Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Constitutional Issues
- Consumer Issues
- Financial Institutions
- Housing
- Industry
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Home Energy Retrofit Program, as proposed in Budget 2021
- Proposed tax on foreign owned vacant properties, proposed in Budget 2021
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Policies related to real estate transaction processes (proposals to ban "blind bidding")
Policies or Program
- Amendments to the federal Home Buyers' Plan to provide for indexation of withdrawal limits; and to allow Home Buyers' Plan to be used by non first-time buyers who experience a job relocation, marital break-up, or death of a spouse; and to allow inter-generational use of Home Buyers' Plan to allow parents to access RRSP funds to assist children with home purchase.
- Capital Gains Tax exemption on the sale of a principal residence.
- Establishment of a permanent national housing roundtable to provide input on housing related issues
- Installation of traffic control signals at intersection of Don Mills Road and Kern Road, Toronto
- Leverage federal Infrastructure funding to province to encourage the creation of more housing supply.
- Mortgage Stress Test - Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Guideline B-20
- Policies and initiatives to encourage economic recovery in response to pandemic-related economic impacts
- Potential program to require home energy rating and disclosure prior to the sale of a property.
- Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act - compliance obligations of REALTORS(R)
- Regional differences in housing policy
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
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House of Commons
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Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Association of REALTORS(R), providing association related services including Multiple Listing Service, government relations, and continuing education
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
John DiMichele,
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Organization's membership or classes of membership
REALTORS(R) licensed by the Real Estate Council of Ontario
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
1400 Don Mills Road
Toronto, ON M3B 3N1
Canada
Telephone number:
416-443-8100
Fax number:
416-443-9703
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- John DiMichele,
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
No public offices held
- Alina Oprea,
Government Relations Manager |
No public offices held
- Von Palmer,
Chief Operating Officer |
No public offices held
- Mauro Ritacca,
Senior Manager, Government Relations |
No public offices held