Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-12
Registrant: Scott Dutchak
Client: Catalyst Community Developments Society
Targeted institutions:
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Justice Canada (JC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
House of Commons
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Acts: Excise Tax Act
Government funding received:
Institution: BC Housing
Amount: 12380642.36
Institution: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Amount: 8950000.00
Institution: City of North Vancouver
Amount: 103341.00
Lobbying activity details:
Engagement with Canada
Mortgage and Housing
Corporation, HICC, BCH, and
other related federal officials
regarding federal financing and
underwriting practices as they
affect non-profit affordable
housing providers. This includes
the treatment and recognition of
social-purpose or mission-aligned
capital as equity and its impact on
the ability of non-profit
organizations to stack capital
efficiently and deliver long-term,
covenant-restricted affordable
rental housing.
Engagement with Housing,
Infrastructure and Communities
Canada, Build Canada Homes,
and other applicable federal
officials regarding Catalyst’s
potential participation in Build
Canada Homes and the delivery
of long-term affordable rental
housing. This includes program
design, delivery expectations, and
alignment between federal
housing supply objectives and the
operational realities of non-profit
affordable housing providers
delivering covenant-restricted
rental housing at scale.
Engagement with the Canada
Revenue Agency, the Department
of Finance, and other applicable
federal officials regarding the
administration of GST self-supply
rules as they apply to non-profit,
covenant-restricted affordable
rental housing. This includes CRA
approaches to determining fair
market value where permanent,
successor-binding affordability
covenants restrict rents, tenant
eligibility, refinancing, transfers,
and operations; audit,
reassessment, objection, and
settlement practices; and
potential administrative guidance
or regulatory clarification under
the Excise Tax Act to ensure GST
administration aligns with
Parliament’s intent to remove tax
barriers to affordable rental
housing supply.