Registry of Lobbyists
Version 1 of 2 (2005-10-07 to 2006-05-09) 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: |
Visa Canada Inc.
Suite 3710 40 King Street West Toronto, ON M5H 3Y2 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-860-8620 |
| Fax number: | 416-860-8873 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Derek Fry, Head of Visa Canada |
| Description of activities: | The leading payment card program in Canada, VISA® cards are accepted in approximately 600,000 locations across the country. Visa's 26 Member financial institutions have issued over 25.6 million payment cards coast to coast, offering Canadians convenient and flexible payment solutions. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: | The corporation does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking. |
| 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: | Derek Fry |
| Position title: | President |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Mitchell Wolfe |
| Position title: | Senior Vice-President, General Counsel & Secretary |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Finance Canada (FIN), Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), Industry Canada | ||||
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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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Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions, Industry | ||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Developments in any financial sector policy, particularly, as it pertains to payments system developments and electronic commerce issues and The 2006 Review of Financial Sector Legislation | ||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | Developments in any financial sector policy, particularly, as it pertains to payments system developments and electronic commerce issues and The 2006 Review of Financial Sector Legislation | ||||
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