Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

Sun Life Financial Inc. / Financière Sun Life / Kevin Strain, President & Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Sun Life Financial Inc. / Financière Sun Life
Responsible Officer Name: Kevin Strain, President & Chief Executive Officer 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-11
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 949716-5059

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 392

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 34

Version 1 of 69 (2005-08-11 to 2006-01-10)

Version 1 of 69 (2005-08-11 to 2006-01-10) 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. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: Sun Life Financial Inc. / Financière Sun Life
150 King Street West
4th Floor
Toronto, ON  M5H 1J9
Canada
Telephone number: 416-979-4875
Fax number: 416-979-4853  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Donald Stewart, Chief Executive Officer  
Description of activities: Sun Life Financial is an international financial services organization providing a diverse range of wealth accumulation and protection products and services to individuals and corporations, including life, health and disability insurance, pensions, annuities and mutual funds. Sun Life Financial and its partners have operations in key markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China and Bermuda.
 
Parent: The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations.
Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: Clarica Financial Services Inc.
227 King Street South
P.O. Box 1601, STN Waterloo
Waterloo, ON
Canada N2J 4C5

Massachusetts Financial Services Company
500 Boylston Street
Boston, MA
United States of America 02116-3741

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
150 King Street West
4th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5H 1J9

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA
United States of America 02481

Sun Life Financial (Hong Kong) Limited
One Exchange Square
20th Floor
Central, Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Sun Life Financial Corp.
150 King Street West
4th Floor
Toronto, ON
Canada M5H 1J9

Sun Life Financial Trust Inc.
227 King Street South
P.O. Box 1601, STN Waterloo
Waterloo, ON
Canada N2J 4C5

Sun Life Financial of Canada UK Limited
Matrix House
Basing View, Basingstoke
Hampshire RG214DZ
United Kingdom

Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc.
12th Floor, The Enterprise Centre Tower 2
6766 Ayala Avenue cor./Paseo de Roxas
Makati City 1229
Philippines

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
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Thomas Bogart
Position title: Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: Paul Derksen
Position title: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: Kevin Dougherty
Position title: President, SLF Canada
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: Michel Leduc
Position title: Vice President, Industry & Government Affairs
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: William Minucci
Position title: Vice President & General Counsel, SLF Canada
Public offices held: Unknown
 
Name: James Prieur
Position title: President & Chief Operating Officer
Public offices held: Unknown
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Competition Tribunal (CT), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of both Houses of Parliament and staff, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC), Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions, Government Procurement, Health, Industry, International Relations, International Trade, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Public policy matters related to trade, commerce, consumers, investment, ownership, tax, supervision and solvency, health, retirement funding, securities, technology, intellectual property, labour mobility and harmonization, including international trade agreements, corporate governance (federal financial institutions), capital regime for regulated insurance holding companies and non-operating life companies, 2006 review of federal financial services legislation, mergers between large banks and life insurers, restrictions on data across jurisdictions, and withholding tax on cross-border interest.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Public policy matters related to trade, commerce, consumers, investment, ownership, tax, supervision and solvency, health, retirement funding, securities, technology, intellectual property, labour mobility and harmonization, including international trade agreements, corporate governance (federal financial institutions), capital regime for regulated insurance holding companies and non-operating life companies, 2006 review of federal financial services legislation, mergers between large banks and life insurers, restrictions on data across jurisdictions, and withholding tax on cross-border interest.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Bill or Resolution Bill C-57 (An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to financial institutions)
Policy or Program Canada's International Policy Statement, Policy on Cross Pillar Mergers, Constitutional powers in relation to insurance business of banks and GATS
Legislative Proposal Finance consultation document: An Effective and Efficient Legislative Framework for the Canadian Financial Services Sector
Regulation Insurance Business (Banks and Bank Holding Companies) Regulations




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