Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-24
Registrant: Liz Samson
Client: Square Canada, Inc.
Targeted institutions:
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Finance Canada (FIN)
House of Commons
Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Bank of Canada
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Senate of Canada
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Acts: Retail Payment Activities Act
Government funding received:
Lobbying activity details:
The financial sector regulatory framework as it relates to Retail Payment Activities Act, payment processing, consumer-driven banking and data security.
Square Canada, Inc. seeks to collaborate with policymakers and Canada’s financial services industry to think beyond what’s established and help remove barriers that keep people from having equal access. Square Canada, Inc. also seeks to discuss challenges confronting Canadian small and medium size businesses and consumers in the digital economy.