Registration - In-house Organization

Subject Matters

• Broadcasting
• Budget
• Constitutional Issues
• Employment and Training
• Financial Institutions
• Immigration
• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Justice and Law Enforcement
• Pensions
• Small Business
• Taxation and Finance
• Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Federal budget -issues relating to tax and incentives for small businesses.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

• Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System (CCMRS): Supporting the continued development of the CCMRS in Canada; commenting on draft Provincial Capital Markets Act (PCMA) and the Capital Markets Stability Act (CMSA) and associated regulations as made available by authorities for review and comment.
• U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS) - Oral and written submissions to Department of Finance and CRA on the implementation of Canada-U.S. Intergovernmental Agreement and associated guidance to implement FATCA requirements in Canada; oral and written submissions to Finance and CRA on proposed implementation of OECD CRS.

Policies or Program

• Acquaint MPs and Bureaucrats with IIAC and key issues: simplifying legislation and regulation; encouraging federal government to support a capital markets strategy; dealing with federal government tax efficiencies and improvements and Canadian market competitiveness.
• Advocating generally for greater private sector involvement in federal infrastructure project development and funding.
• General advocacy relating to the capital raising process in Canada and what could make Canada a more competitive place for investments (general information).
• Retirement savings: Advocating improvements to existing registered savings plans in Canada (Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs), Registered Retirement Income Funds (RRIFs), Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs) and Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPPs).

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication

Government Institutions

• Bank of Canada
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
• Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
• House of Commons
• Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)
• Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Senate of Canada

Address:
100 Wellington St. W, Suite 1910
TD Tower West, PO Box 173
Toronto, ON  M5K 1H6
Canada

Telephone number: 416-687-5476
Fax number: 416-364-4861