Lobbying registration dated 2026-01-16
Registrant: Pamela Steer
Client: Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)
Targeted institutions:
Service Canada (ServCan)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
VIA Rail Canada
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Justice Canada (JC)
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Finance Canada (FIN)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
House of Commons
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Bank of Canada
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Legislative bills: C-27
Acts: Canada Business Corporations Act
Excise Tax Act
Income Tax Act
Government funding received:
Lobbying activity details:
Consultations with government officials about the agenda of upcoming G7 or G20 meetings.
Consultations/recommendations to Canada Revenue Agency with respect to minimizing the administrative burden for businesses and taxpayers.
Programs or services to assist in growing and advancing accounting education, professionalization and standard-setting in developing countries, including federal funding and grants to encourage same.
Discussions with the federal government about climate related financial disclosures for the purpose of enhancing climate related risk disclosure in both public sector and private sector financial reporting.
To discuss the withdrawal notices issued by CPA Ontario and CPA Quebec.
Discussion with government officials in the context of the Learning and Development Stakeholder Advisory Group.
Consultation on Cracking Down on Predatory Lending Faster by Further Lowering the Criminal Rate of Interest and Increasing Access to Low-Cost Credit.
Federal government budgets with respect to tax and fiscal policy measures.
Advice, input and feedback to Canada Revenue Agency on strategies and activities to combat the underground economy, tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance to improve tax compliance and enhance the integrity of the tax system.
Tax simplification/reform, involving discussions with the federal government to undertake a comprehensive review of Canada's tax system to reduce its complexities and inefficiencies.
Consultation on Updating Canada’s Low-Cost and No-Cost Banking Services Commitment.
Advice, input and feedback to the Standards Council of Canada; Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada; and the government regarding standards, codes and regulations to ensure the integrity of data and trust in artificial intelligence.
Providing recommendations to the government on a proposed digital services tax.
Policy advice regarding skills training and programs to address future labour market needs.
Discussions with the federal government concerning Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022.
Representation to government with a focus on enhancing services and tax administration to ensure a well-running tax system for Canada.
Advice, input and feedback to government with respect to whistleblowing in respect of AML and a broader Canadian whistleblower framework.
Advice, input and feedback to government officials regarding Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Legislation and Regulations, FINTRAC Guidance and Policy Interpretations and Canada’s National Inherent Risk Assessment for Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing.
Discussions with the federal government about funding to support standard-setting in Canada through the creation of a Canadian Sustainability Standards Board.
CPA Canada’s involvement with the Plenary, associated Working Groups and other Committees for Canada’s National Climate Change Adaptation Platform through Natural Resources Canada.
Advice, input and feedback to government officials regarding Canada’s overall anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regime and other financial-related crimes.
Interested in working with federal government on programs and other initiatives with regard to financial literacy
Advocating for mandatory adoption of sustainability standards.
Communication on the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada’s call for applications for eligible entities to serve as Canada’s single banking external complaints body.
Dual-designation certification program (CMA/CPFA) for public servants. CPFA is a British-based designation that is now offered with CMA to all levels of government in Canada. CMA is a Certified Management Accountant and CPFA is a Certified Public Finance Accountant.
Discussions with government officials about public sector employment opportunities and international accountancy members and standard-setting bodies.
Discussions with the federal government on various aspects of the Income Tax Act to provide technical expertise that will ensure that tax-related legislation achieves its intended purpose and does not inadvertently affect taxpayers that it was not supposed to impact.
Discussions with government as it relates to the Senate’s internal and external audits and related matters.
Discussions with the federal government on various aspects of the Excise Tax Act to provide technical expertise that will ensure that tax-related legislation achieves its intended purpose.
Policy advice regarding recruitment and integration of internationally trained professionals.
Advice and recommendations regarding sustainable finance and the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Discussion with government officials in the context of a planned review of standard setting in Canada.
Participation in, input and feedback provided to the Financial Action Task Force’s Private Sector Consultative Forum.
Consultations with government officials regarding the Government of Canada’s intent to establish a new Financial Crimes Agency.
Programs related to international education, including recruitment of international students to Canada and delivery of education programs and services to international markets.
Recommendations for improvements to regulations affecting the operation of Canada's capital markets and reporting, disclosure and verification of information used by these markets
Advice, input and feedback to government with respect to amending the Canada Business Corporations Act to include beneficial ownership reporting requirements.
Programs related to the labour market for increased participation and inclusion.
Communication on final report to the Foreign Credential Recognition Program for supporting and expediting the entry of Internationally Trained Accountants (ITAs) and supporting and increasing the number of Aboriginal finance professionals with the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada’s (AFOA Canada).
Discussions with Canada Revenue Agency with respect to education/training for taxpayers/tax practitioners.
Interested in working with the federal government on financial capacity building in indigenous communities through financial literacy and increasing the number of indigenous finance professionals.
The progress of free trade negotiations and the implementation of free trade agreements as they relate to the provision of professional services and the movement of businesspeople and service providers.