Registry of Lobbyists
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Taxation and Finance
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Address proposed changes to the Income Tax Act regarding the tax treatment on Canadian dividends received by Canadian insurers.
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Policies or Program
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Financial Institutions
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Amendments to Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing rules as they affect insurance companies
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Regulation
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Health
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Bill C-64, An Act respecting Pharmacare; advocate for reform that will allow Canadians who access prescription medications through health benefit plans to continue to do so even for those medications covered under Bill 64.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Financial Institutions
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Canada’s Financial Consumer Protection Framework as it relates to insurance policies.
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Policies or Program
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Taxation and Finance
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Clarification of Goods and Services Tax (GST)/Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) treatment of financial services.
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Regulation
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Employment and Training
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Employment Insurance (EI) reform as it relates to disability benefits; and EI Premium Reduction Program issues.
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Policies or Program
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Immigration
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Engage on the approval process for allowing foreign insurers to issue private health insurance for temporary residents in Canada as allowed under the Bill formerly known as C-242. The legislation amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to allow a parent or grandparent who applies for a temporary resident visa as a visitor to purchase private health insurance outside Canada and to stay in Canada for a period of five years.
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Regulation, Policies or Program
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Employment and Training
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Engage on the details of the regulations and how benefits are defined related to the Bill formerly known as C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit Act.
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Regulation
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Financial Institutions
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Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) risk-based guidance as it relates to life insurance
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Regulation
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Infrastructure
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Financing infrastructure projects, as it relates to investments by insurers
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Policies or Program
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Health
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Health Care reform as it relates to affordable access to prescription drugs, and high cost drugs for rare disease strategy. Seeking to raise awareness about prescription drug coverage policy considerations and concerns in context of national universal pharmacare proposals as an association.
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Policies or Program
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Taxation and Finance
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Income Tax Act, Part VI as it relates to capital tax on financial institutions.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Taxation and Finance
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Income Tax Act, Section 146: Retirement income recommendations regarding the treatment of life insurance companies; Section 146.2 (TFSAs); Section 146.3 (RRIFs).
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Taxation and Finance
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Income Tax Regulations, Part III: Updating income tax rules for life insurance policies.
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Regulation
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Taxation and Finance
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Income Tax Regulations, Part XIV.
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Regulation
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Taxation and Finance
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Income Tax Regulations (section 6(1)(f) as it relates to income tax withholding on wage loss replacement plans (disability income benefits).
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Regulation
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International Trade
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International Trade with respect to opening trade relations, regulations, foreign ownership and national treatment in foreign markets, with regards to India, Europe, China, Japan, Trans-Pacific partnership (TPP), Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), Plurilateral Trade In Services Agreement (TISA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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Policies or Program
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Health
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National Dental care – Work to ensure good understanding of the role that private insurers play in dental care coverage and advocate for improvements to the current system.
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Policies or Program
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Financial Institutions
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Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI). Guidelines related to risk management, capital and accounting for insurance companies.
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Regulation
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Privacy and Access to Information
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Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act: seeking workable approaches to privacy rules affecting life and health insurers when the Act is updated.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Health
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Preferred Provider Network: Providing information to Government on the use and benefits of preferred provider networks
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Policies or Program
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Financial Institutions
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Promotion of risk-based and principles-based regulation for financial institutions regulations.
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Regulation
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Health
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Regulation of prescription drug pricing: reform of Canada's approach to the regulation of patented medicines
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Regulation
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Health
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Seeking to raise awareness about prescription drug coverage policy considerations and concerns in context of national universal pharmacare proposals as an association. Other related initiatives include high cost drugs for rare disease and Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) regulations.
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Policies or Program
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Financial Institutions
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Statutory review of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act as it relates to insurance products and consumer and creditor protection.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Financial Institutions
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Winding Up and Restructing Act (WURA) with respect to subsection 73(1) re set-off.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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The Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc. (CLHIA) exists to serve its members in areas of common interest, need or concern. In carrying out this mission, the Association ensures that the views and interests of its diverse membership and of the public are equitably addressed. The CLHIA is guided by seven strategic objectives that drive all of its work, the three leading ones being: to build consensus among members on issues and concerns of importance to the industry; to promote a legislative and regulatory environment in Canada favourable to the business of its members; and to foster sound and equitable principles in the conduct of the business of its members.
Stephen Frank, President and Chief Executive Officer
Address:
79 Wellington Street West
Suite 2300, P.O. Box 99, TD South Tower
Toronto, ON M5K 1G8
Canada
Telephone number:
416-777-2221
Ext.
3092
Fax number:
416-777-1895
This is the responsible officer name as provided in the most recent registration for the corporation or organization.
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc./Association canadienne des compagnies d'assurances de personnes inc. | 2024-04-03 | current |
| Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc./Association canadienne des compagnies d'assurances de personnes inc. | 2009-08-28 | 2024-04-03 |
| Responsible Officer Name | From (YYYY-MM-DD) | To (YYYY-MM-DD) |
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| Stephen Frank | 2017-07-01 | Current |
| Frank Swedlove | 2007-07-30 | 2017-07-01 |
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.
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