UNDERTAKES OTHER INFORMATION AND TRAINING INITIATIVES DIRECTED AT THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OCCASIONALLY IN ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND THE FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: THE CANADIAN BANKERS' ASSOCIATION IS COMPRISED OF THE CHARTERED BANKS INCORPORATED IN CANADA. THIS INCLUDES ALL SCHEDULE I BANKS AND FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC SCHEDULE II BANKS.
 
Was the organization 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 Organization

Name: BARBARA AMSDEN
Position title: TREASURER AND VICE-PRESIDENT,FINANCE AND SERVICES
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: MARA BAKIC
Position title: DIRECTOR, BANKING OPERATIONS DIVISION
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: MICHAEL BALLARD
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, QUEBEC AND SECURITY
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: BRENDA BRACKEN-WARWICK
Position title: REGIONAL DIRECTOR, MANITOBA & SASKACHEWAN
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: TERRY CAMPBELL
Position title: DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND TRADE
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: MARGARET ECKENFELDER
Position title: REGIONAL DIRECTOR, BC & ALBERTA
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: WARREN EDWARDS
Position title: DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: AGNES FINAN
Position title: REGIONAL DIRECTOR, B.C. & ALBERTA
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: LAURA GAUGHAN
Position title: ADVISER, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND TRADE
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: MICHAEL GREEN
Position title: REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ONTARIO
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JOHN HARDING
Position title: DIRECTOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: JACQUES HEBERT
Position title: DIRECTOR, QUEBEC
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: NANCY LEAMEN
Position title: DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES POLICY
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: DAVID MCINNES
Position title: DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: DOUG MELVILLE
Position title: DIRECTOR, COMMERCIAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: KAREN MICHEL
Position title: ADVISER, CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: SCOTT MULLIN
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: DAVID PHILLIPS
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: RAYMOND PROTTI
Position title: PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: WILLIAM RANDLE
Position title: ASST. GENERAL COUNSEL & FOREIGN BANKS SECRETARY
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: RICHARD REMILLARD
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: ANNE RILEY
Position title: DIRECTOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: LINDA ROUTLEDGE
Position title: DIRECTOR, CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: SIRJE WELDON
Position title: REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ATLANTIC CANADA
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: MARK WESELUCK
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, BANKING OPERATIONS
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 
Name: ALAN YOUNG
Position title: VICE-PRESIDENT, POLICY
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 

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, Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), CANADIAN RETAIL DEBT AGENCY, Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Other types: ADVERTISING, 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, Environment, Financial Institutions, Fisheries, Industry, Intellectual Property, Internal Trade, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Labour, Regional Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: BANK ACT REVISION, 1997 AND ASSOCIATED ISSUES; LARGE VALUE TRANSFER SYSTEM; PAYMENTS SYSTEM REVIEW; CANADA LABOUR CODE REFORM; COMPETITION ACT AMENDMENTS; CREDIT CARD ISSUES; OSFI PROPOSALS ON MARKET RISK, REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE; CANADA SAVINGS BONDS AND RETAIL DEBT INSTRUMENTS; CANADIAN DEPOSITORY FOR SECURITIES LTD.; MONEY LAUNDERING GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS; BANK NOTE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; PROPOSED BANKRUPTCY LEVY ON SECURED CREDITORS; CDIC PREMIUM BY-LAW CONSULTATION PAPER; CANADA HUMAN RIGHTACT AMENDMENTS; BILL C-82, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION LEGISLATION AMENDMENTS; TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF THE CANADIAN FINANCIAL SERVCIES SECTOR; TAXATION AND FEDERAL BUDGET ISSUES.
Subject Matter: Prospective: MOST OF THE ABOVE NOTED ISSUES ARE ONGOING; IN ADDITION, THE CBA WILL MAINTAIN LIAISON WITH RELEVANT PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES ON ISSUES OF INTEREST TO THE COMMITTEES ON WHICH THE CBA IS REQUESTED TO COMMENT




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